Charity News from Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002Truckers Brake to Focus on their FamiliesFocus on the Family | The trucking industry requires its employees to spend days and weeks on the road, making it difficult to maintain strong family connections. Focus on the Family is in the business of helping and healing families. Focus on the Family Applauds Efforts to Protect U.S. Women Focus on the Family | It is now up to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide whether or not it will seriously consider the health risks that Mifeprex/RU-486 poses to women in the U.S. Three pro-life organizations filed a Citizen Petition with the FDA today. Life on the Edge Tour Bridges Communication Gap Between Parents and Teens Focus on the Family | The issues teens deal with today are serious, but how they deal with them is even more alarming. According to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15-24 year olds. NYC Animal Welfare Groups Join Forces To Help Hundreds Of Homeless Cats On Rikers Island American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | In an effort to humanely manage an exploding population of stray and feral cats on Rikers Island, animal welfare groups have been working with the NYC Department of Correction to spay and neuter the cats and develop a long-term plan for their care.
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