By Aaron Dorfman Published on May 2, 2014 in The Huffington Post On the front page of The New York Times last week, there was a fantastic article about how the abusive practices faced by workers in Florida tomato fields have virtually ended. Laborers, mostly immigrants, are now...
Month: May 2014
News Round-up — May 2, 2014
Check out the latest News Round-up of ATEST members appearing in media stories this week: News Stories MGH Receives Grant to Open Human Trafficking Survivor Clinic by Lara Salahi, Boston.com (May 1, 2014) ‘Food Chains’ premieres at Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, Florida...
ATEST Director Named Hearts on Fire Visionary of the Week
Hearts on Fire, a movement to ignite social visionaries to share solutions to complex human challenges, named ATEST Director Melysa Sperber the Visionary of the Week. Hearts on Fire is a call to action to motivate leadership and to provide community. At the helm of ATEST, Melysa...
Birth Registration Makes Children Count
By Jesse Eaves Published on May 1, 2014 in the Huffington Post When my first child was born four years ago, no sooner had he entered the world, than the hospital staff handed me a form to fill out. Despite my happy, delirious, sleep-deprived state of mind, I was able to fill out...
Birth Registration Makes Children Count
On May 1, The Huffington Post published "Making Children Count" by Jesse Eaves, Senior Policy Advisor for Child Protection at World Vision, an ATEST member. This article highlights the importance of a birth certificate, often a piece of paper we take for granted in the United States,...