Two Nonprofits Serving the Elderly Merge
Interages, in Wheaton, Md., will merge with the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington, in Rockville, Md., writes the Gazette, a Maryland newspaper.
By Maria Di Mento
Senior Editor
Meals-on-Wheels Group Merges With Violence Prevention Group
LifeCare Alliance, a Columbus, Ohio Meals-on-Wheels provider, is merging with Impact Safety, a Columbus violence prevention and safety skills charity, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
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Senior Editor
Community Groups Merge in Pennsylvania
YorkCounts, a York, Pa., nonprofit that works to promote improve the quality of like in York, has merged with the York County Community Foundation, reports the York Daily Record.
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Northern California Human Services Groups to Merge
West County Community Services in Guerneville, Calif., and Family Service Agency in Santa Rosa, also in Calif., are merging, reports the North Bay Business Journal.
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Senior Editor
Montana Mental Health Group Cuts 80 Jobs
Aware Inc., an Anaconda, Mont., mental-health organization, has slashed 80 positions, largely because of regulatory changes within the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and increasingly restrictive state budgeting, writes the Montana Standard.
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Senior Editor
Michigan United Ways Explore Merger
Officials at two Michigan United Ways, the Greater Kalamazoo United Way and the United Way of Greater Battle Creek, have begun discussing a possible merger, according to the Kalamazoo Gazette.
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‘Giving Pledge’ Signers Gather for First In-Person Meeting
The signers of the Giving Pledge, including Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, meet in Arizona.
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Ford Foundation Gives $100,000 Awards to 12 Social-Change Leaders
The Ford Foundation marked its 75th anniversary by awarding 12 no-strings-attached prizes to people working on a range of a causes.
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Philadelphia Orchestra Files for Bankruptcy
The board of the 111-year-old Philadelphia Orchestra has voted to file for Chapter 11 as a way to reorganize the well-regarded orchestra, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Seattle Theater Cancels Season, Lays Off Staff
Citing financial reasons, the board of the Intiman Theatre, a Seattle theater group, has announced it is canceling the rest of its season and laying off all its employees, reports The Seattle Times.
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Senior Editor