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Donna Grabow, Executive Director of Safenet Services

INSIGHT: Safenet Services – Donna Grabow

September 10, 2021

Donna Grabow, Executive Director of Safenet Services, discusses the importance of services for victims of abuse and stalking and the importance of breaking the cycle of abuse patterns within families. This interview was produced in collaboration with RSUTV.

Melissa Kaiser, CEO of DISCOVERY Children's Museum Aileen Hefferren, CEO & Director of Children's Museum of Manhattan, and Sarah Cole, CEO of Glazer Children's Museum.

Children’s Museum | Nonprofit Report

September 10, 2021

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on children’s museums, with guests;

Melissa Kaiser, CEO of DISCOVERY Children’s Museum
Aileen Hefferren, CEO & Director of Children’s Museum of Manhattan,
&
Sarah Cole, CEO of Glazer Children’s Museum

Suzanne Anderson, Executive Director of AGE of Central Texas, Rimas Jasin, Executive Director of Presbyterian Senior Services, & Linda Levin, CEO of ElderSource

Aging In America | Nonprofit Report

August 31, 2021

Host Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on taking care of our aging population, with guests:Suzanne Anderson, Executive Director of AGE of Central Texas,Rimas Jasin, Executive Director of Presbyterian Senior Services,&Linda Levin, CEO of ElderSource

Tori Mannes, President and CEO of Child Care Group Myrna Peralta, President and CEO of CentroNia & William Sperling, CEO of Child360

Early Childhood Education | Nonprofit Report

August 3, 2021

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on early childhood education, with guests; Tori Mannes, President and CEO of Child Care Group Myrna Peralta, President and CEO of CentroNia & William Sperling, CEO of Child360

Students Line Up for Vaccines Amid Push to Relax Masking

May 18, 2021

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools are stepping up efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines to newly eligible 12-to 15-year-olds as more districts relax mask rules or face pressure to do so.

Jeannie Hovland poses with a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women mask

Families, Advocates Mark Day of Awareness for Native Victims

May 5, 2021

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — From Washington to Indigenous communities across the American Southwest, top government officials, family members and advocates gathered Wednesday as part of a call to action to address the ongoing problem of violence against Indigenous women and children.

a vial of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19

US Parents Excited Over Prospect of Virus Shots for Children

May 5, 2021

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — After more than a year of fretting over her 13-year son with a rare liver disease, Heather Ousley broke into tears when she learned that he and millions of other youngsters could soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Some Black Parents Say Remote Learning Gives Racism Reprieve

May 4, 2021

CHICAGO (AP) — Before schools shuttered during the pandemic, Ayaana Johnson worried every time she dropped her daughters off at school.

Stephen R. Shelley, President and CEO of Farm Share Inc; and Rick Nahmias, Founder and CEO of Food Forward Org.

Food Waste in America | Nonprofit Report

April 29, 2021

Host Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on food waste in America with guests Stephen R. Shelley, President and CEO of Farm Share Inc; and Rick Nahmias, Founder and CEO of Food Forward Org.

Becky Davenport, Executive Director of Bloom Our Youth; Melanie Scheetz, Executive Director of the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition and Don Wells, CEO of Just in Time for Foster Youth.

State of the Foster Care System | Nonprofit Report

April 27, 2021

Host Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on the state of the foster care system with Becky Davenport, Executive Director of Bloom Our Youth; Melanie Scheetz, Executive Director of the Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition and Don Wells, CEO of Just in Time for Foster Youth.

Meridith Maskara, CEO of Girl Scouts New York City, Lidia Soto-Harmon, CEO of Girl Scouts Nation's Capital (DC) and Marina Park, CEO of Girl Scouts of Northern California.

Empowering Girls Through Girl Scouts | Nonprofit Report

April 20, 2021

Host Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on empowering girls through Girl Scouts with guests Meridith Maskara, CEO of Girl Scouts New York City, Lidia Soto-Harmon, CEO of Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital (DC) and Marina Park, CEO of Girl Scouts of Northern California.

Climate Change Creates Migrants. Biden Considers Protections

April 20, 2021

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ioane Teitiota and his wife fought for years to stay in New Zealand as refugees, arguing that rising sea levels caused by climate change threaten the very existence of the tiny Pacific island nation they fled, one of the lowest-lying countries on Earth.

New signs are on a fence at the Hennepin County Government Center

A Look at High-Profile Cases Over Killings by US Police

April 19, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin i s charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death after pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck as he cried out: “I can’t breathe.”

Howard Rosenblum, CEO of the National Association of the Deaf; Michelle Bronson - Executive Director of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center and Jeff Bravin, Executive Director of American School for the Deaf in West Hartford CT. We are also joined by professional interpreters Erin Ruiz and Marie Langill.

Supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Nonprofit Report

April 15, 2021

Host Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on organizations that support those who are deaf and hard of hearing with guests Howard Rosenblum, CEO of the National Association of the Deaf; Michelle Bronson – Executive Director of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center and Jeff Bravin, Executive Director of American School for the Deaf in West Hartford CT. We are also joined by professional interpreters Erin Ruiz and Marie Langill.

Woman sits alone, working on an art project

Loneliness is Rampant. A Simple Call, or Hug, May be a Cure

April 14, 2021

CHICAGO (AP) — The stranger’s call came when Dianne Green needed it most.

young minors lie inside a pod at the Donna Department of Homeland Security holding facility

S Carolina Governor Bans Border Kids from State Foster Homes

April 13, 2021

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor issued an order Monday to ban foster care and group homes in the state from taking in unaccompanied children found at the southern border of the U.S.

Colleen Allen, President & CEO of Autism Alliance of Michigan; Joanne Quinn, Executive Director of The Autism Project in RI; and Brian Hall, Executive Director of Autism Delaware

Autism Awareness | Nonprofit Report

April 13, 2021

Mark Oppenheim leads a discussion on how we can better help and understand people living with Autism with guests Colleen Allen, President & CEO of Autism Alliance of Michigan; Joanne Quinn, Executive Director of The Autism Project in RI; and Brian Hall, Executive Director of Autism Delaware.

scans of a child with a brain tumor, before and after a treatment

Unusual Treatment Shows Promise for Kids with Brain Tumors

April 12, 2021

For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions of copies of a virus directly into kids’ brains to infect their tumors and spur an immune system attack.

Biden Budget Seeks More for Schools, Health Care and Housing

April 10, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden released a $1.5 trillion wish list for his first federal budget Friday, asking for substantial gains for Democratic priorities including education, health care, housing and environmental protection.

US Allows 2 More Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Home Tests

April 1, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get rapid results.

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