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Regional Employment Board of Hampden County (REB): A business-led, non-profit corporation established by state and federal legislation and supported by local business, education, and labor leaders as the primary policy-making authority in developing workforce skills. Link to the 2009 Hampden County Workforce Development Plan Summary: http://www.rebhc.org/uploaded files/fy09_planexecsummary.pdf Collaboration for the Advancement of Nursing: Developing Opportunities (CAN DO) alliance -- the REB in partnership with the Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation convenes the CAN DO partners. The project is focused on eliminating the shortages of nurses in the region and was one of ten sites across the country selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. http://www.rebhc.org/pages/healthcare_nursing.html Cherish Every Child: A city-wide initiative focused on improving the lives of children from birth through age five, and their families, in Springfield, Massachusetts, by helping to ensure that they enter kindergarten ready to succeed. September 2008 Newsletter: http://www.cherishspringfield.org/pages/news/september_2008_newsletter Governor Deval Patrick signed An Act Relative to Early Education and Care into law on July 31, 2008. Fact Sheet: http://www.strategiesforchildren.org/eea/5MassUp_docs/07ActRelativeEEC_Summary.pdf The Boston Foundation's (TBF) -- Call To Action: June 2008 released a major report on the financial status and conditions of nonprofit organizations throughout Massachusetts. To view report Passion & Purpose: Raising the Fiscal Bar for Massachusetts Nonprofits, please follow this link: http://www.bostonfoundation.org/UtilityNavigation/MultimediaLibrary/ReportsDetail.aspx?id=8014&parentId=354 Achieve the Dream: Community Colleges Count: A national initiative to assist more community college students to succeed. The Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation, in partnership with The Boston Foundation, The Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation, and TERI has brought this national initiative to Massachusetts. In Hampden County, Springfield Technical Community College is the local participant. To understand more about this initiative, please visit: http://achievingthedream.org
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