Sheehan to chair national family group representing children with disabilities Feb 9, 2010
Community Options recently was the recipient of a $1 million grant from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, an arm of the Administration for Children and Families. This grant is all about empowering parents with tools that we will find online, Sheehan said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
GV Foundation severs ties with state group Feb 3, 2010
The GGVCF s board of directors voted unanimously last week to dissolve its affiliate relationship with ACF. ... We had to prove it to ourselves that we could do it without ACF and now we are on our way ... Phillips said the GGVCF, which turns 40 years old this year, has to now provide full-blown community services without the help of ACF.. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Nigeria: The Importance of Being Obasanjo and Myth of Nations Invulnerability Feb 3, 2010
What was (were) ACF, PDP interests in going along with OBJ when he was planning all this iniquity against a hapless Nigerian nation. They always claim that they (the North) made OBJ president. (allAfrica.com)
Northrop signs new lease in Southwest D.C. Jan 26, 2010
The General Services Administration also renewed its lease for the 187,000-square-foot space occupied by the Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children and Families. In the past year, Chantilly-based Apptis Inc. and Germantown-based Project Enhancement Corp. also took space in the 10-story, 400,000-square-foot building. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Fate uncertain Jan 24, 2010
Kenneth Wolfe, a spokesman for the U.S. Administration for Children and Families, which oversees the Office of Refugee Resettlement, confirmed Friday that Mishna is in the custody of the federal agency. A Michigan doctor performed surgery last August on Mishna, who was born with clubfeet, and she was traveling to Florida for follow-up care, Badolato said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Haiti: ACF Working to Prevent Malnutrition among Displaced Jan 23, 2010
Since 2001, ACF has focused primarily on food security and water, sanitation, and hygiene programs in both emergency and development contexts in Port de Paix, Gonaives, Anse Rouge and Jeremiah. Any views expressed in this article are those of the writer and not of Reuters. (AlertNet)
Groups can get grants for good works Jan 20, 2010
The grant is a part of the Office of the Community Service, Administration for Children and Families, in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The APC was one of 35 organizations nationwide to receive this award. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Nigeria: Food Crisis Hits Displaced Persons in Jos Jan 19, 2010
Meanwhile the Police Affairs minister, Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame and the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, have condemned the clashes saying Nigerians have had enough of senseless killings, while Plateau senators demanded the release of white papers arising from commissions of enquiry into past episodes of violence in the State regretting that repeated outbursts of violence were giving credence to the enlistment of Nigerians on the terror list by the United States ... In condemning the crisis, Arewa... (allAfrica.com)
Sour economy hits sweet shop Jan 16, 2010
ACF Property Management, of Studio City, Calif. manages the property and SR Commercial Real Estate is handling new-tenant leasing. (AZCentral -- Business)
SLIDESHOW (Graphic) | HELP HAITI Jan 16, 2010
ACF International has mobilized an emergency response following the earthquake that devastated the city of Port-au-Prince. ACF teams on the ground have begun to carry out rapid evaluations across the city, while additional support, equipment, and materials including water treatment supplies, emergency vehicles, and communications equipment are en route from ACF s bases in Gonaives. (Fox News)
Demand for more funds to protect biodiversity Jan 15, 2010
An ACF national liaison officer, Amy Hankinson, said yesterday there was serious under-investment in biodiversity and at least another $1 billion a year should be put into environmental programs to protect ecosystems from the effects of climate change ... The ACF also pointed to a scientific report commissioned by the Government in August last year that finds ''our environment has suffered low levels of capital reinvestment for decades. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Commercial deals down in 2009 Jan 15, 2010
ACF and Dragul also bought the Broomfield Marketplace for $13. 1 million. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Helping Quake Victims Jan 14, 2010
Named for the original member of the International Network, Action contre la Faim, or ACF, the ACF International Network shares an overall vision of a world without hunger, collaborating closely and sharing human resources, logistics, and technical capacity. a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs - and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs - for all people around the world, irrespective of race,... (CBS News)
Nigeria: Protest March Against Yar'Adua's Absence to Take Place Jan 11, 2010
The meeting which was said to have been initiated by the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, would also make recommendations on major political issues and the constitutional steps to be taken by the North ... The meeting which was said to have been initiated by the umbrella organisation of all northern cultural associations, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, would also make recommendations on major political issues and the constitutional steps to be taken by the North ... ACF is said to be concerned... (allAfrica.com)
Matching Gifts Jan 10, 2010
Matching Gift Companies - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. Matching Gift Companies Thank you for making the extra effort - and for your doubled support. (Clemsontigers.com)
Judge: Water talks secret Jan 10, 2010
Some observers disagree with the secrecy, including the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, a Georgia water protection organization, and the executive committee of the ACF Stakeholders. We would have liked to have seen the negotiations take place in the public. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Fatherhood by Billboard? Jan 10, 2010
There's a reason they call it a "nanny state." But sure enough, this ad campaign is a major component of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families' Office of Family Assistance (OFA). It "supports efforts to assist states and communities to promote and support responsible fatherhood and healthy marriage.". (Townhall.com)
Steven Seleznow to head Arizona Community Foundation Jan 10, 2010
We selected Steve to lead the Arizona Community Foundation because of his passion for philanthropy, love of Arizona, and extensive experiences which have prepared him well to work with our donors, directors, staff and the entire community toward a better tomorrow for our state, said William J. Hodges, chairman of the CEO search committee and vice chair of ACF s Board of Directors. Most Read Stories. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
