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Spotlight on St. Louis Area Neighborhood Activities - Updated January 25, 2010
Scientists from Washington University and St. Jude Team to Unravel Origins of Pediatric Cancers
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), January 25, 2010 - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have announced an unprecedented effort to identify the genetic changes that give rise to some of the world's deadliest childhood cancers.
The team has joined forces to decode the genomes of more than 600 childhood cancer patients who have contributed tumor samples for this historic effort. See
The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project is the largest investment to date - estimated to cost $65 million over three years - aimed at understanding the genetic origins of childhood cancers. See St. Louis Community Health News
Life Skills Receives $20,000 Grant from Verizon
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), January 24, 2010 - Life Skills, a local non-profit organization that assists people with developmental disabilities to live and work in the community, recently received a $20,000 grant from Verizon Wireless' HopeLine® program.
"Life Skills staff is the first line of defense against domestic violence for our clients," said Wendy Sullivan, president of Life Skills. "This grant from Verizon Wireless will provide our staff with vital training to identify a client in an abusive relationship and heightened knowledge about the resources available to help. Training our staff to teach our clients about healthy relationships, to be more assertive, enhance their self-esteem and teach them how to report abuse are the keys to preventing domestic violence."
The grant will support the addition of domestic violence training and outreach to Life Skills' existing services for customers, staff, and other service providers and shelters for people with developmental disabilities. These new training and outreach efforts will be dedicated to decreasing abuse and domestic violence for people with development disabilities in the St. Louis area.
"Life Skills offers critically needed help to those with disabilities in the St. Louis area and are among the frontline advocates who can help identify and stop abusive behaviors toward these very special people in our community," said Brendan Fallis, president-Kansas/Missouri Region, Verizon Wireless. "We're particularly gratified to assist with Life Skills' newest staff development efforts, which focus on the plight of those who may not otherwise have the capacity to identify or stop abuses they are experiencing by loved ones or caregivers."
Gateway to College National Network Expands Programs
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), January 24, 2010 - The Gateway to College National Network has received $13 million in grants from four leading foundations to expand a program that transforms high school dropouts into college-ready students.
Gateway to College operates in 27 colleges in 16 states, including the St. Louis Community College in Ferguson, MO. These new investments will allow Gateway to College to expand into 15 new community colleges and to make the program a model for colleges serving students who need remedial academic help.
The grants announced today include $7.28 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, $3.8 million from the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a sister organization of the Open Society Institute, and nearly $1 million each from Carnegie Corporation of New York and The Kresge Foundation.
"As a nation, we can't afford to write off any of our young people," said Laurel Dukehart, Executive Director of Gateway to College National Network. "We have to do everything we can to reengage them and help them earn the high school and college credentials they'll need to become successful adults."
In addition, the Gateway to College model will be adapted to serve 18 to 26-year-olds who need to hone basic skills in reading, writing and math. The Gateway to College National Network will work with nine colleges to pilot the new program, called Project DEgree.
Archived St. Louis Community News and Information:
 41st St. Louis Observation Honors Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
City of St. Louis and County Donors Give Big Boost to Heat-Up St. Louis
Anheuser-Busch Employees Donate $225,000 to Three Local Charities
St. Louis Receives Award for Municipal Excellence from the National League of Cities
H1N1 Flu Vaccine Now Available to Everyone
AmerenUE Launches '$100 for 100' Program in Missouri
"Hope Is Moving In" Program Opens at Clay Elementary School
AmerenUE Helps Police See Crime from a Different Point of View
Carondelet Park Rec Plex Opens with Parade and Ribbon Cutting
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