COMMUNITY
- Today is Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. On the Huffington Post, Nicky Goren of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation’s writes about why the EITC is a critical anti-poverty tool for low- to moderate-income families. (Huffington Post, 1/27)
- Next week the National Mall’s lighting will be replaced with more efficient LED bulbs (thanks to Pepco, which installed the bulbs pro bono). (Huff Post DC, 1/26)
PHILANTHROPY
- Opinion: Charities suffer from wealth gap, too (Chronicle, 1/26). ”As a general rule, nonprofit organizations at the top of the financial heap are less likely to provide the kind of assistance needed by those suffering from economic inequity. The wealthiest charities tend to cater to the wealthiest Americans—and both mutually reinforce inequality in the society and in the nonprofit world.” Definitely worth a read.
- College Students Get $100,000 To Give Away To Charity (Huffington Post, 1/25) The article discusses philanthropy courses at several universities – but (ahem) misses UMD’s Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership (and its Philanthropy Fellows partnership with WRAG).
HIV/AIDS | The Health Resources and Services Administration has announced a funding opportunity for organizations that provide family-centered primary medical care to women and children living with HIV/AIDS. (AIDS.gov, 1/25)
BUDGETS | Prince George’s Co. $126M in the red (WTOP, 1/27)
HOUSING
- The redevelopment plan for the former site of Walter Reed, which contains 115 units of affordable housing, is moving forward. (City Paper, 1/26)
- 4 years after fire, ex-tenants and Mount Pleasant area face frustration (WaPo, 1/26)
HOMELESSNESS | D.C. conducted its annual headcount of its homeless population this week. The numbers will be released in the spring. (WaPo, 1/26)
SMART GROWTH
- The fight over sprawl, commercial growth, and sustainable planning continues in Frederick County. (WAMU, 1/20)
- Greenbelt Ponders A Suburban Experiment, 75 Years On (WAMU, 1/20)
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I think this is the only reason I would ever want to go some place as cold as northern Norway.
-Rebekah
