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Saturday, Sept. 8 is International Literacy Day, which since 1967 has marked the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights contends that all human rights...

posted at: Friday, September 07, 2018 - 12:01am

Good Jobs for All

Before joining our Access United training program, Dionte George was working in manufacturing as a machine operator. Now, he is working full-time with a contractor, preparing to join the apprenticeship program at IBEW Local 134 in Chicago.

posted at: Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 12:01am

Women’s Voices and Double Victories

When American women were finally granted their legal right to vote in 1920, it had taken suffragettes nearly 100 years of ardent, sacrificial, sometimes dangerous protest to earn that victory. Some states had established—then rescinded—voting...

posted at: Monday, August 27, 2018 - 9:45am

Fun Ways to Get Your Child Ready for School

As we head into a new school year, many parents of younger children are thinking about what they need to be doing to get their kids ready for kindergarten.

Here’s what the experts advise: play, sing, read, and talk with your child about...

posted at: Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 12:01am

Puerto Rico: One Year Later

Last September, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, wreaked havoc across the island and left millions of people without power and hundreds of thousands without a home. Maria was recorded as the worst natural disaster on record to affect...

posted at: Tuesday, August 21, 2018 - 12:01am

Summer is supposed to be about fun, not hunger

Raising awareness of local Summer Meal providers is the easiest way to be United Against Summer Hunger.

Texas has one of the lowest Summer Meals participation rates, ranking 48th in the nation. Why wouldn’t families participate? It’s...

posted at: Thursday, August 16, 2018 - 12:01am