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 The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported: "Across the country, major foundations are slashing their giving, because the stock market decline has sharply eroded their assets.” ... posted on Nov 27 2002, 1,190 reads
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 Approximately 1/3 of the estimated 600,000 homeless people in the US have a severe mental illness.
Source: Street Forum... posted on Nov 26 2002, 1,183 reads
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 Of all the uninsured people in California, Latinos represent over 50% of the uninsured. (Source: Latino Coalition for a Healthy California)... posted on Nov 21 2002, 2,037 reads
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 The Fair Trade agreement was established to ensure that the vast majority of the world's coffee farmers (who are small holders) get a fair price for their harvests in order to achieve a decent living.... posted on Oct 29 2002, 1,222 reads
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 When the dot-coms went bust, Silicon Valley's unemployment rate sky rocketed. But so did applications to Peace Corps, which went up by 12%. Dot-commers out of a job are making most of their time off and enaging in social change. "Upgrade your memories, download the world":... posted on Sep 18 2002, 2,040 reads
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 The BBC's Carolyn Dempster notes that South African women are statistically more likely to be raped than to learn to read.... posted on Sep 06 2002, 1,282 reads
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 An anonymous donor filled 50 envelopes with fifty dollars in cash, and then asked people to give the money away, with no restrictions – just try to do some good. Can 50 dollares make a real difference? One thing led to another, and, well, read the story.... posted on Aug 22 2002, 1,204 reads
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 Horrified by the extreme poverty he witnessed on a trip to India, artist Mark Henson created a painting to depict the vulgar contrast he saw between material excesses and destitution. See his painting, Sharing the Wealth.... posted on Aug 16 2002, 1,361 reads
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 Contrary to the stereotype, nearly eight in ten Silicon Valley residents say they gave money or property to charity (78%) and 49% volunteered in the community. ... posted on Aug 05 2002, 1,164 reads
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 Psychiatrists have discovered a biological basis for altruistic behaviour that suggests we benefit from performing seemingly selfless acts.... posted on Jul 30 2002, 1,377 reads
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