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November, 2012

November 28, 2012 - 
KPBS
Tutoring Refugee Students And Their Parents

SAN DIEGO — The school day was over at Marshall Elementary in City Heights and the campus was quiet, except for the clamor coming from about two dozen students filling one of the portable trailers at the far back corner of campus.

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November 26, 2012 - 
Arizona republic
Empty lots as public-service hubs

Phoenix leaders hope to put a dent in what they say is an overabundance of vacant lots.

Hundreds gathered on a once-vacant lot on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Indian School Road Monday for the launch of PHX Renews, a city-led initiative aimed at temporarily filling Phoenix's vacant lots with things like community gardens, public art and educational spaces.
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November 26, 2012 - 
New York Times
A Vacant Lot in Phoenix Offers Refugees a Taste of Home

PHOENIX – Hussein Al Hamka is going to farm his famous cucumbers on a 15-acre vacant lot in the heart of this city, where nearly half of all lots sit empty and unused.

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November 14, 2012 - 
BBC
Empowering Kenya's new generation

The odds are stacked against young people in Kenya. Three-quarters of those under 35 do not have jobs. Poverty and poor education have left 1.3 million youths unemployed - and studies suggest women are five times more likely to struggle to find work than men.

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November 12, 2012 - 
New York Times
Bill Cunningham's Evening Hours: Red, White & Blue
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November 9, 2012 - 
Forbes.com
Why Refugees Make the Best Americans

During last week’s Superstorm, I stayed with a friend in the Upper West Side, and local bar patrons asked me if I was a refugee. While I laughed in the moment, in truth, the subject should not be taken lightly.

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November 8, 2012 - 
Speakeasy - Wall Street Journal Blogs
Kissinger, Bloomberg Honor IRC at Freedom Award Dinner

The annual Freedom Award Dinner was held last night by the International Rescue Committee, an organization that provides relief to refugees in more than 40 countries.

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November 8, 2012 - 
Forbes.com
Forbes Picks 5 All-Star Charities: Top Rankings For Efficient Groups

Who deserves your charitable dollars? To help you decide, we’ve calculated the financial efficiency of the 100 U.S. charities that received the most private donations last year.

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