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Never Broken: How Singer-Songwriter Jewel Became a Mental Health Advocate

Success

Jewel’s mental health organization: Inspiring Children Foundation In 2002, after many years of putting what she learned to action, Jewel co-founded the Inspiring Children Foundation , which provides mental health programming to youth whose financial circumstances are a barrier to access. Because, unless my behavior changed, it didn’t matter.

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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

Success

If one New York school—and the resources it brings to bear—is any indication, success takes a village of mentors, both formal and informal. Despite any obstacles students face, since its creation in 2002, the school has enjoyed impressive outcomes, boasting a college readiness score 27% higher than the city’s in 2019.

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

Workplace Insight

has seen a doubling of maternal mortality rates from 2002 to 2018, with a significant racial disparity affecting Black women. Educational initiatives Provide educational resources and workshops on sexual and reproductive health topics. This helps raise awareness around the issues of women’s health and its impact.

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Recruit CRM's Recruitment Entrepreneurs Series Ft. Jason Chad

Recruit CRM

Back in 2001-2002 (Canada), he says recruiters had zero base salary and it was all about commissions (a little less than 50%) from the placements that they made. Further Resources: We hosted world-class recruitment expert, Greg Savage for our 20th episode ! At ChadTech , the entire team helps recruit top tech talent.

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5 Things You Should Know About Cleantech Investing

Eco-Office Gals

At the turn of the century, as climates were changing and fuel prices were soaring, Cleantech was introduced into the marketplace as a way to provide products and services that would be able to offer superior performances at lower prices, while reducing the negative ecological impact and improving the responsible use of natural resources.

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When a client's site cries out for help

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs When a client’s site cries out for help Monday, October 6, 2008 at 3:39 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Web/Tech Like many small developers, I built a number of websites between 1998 and 2002 using the then standard approach of hand-coded HTML and, later, a web editing program.

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How Eco-Friendly is your Furniture?

Eco-Office Gals

Also, delivery and mileage are kept to as low a level as is possible, minimizing the use of resources. For example,e between 2002 and 2011, the organic food segment grew 238%, whereas the overall food ,market grew 33%; similarly, the use of renewable energy grew 456%, while the use of non-renewable fuels actually fell by 3.2%.

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