Children/Youth
September 1, 2015 at 9:23 am
A neighbor called the cops on Jerry Seinfeld, his son and some young pals for selling lemonade without a permit by the roadside in the Hamptons, N.Y., CNN affiliate News 12 Long Island reported. Seems a neighbor didn't like that. The officer made them shut down the stand...
August 25, 2015 at 9:31 am
A USA Today investigation into the Jared Foundation's tax records found that the organization, founded in 2008, has not issued a single grant. According to the USA Today report, the foundation spent an average of just $73,000 a year, with 60 percent of that total allocated to former executive director Russell Taylor's salary and 26 percent unaccounted for...
August 20, 2015 at 3:18 pm
On Wednesday, former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle pleaded guilty to possession of children pornography and having sex with minors. Court documents show that Fogle used his charitable foundation to access chidren, traveling to foundation-hosted events in Indiana and other states where he would meet and become close with victims...
August 20, 2015 at 2:21 pm
Hunter Petrimoulx is an impulsive 12-year-old. Diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Asperger's syndrome, it's hard for him to focus. If too many things stimulate his mind at one time, he has a difficult time calming down. As a result, he struggles to make friends and perform in a traditional classroom setting. But when…
August 19, 2015 at 1:51 pm
The University of Akron has announced that NBA star LeBron James has pledged up to $42 million to provide four-year scholarships to 1,100 underserved students in the city. To be awarded through the LeBron James Family Foundation, the scholarships will cover tuition and general service fees—currently $9,500 per year—for qualifying middle and high school students…
August 17, 2015 at 2:19 pm
Bryan Ware stood in his kitchen on a weekday morning with his wife, dad and a close friend. There was a white drop cloth draped on the counter, two steaming metal pots on the stove and orange buckets—one full of ice and the other brimming with water—attached to a 96-hole metal mold that resembled a…
August 14, 2015 at 1:29 pm
More than 100 New York teenagers—and dozens in Chicago, Houston and Nashville, Tenn.—were duped by a Long Island-based "scam" charity into working at concession stands at major sports and entertainment venues in those cities on the promise they would be paid $9 an hour, but most received little or no compensation, prosecutors said. Whelton Herron, president…
August 7, 2015 at 2:02 pm
What will it take to get millennials talking about the damaged Jefferson Memorial in Washington? Maybe a music festival with a lineup featuring Drake, the Strokes and other popular musicians. That’s what the Trust for the National Mall is banking on as it gets ready to host its first Landmark Music Festival in September, featuring…
July 28, 2015 at 1:42 pm
The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it's lifting the ban on gay adults as Scout leaders. "On Monday July 27 the national executive board ratified a resolution removing the national restriction on openly gay leaders and employees," Boy Scouts of America president Robert Gates said in a video statement on Monday. The move…
July 28, 2015 at 1:30 pm
The Special Olympics has received a $25 million donation, the largest single private gift in the organization's 47-year history. The donation comes from the philanthropic foundation of Thomas Golisano, the founder and chairman of Paychex Inc. The Rochester, New York-based company is a payroll processor and human resources services provider. Officials with the Golisano Foundation…
