WESTPORT, Connecticut, Dec. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Caption Save the Children Ambassador Cobie Smulders helps pack supplies for eastern Tennessee families impacted by Hurricane Helene. Smulders, a Save the Children ambassador, teamed up with Save the Children and brand partners to pack and deliver winter supplies an  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release: * * * Educators for Excellence-Connecticut unveils survey insights from 300+ teachers on priorities for the district's new strategic plan * * * HARTFORD, CT -- Following their survey of over 300 educators across Hartford Public Schools (HPS), Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-CT) released today a new report that spotlights urgent actions needed to support teachers, strengthen the profession, and  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: According to LIMRA's workplace benefits sales surveys, U.S. workplace supplemental health product sales - accident, critical illness, cancer, hospital indemnity, and other supplemental health insurance products/* - totaled $543 million in the third quarter, a 6% increase over the same period last year. Year to date (YTD), these products totaled $2.6 billion in new sales, representing a 10% increase when compared   more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Dec. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Mozambique, (Dec 15, 2024) Up to 650,000 children [1] and their families are in danger after Cyclone Chido tore through northern Mozambique, Save the Children has warned. Cyclone Chido made landfall between Mecufi district in Cabo Delgado province and Memba district  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 18 -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release: Americares, the health-focused relief and development organization, has received a commitment of $5 million in strategic impact investment from Sobrato Philanthropies to bolster its ability to respond to major disasters and humanitarian crises worldwide. The $5 million impact investment loan will allow Americares to immediately access funding to launch response  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, Dec. 14 -- The National Organization for Rare Disorders issued the following news release: The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD(R)) has named Tracey Sikora, Vice President of Research & Clinical Programs. "One of the main hurdles in rare disease research is that much of the work is happening in sin ilos, disease by disease and institution by institution. I believe that by working to reduce these silos and by following the NORD model -- a collaborative networ  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Dec. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Caption Following a deadly earthquake in Vanuata, a building collapsed, claiming four lives and injuring more people. Today an excavator is moving debris looking for people under the rubble. *** Original text here: https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/medi  more