Charity News from Thursday, Jun. 5, 2003Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Announces New Resources For Food Stamp ParticipantsAmerica's Second Harvest | Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today unveiled Mrs. Bush's National Hunger Awareness Day public service announcement that encourages Americans to volunteer in the fight against hunger. CARE Health Projects Aim to Fill Shortfalls in Iraq's Public Health System CARE | The international humanitarian organization CARE, working with the UN, the World Health Organization and Ministry of Health staff, has commenced projects aimed at filling the shortfalls in Iraq's public health system. Poured Out Like Wine: Providing Iraqis Relief Food for the Hungry | We made our way to our next visit. Sewage ran down the center of the passageway, and the stench rising from it in the hot Iraqi sun was... almost too much to bear. American Cancer Society Presents 2003 Medal of Honor Awards American Cancer Society | The American Cancer Society's Medal of Honor recognizes outstanding contributions in the areas of clinical research, basic research and cancer control. Veterans Health Care Funding Bill Praised Disabled American Veterans (DAV) | Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Lane Evans is a bold step toward providing dependable, stable, and sustained funding for veterans health care. Harry Belafonte to speak at University of Chicago Hospitals cancer survivors celebration The University of Chicago Medical Center | World renowned human and civil rights activist, singer, actor, producer and cancer survivor Harry Belafonte will be the keynote speaker for the University of Chicago Hospitals' 14th-annual Cancer Survivors celebration on Sunday, June 8. The Alzheimer's Association Signs GE Long Term Care Insurance as a National Sponsor of its 2003 Memory Walk Alzheimer's Association | The Alzheimer's Association has signed GE Financial's Long Term Care Insurance Division as a national sponsor of its 2003 Memory Walk. All money raised will go to support local programs and services for those affected by Alzheimer's disease. NMHA Lauds Bill to Combat Criminalization of People with Mental Illness National Mental Health Association | In our nation's prisons, jails and juvenile detention facilities a shocking number of adults and youth with mental health problems are incarcerated because of the lack of treatment options in the community. FOF Applauds House Vote Ending Partial-birth Abortion Focus on the Family | Focus on the Family applauded the end of a long legislative battle to ban partial-birth abortion hailing the House's 282 to 139 vote to ban the barbaric practice last night. New Bipartisan Poll Finds Hunger is a Powerful Political Issue: Anti-hunger Programs Have Strong Support America's Second Harvest | With summer vacation starting across the country, school cafeterias will be closing their doors, and the 15 million at-risk children and their parents who depend on federally subsidized school lunches will scramble to replace those meals.
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