Charity News from Monday, Jan. 20, 2003Research Study Shows Power Lines Do Not Cause LeukemiaNational Childhood Cancer Foundation | A large-scale study has shown that electromagnetic fields (EMF) from power lines do not pose a cancer threat for children who live or go to school nearby. The research was done in collaboration with the federal government's National Cancer Institute. Too Many Young Cancer Patients Fall Into The "Teen Gap" National Childhood Cancer Foundation | Teens with cancer have the best chance of full recovery if they are treated at childhood cancer research and treatment centers. There they have access to coordinated care by a team of childhood cancer specialists. Focus on the Family Calls for an End to the Culture of Death Focus on the Family | As the nation prepares to observe 30 years of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton—the two 1973 Supreme Court judgements legalizing abortion on demand—Focus on the Family reflects on the tragic consequences of these landmark decisions. American Indian College Fund Adds New Staff Member in Portland American Indian College Fund | The American Indian College Fund has hired Michael Jonas Greene as media placement program manager for the organization's Portland office. Greene will be based at the offices of advertising giant Wieden + Kennedy, the Fund's agency of record. ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement Agents Arrest Cockfighting Suspects American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Agents from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' Humane Law Enforcement department along with personnel from the USDA and the NYPD executed a search warrant on Saturday, January 18 at a cockfighting location in the Bronx. American Humane Unveils New Brand American Humane Association | American Humane, the nation's only nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals from abuse, today revealed their new brand identity to the public. The brand is a result of a pro-bono partnership with Monigle Associates.
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