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By Susanna Baird - AOL NewsSmall hands drop pink-sceptered princesses and red-hearted racecars into valentine bags every Feb. 14. The annual school tradition encourages children to pause mid-school year and recognize the kids around them. Mark Shriver and Julianne Moore want to extend that simple act, and are encouraging kids to use Valentine's Day cards to reach beyond their classrooms and help the more than one in five American children living in poverty. Actress Moore, next onscreen this summer in the comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love," spearheads the nonprofit Save the Children's annual card effort. Five winners from ...
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By Emily Troutman - AOL NewsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- If people in L.A. all have a screenplay in their pockets, in Haiti, everyone's got a blueprint -- geodesic domes, Styrofoam cinder blocks, shipping container shacks. In the year since the earthquake, Haiti has become an architectural Eden, where no one has "plans" or "designs" -- just "solutions." There are 800,000 homeless people here, 180,000 houses damaged and $5.7 billion pledged. All two hours from Miami. American entrepreneurs appeared in Haiti just days, and sometimes, hours after the earthquake. But they weren't the only ones. Charities that never before set ...
Louisiana Unprepared to Protect Children in Disasters
By Peter W. Fulham - Politics DailyFive years after Hurricane Katrina, the state of Louisiana remains unprepared to protect children in the event of a natural disaster, according to a new report issued by Save the Children, the non-profit relief organization. The report, which the group published last week, revealed that Louisiana child care centers and public schools do not have plans in place to evacuate children, notify families of their children's location, or care for children with special needs during a crisis. The report is the second from Save the Children on the nation's readiness to protect children in disasters; the ...
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