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Thunder Bay, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 70 people joined a solidarity rally on Thursday evening, October 8, in support of Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) workers one week ahead of a looming strike deadline. The rally took place outside the Waverley Branch and coincided with the monthly meeting of the library’s Board of Directors, which continues to push concessions at the bargaining table. “We just want a fair deal and to continue doing the jobs we love,” said Margaret Demillo, President of CU...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samuel Merritt University (SMU) today announced $1 million in California state budget funding, championed by California state Sen. Jesse Arreguín, to create the SMU THRIVE Institute. The institute will train healthcare workers to recognize and respond to human trafficking and violence and open new health career pathways for survivors. The same budget includes a separate $1 million for the City of Oakland's violence prevention work. Arreguín and Oakland Mayor Ba...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hundreds of New Yorkers joined Ronald McDonald House New York (RMH-NY) for its Annual Gala on Tuesday, October 6 at Cipriani Wall Street, raising more than $4.1 million to support children and families facing pediatric cancer and other serious illnesses. The evening celebrated a year of growth and transformation for RMH-NY, while honoring those whose advocacy and generosity help make the organization’s work possible. At the heart of the evening, eight-year-old Alessia...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Matter Health expands home-based care in Massachusetts & Georgia, reaching thousands more older adults living in affordable housing communities....

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) releases the Honoring Texas Victims Report, which details domestic violence homicides and trends in Texas....

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Simplify Cares™ partnered with The Leaders Institute® to build and donate 14 bicycles to Children’s Home Society of Florida at Simplify Connect™, Simplify Group™’s annual customer conference. Customers, partners and Simplifiers opened the conference with a Build-A-Bike® charity event on September 30 in Orlando. The event reflected a shared commitment to giving back across Simplify Group™ and its businesses, including Simplify Healthcare®, Simplify Alpha™ and Simp...

BRONX, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The NRP Group, a vertically integrated, best-in-class developer, builder and manager of multifamily housing, today announced the groundbreaking of Sol on Park, a 229-unit, 100 percent affordable senior housing development in the Morrisania section of the Bronx, New York. Co-developed in partnership with Selfhelp Realty Group and Foxy Management, in collaboration with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the New York City Department of Housing Preservation a...

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Molina Healthcare of Nebraska donates $30,000 to support lead testing in over 20 rural counties....

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meneses Law, una firma de abogados de inmigración con sede en Houston y oficinas alrededor del país, celebra siete años defendiendo a familias inmigrantes a nivel nacional. Desde su fundación en 2019, la firma se ha dedicado exclusivamente al derecho migratorio y representa a clientes en peticiones familiares, alivio humanitario para sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y trata de personas, permisos de trabajo, residencia y ciudadanía. A lo largo de estos siete años,...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Meneses Law, a Houston-based immigration law firm with offices around the country, is marking seven years of advocacy for immigrant families nationwide. Since its founding in 2019, the firm has practiced immigration law exclusively, representing clients in family-based petitions, humanitarian relief for survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, work permits, residency, and citizenship. Over the past seven years, Meneses Law has guided represented families a...