Phoenix, AZ - When the recession hit in 2008, it manifested itself in the housing collapse in the Valley that tested the resilience of nearly every community. “Upside down” in their mortgages, neighbors left over night. Houses were abandoned....
A new report on Americans’ charitable giving shows giving has surpassed the prerecession mark. Giving USA 2015 estimates a record $358.4 billion in charitable giving last year, representing an increase of 7.1% over the previous year.
Victor and Joe Stanzel established the Stanzel Family Foundation in 1989 to award renewable scholarships to deserving college students. This year, the Foundation funded six scholarships for the Licensed Vocational Nursing – Transition Program at...
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing last week to discuss the perennial issue of the tax extenders, the temporary tax provisions that expire year after year and are usually renewed. However, dozens of provisions that expired at the...
April 17, 2014
Presentation
Toward a Common Good: Maximizing Economic Opportunity, Access to Education, and the Contributions of New Americans in Texas
Fort Worth, Texas - Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail presented its first-ever “Junior Achievement Impact Award” to The Miles Foundation on November 13, 2013. Junior Achievement (“JA”), is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating...
With the U.S. poverty rate at its highest in 50 years, we must focus on new and innovative ideas to build healthy, resilient and sustainable communities. The ground-breaking book Investing in What Works for America’s Communities Off-site presents...