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GOALS was originally established in 1994 as an outgrowth of the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the then named Mighty Ducks of Anaheim professional hockey franchise. . Not Since then, this not-for-profit program has expanded into many low-income communities, fielding a combination of educational enrichment, team and fitness-oriented athletics, and community service activities where GOALS ...
In 1964, the U.S. poverty rate (income-based) included 19 percent of Americans. Rising political forces demanded change. Under a new White House Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), the concept of the federally-funded, local Community Action Program (CAP)—delivered by a local Community Action Agency (CAA), in a nationwide Community Action Network—would become the primary vehicle for a new ...
The community is served by the Capistrano Unified School District. A branch of the Orange County Public Library is also located on the campus of Ladera Ranch School. Within the community are the Chaparral and Oso Grande Elementary Schools and the Ladera Ranch School, which is home to both an elementary school and a middle school on the same campus.
Then the community did it; they created committees and were in charge of the project. They realized they could do it and it changed their lives.” [25] By the mid-1960s, Accion was engaging fewer and fewer North Americans and Europeans and instead was hiring college-educated Venezuelans as organizers—a group called “Community Action ...
A 68-year-old woman who police say was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide is being mourned by her community for her generosity and kindness. Eileen Clifford was found fatally shot ...
[13] [14] This action, which included the termination of several union leaders and negotiations committee members, sparked significant controversy and accusations of anti-union tactics. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The layoffs were attributed to a reported $2 million budget shortfall, but critics argued they were strategically timed to weaken the union ...
Wilsontown, a tight-knit community, is rooted in faith, according to Rollins, with St. John A.M.E. Zion Church at the center. The congregation recently celebrated its 155th year. "I feel I've come ...
Sgt. Christina Ortiz and Lt. Michael Desanto allegedly had a relationship in the 34th Precinct stationhouse.