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SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) has designated April as its inaugural Advocacy Month, a time to celebrate progress in disability rights, educate the public, and activate its community. GDB has designed a series of events to create a more inclusive world by removing obstacles and teaching people about laws that make the world more accessible to everyone. “Advocacy Month is about empowering our community to create a more inclusive world by helping people unders...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Center for Oral Health, a 40-year nonprofit, released a report on older adult oral health needs, highlighting gaps and solutions across California...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JPMorganChase today announced the American Dream Initiative (ADI)—a multi-year effort to help expand opportunity to millions of Americans and future generations through targeted investments in local communities across the United States. Building on years of advancing local solutions that deliver results, the firm will significantly expand investments in proven initiatives that help make the economy work for more people, including by helping them start and grow small b...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MightyMeals CEO and Executive Chef Stefano Marzano recently reunited with Dr. Marijean Miller of Children’s National Hospital, the ophthalmologist who treated him from infancy through age 18 after he was born blind—a moment that brought his personal journey and professional mission full circle. With the care he received at Children’s National, Marzano ultimately gained vision and now sees 20/20 with glasses. The reunion, held at Children’s National Research & In...

ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For nearly 35 years, Praesidium has helped organizations create safer environments for youth and vulnerable populations. As part of that commitment, Praesidium has achieved accreditation through the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC). After successfully demonstrating compliance with the Background Screening Organization Accreditation Program (BSOAP), Praesidium is now formally recognized as B...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Allen Family Philanthropies announces a $250,000 grant to support the Seattle chapter of the U.S. Chamber of Connection, a national institution that is addressing the growing epidemic of social disconnection. The investment funds the first year of a pilot from the Seattle Chamber of Connection to make social connection a measurable, actionable, and sustainable civic priority. The program is grounded in the Chamber of Connection’s “Six Points of Connection,” a ne...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bank (NYSE: WAL) today announced a $100,000 donation from the Western Alliance Community Foundation, which serves as the bank’s charitable arm, to support the launch of a new veterans dental care program at Catholic Charities MANA House in Phoenix. The funding will be administered by AzDA Cares Foundation, the charitable arm of the Arizona Dental Association. The donation supports the Western Alliance Veterans Dental Program, which will deliver prevent...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have recognised 283 communities as 2025 Tree Cities of the World. This represents a 34% increase from last year’s cohort, marking the largest single-year jump in participation since the programme launched in 2018. “It’s no coincidence the Tree Cities of the World programme is gaining momentum. Right now, more city leaders are seeing firsthand the transformative power of...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orijin and Roca today announced a partnership to make Roca’s Rewire CBT, a non-clinical approach to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), available in digital format exclusively through the Orijin platform. This initiative makes Roca’s nationally recognized behavioral change program available asynchronously for the first time, allowing incarcerated learners to complete the course at their own pace using secure digital tablets inside correctional facilities. Founded in 2...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brighton Marine, Inc. announced today a new agreement between US Family Health Plan (USFHP) of Southern New England and Southcoast Health Network that significantly expands access to primary and hospital care for eligible USFHP beneficiaries across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The agreement adds approximately 160 primary care providers to the USFHP network and includes Charlton Memorial Hospital, Saint Luke’s Hospital, and Tobey Hospital, dramatically in...