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• Press Releases and Announcements
• Marguerite Casey Foundation in the News

Press Releases and Announcements

• Thousands of dollars available to working families and individuals through the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. - March 8, 2006
  
  
• In the wake of Hurricane Katrina Marguerite Casey Foundation led a Policy Discussion on October 19th in Washington, D.C. on How to Bridge America's Economic Divides Post-Katrina. - October 19, 2005
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Releases "Different Incomes, Common Dreams", the most Comprehensive Study Looking at Attitudes of Americans, particularly Low-Income Families' Attitudes, before and after Hurricane Katrina - October 18, 2005
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Intensifies Support for Broad-Based Efforts to Mobilize Families - July 28, 2005
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Intensifies Support for Educational Equity in Mississippi Delta - July 28, 2005
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Announces More Than $4 Million In New Grants To Encourage And Support Community Activism Among Low-Income Families - August 26, 2004
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Gives $6.4 Million in Grants to Support Low- and Middle-Income Families Advocating for Social Change - April 21, 2004
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Names Chantel Walker As New Director of Programs - February 26, 2004
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Announces $4.4 Million in New Grants, Including $1.5 Million to Help Thousands of Low-Income Families Qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit - January 12, 2004
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation to Provide Nearly $10 Million in New Grants for Low-Income Families and Communities Nationwide - September 22, 2003
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation to Provide $1 Million in Grants for Dozens of Community-Based Social-Service Organizations Across Washington State - September 22, 2003
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Announces $8.9 Million in New Grants - April 22, 2003
  
  
• Marguerite Casey Foundation Announces $15.8 Million in Grants for Families, Youth and Children - January 13, 2003

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Marguerite Casey Foundation in the News

• Weighed down by worry: The families on the edge - October 18, 2005 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle, WA
  "Poor families are nearly twice as worried about pay cuts and decent child care as their wealthier peers, according to a survey being released today by the Seattle-based Marguerite Casey Foundation."

• "Rich, Poor See Poverty Very Differently " - October 18, 2005 - Washington Post - Washington D.C.

• "Financial Success Comes With a Responsibility" - April 15, 2004 - Chronicle of Philanthropy - Washington, D.C.

• "NW Philanthropy Puts on a New Face" - April 12, 2004 - The Oregonian - Portland, OR

• Summary of Foundation Annual Reports - February 19, 2004 - Chronicle of Philanthropy - Washington, D.C. (Registration required)

• "Casey Foundation to Offer $1M in Anti-Poverty Grants” - August 1-7, 2003 - Puget Sound Business Journal - Seattle, WA

• "Foundation's Mission is Growing in Strength" - May 11, 2003 - Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX

• "Strengthening Latino Communities" - May/June 2003 - Foundation News and Commentary
  Marguerite Casey Foundation President Luz Vega-Marquis was recently named as one of four co-recipients of the Council on Foundations’ prestigious Robert W. Scrivner Award for Creative Grantmaking. Vega-Marquis and her colleagues designed and implemented the Funders' Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities, sponsored by Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) and directed by its funding members. Click here to read about Vega-Marquis and her fellow award winners.

• "Foundation Gives Family Groups Hope” - June 14, 2002 - El Paso Times - El Paso, TX

• “Foundation Conducts Listening Program” - June 7, 2002 - Mobile Register - Mobile, AL

• “’Listening Circle’ Set for Discussion on Foster Care” - June 5, 2002 - Mobile Register - Mobile, AL

• "Justice? Spare a Kid From Harm” - April 22, 2002 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Seattle, WA

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