Whole Whale

MAY 23, 2022

It is believed that the origin of Father’s Day can be traced back to a Sunday School teacher in Fairmont, West Virginia. Dodd wanted to show her appreciation for her father, William Jackson Smart, a Civil War veteran who had raised his six children alone after their mother died.

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Everyaction

MAY 16, 2018

According to their website, “Through integrated special education and mental health services, Positive Education Program (PEP) is able to provide individualized care to children and youth experiencing emotional disturbances and demonstrating severe and challenging behaviors.” The Village Network.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

In rural Boone County, West Virginia, Jennifer Massey bathes her children in contaminated water. Telling a story doesn't have to take pages and pages of text. It can be something as simple as an opening like this (this is fiction, by the way!): It's either that or not bathe them at all. Our state reports 24.5

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2011

In 2010, SAF’s “Drill Down for Safety” project mobilized nearly 800,000 people with national texting drills! The Women’s Center of Tarrant County has a name problem, as we serve women, men and children…about 82,000 a year. Underwritten by Motorola, UPS Foundation along with support from Verizon. We are NOT a shelter.

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