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That marionette-style supervision produces a common lament among ex-offenders and those who advocate for them. "The expectations placed on the parolee are disproportionate to what they can assimilate," says Carol Shapiro, head of Family Justice, a national nonprofit group focused on prisoner re-integration. "People are looking over their shoulders waiting for them to fail." It would not require more money to improve and coordinate these programs, she says. It would just require more smarts. At Gowanda Correctional Facility in upstate New York, Sanders went through a prerelease prep program. But all the information seemed outdated or useless...
...heart that's failing or kidneys that are giving out, you already know the grim statistics on transplants. A new organ can turn a death sentence into a full and healthy life--but the supply of replacement body parts lags far behind the demand. According to the nonprofit United Network for Organ Sharing, which maintains the nation's transplant waiting lists, nearly 80,000 patients in the U.S. alone are standing by for new organs--and more than 5,000 people die each year before their turn comes...
...weeks, the Krewe had been serving thousands of free bowls of steaming hot gumbo and spicy jambalaya to rescuers and cleanup workers. Then, on Dec. 7, even though the Krewe had secured corporate sponsorship, nonprofit status and fire-fighter support, the city shut down their free-food enterprise. Though OEM officials say the Krewe lacked the proper permits, the Cajuns believe they were sent home because they competed with the new, official provider of free food at ground zero, the Salvation Army...
...newfound celebrity, dubbing him "Worldwide," but privately grimaced that he had become the poster child for the attacks. What little press Mike did came to no good: his fans sent checks, but they were made out to the wrong place--the department's general charity fund, not the special nonprofit the firehouse had for its widows...
With half his department recently laid off and his employer's budget for next year shrinking, Randy Holyfield, an executive for a nonprofit group in Highlands Ranch, Colo., was desperately seeking a safety net. He found one in his home. Holyfield refinanced his mortgage at the lowest rates in 30 years, cashing out a $40,000 cushion while holding his monthly payment steady. "The newspapers say unemployment is still low," offers Holyfield, 43. "Well, I have friends out of work, and others who had to leave the state for a job. It's worse than the numbers indicate...