Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Social Services published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 942
» View burbankleader.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-79
•
Next >
-
State orders day care to close
A Burbank day-care center whose operators’ teenage son is accused of molesting a 4-year-old client was ordered Friday to shut down, according to a state suspension that accused the facility of a lack of supervision and failure to provide adequate...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Google+, Early Learning
-
Budget cuts will mean added pressure on summer meals program in Burbank
Local families dependent on free and reduced-price school meals could find it harder to keep their children fed this summer. The city of Burbank will not be offering its summer parks program and complementary free meals due to budget cuts, officials...
Tags: Students, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Government Debt, Teaching and Learning
-
City cuts free meal program for children
Local families dependent on free and reduced-price school meals could find it harder to keep their children fed this summer. The city of Burbank will not be offering its summer parks program and complimentary free meals due to budget cuts, officials...
Tags: Students, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Government Debt, Teaching and Learning
-
Club hosts annual St. Patrick's Day brunch
The Burbank Civitan Club will hold its 41st annual St. Patrick’s Day Champagne Brunch on Sunday, March 11, 2012 in the Starlight Room at the Castaway Restaurant, 1250 E. Harvard Road. Burbank. The buffet brunch will include corn beef and cabbage and...Tags: Dining and Drinking, St. Patrick's Day, Special Olympics, Brunch, Black College Reunion
-
Schiff seeks nominees for women's award
Every March, during Women’s History Month, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) honors one outstanding woman from each of the communities in the 29th Congressional District. They include: Alhambra, Altadena, Burbank, Glendale, Monterey Park, Pasadena, San...Tags: Adam Schiff, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes
-
Charity representatives meet with LFCU employees
The Lockheed Federal Credit Union celebrated the success of their foundation in September when employees met with representatives of local charities that the foundation supports. The charities benefited by the foundation, LFCU Community Stars, include...Tags: Employees, Unions, Charity, Social Issues, Career and Workplace
-
Corbett's public welfare chief disputes financial gains of Medicaid expansion
HARRISBURG — The Legislature's Independent Fiscal Office has been praised for its thorough, fair number-crunching and for being as nonpartisan as its name suggests since opening last year. But that pristine image may be tarnished now that the...Tags: Finance, Government Health Care, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Medicaid
-
KidsPeace files for bankruptcy
Carrying $240 million in debt, Orefield-based KidsPeace filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. The move comes after years of struggles in which the organization that gives treatment to troubled and autistic children laid off workers and missed debt payments....
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Job Layoffs, Financially Distressed Companies, Bankruptcy
-
More poor live in suburbs than urban areas, research shows
Bucking longstanding patterns in the United States, more poor people now live in the nation's suburbs than in urban areas, according to a new analysis. As poverty mounted throughout the nation over the past decade, the number of poor people living in...
Tags: Authors, Dolton, South Holland, Brookings Institution, New York City
-
Sister Guadalupe Stump, 1927-2013
Sister Guadalupe Stump, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, was a professor of social work when she decided to put her words into action and leave academia to assist social organizations. She later joined Sisters of Mercy and focused on social causes,...Tags: Christianity, Pilsen, Dwayne Johnson, Mexico, Religion and Belief
-
'Great Give' raises $600K for Anne Arundel charities
A 24-hour charity marathon raised more than $600,000 for Anne Arundel County nonprofit groups this week. The "Great Give," organized by the Community Foundation for Anne Arundel County, encouraged donors to give to their favorite charities through a...
Tags: Annapolis, Charity, Social Issues
-
SUPPORTING THE VALLEY: G-Rob, House of Hope to host speed camp
A free speed camp for 200 pre-registered Imperial Valley children, ages 10 to 18, will be hosted Saturday by G-Rob Fitness and the House of Hope Advisory Committee at Southwest High in El Centro, stated a press release from the Catholic Charities...Tags: Family, Christianity, Houston Texans, Mike Mohamed, Physical Fitness and Exercise
Nov 9, 2012
|Story| Burbank Leader
Jun 11, 2012
|Story| Burbank Leader
Jun 12, 2012
|Story| Burbank Leader
Feb 21, 2012
|Story| Burbank Leader
Mar 13, 2012
|Story| Burbank Leader
Sep 20, 2011
|Story| Burbank Leader
May 21, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 21, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 20, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 19, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 16, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Original site for Social Services topic gallery.