Charity

Vernon Murphy, Barbara and her husband, Dave

Run the good race

Charity | A tiny Pennsylvania charity’s modest grants ease the burden for local cancer patients

Panera founder Ron Shaich

Yes, soup for you! And for someone else

Charity |  The suggested retail price for a steaming serving of turkey chili in a bread bowl at Panera Bread is normally $5.89. But customers ordering that menu item at…

Gun control and charitable deduction control

Gun control and charitable deduction control

Charity |  As Congress is debating gun control under the glare of media spotlights, a quiet threat is emerging under the radar: charity contributions control. Non-profit…

Oregon Public House

Beer and philanthropy

Charity |  In a historic Portland residential district, a large green sign pinned to a red-brick store front announces the Oregon Public House: “Have a Pint: Change…

A family is Zambia is now protected from malaria after receiving insecticide-treated bed nets from World Vision.

The perfect gift

Christmas |  Most people who haven't finished their shopping are starting to worry about what gifts to give a friend, relative, or spouse. Quick, what did you give or…

Lance Armstrong

Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman

Sports |  AUSTIN, Texas (AP)—Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity and Nike severed ties with him as fallout from the…

Men at Salvation Army soup kitchen in 1934
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Clinical repression

Healthcare |  Will Washington harm community-based charity, again?

Dr. Kim with a patient at Beacon Christian Community Health Center
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Calling the shots

Healthcare |  Independent Christian clinics may soon have to decide whether to accept government funding. Is the price of federal money too high?

Bethesda Health Center executive director Wendy Mateo-Pascual
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Spotlight on Charlotte

Healthcare |  I moved to Charlotte in 2007. The job market boomed. People moved there from around the country, energizing the city. The influx of new residents meant that…

Patti Price puts away food in the Food Pantry at Hope Clinic in Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Networks of care

Healthcare |  Formal and informal groups of healthcare providers are keeping the poor from missing the safety net

A yoga class at Shepherd’s Clinic in Baltimore
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On the road

Healthcare |  By bus, train, and car this summer, I visited medical clinics in a dozen cities, then walked the neighborhoods around the clinics. The first stop was small -

Beyond the flow charts
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Beyond the flow charts

Healthcare |  A ground-level look at charity clinics throughout the United States finds a thriving, but often ignored, subsection of American healthcare

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