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ARLINGTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For nearly 35 years, Praesidium has helped organizations create safer environments for youth and vulnerable populations. As part of that commitment, Praesidium has achieved accreditation through the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC). After successfully demonstrating compliance with the Background Screening Organization Accreditation Program (BSOAP), Praesidium is now formally recognized as B...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Allen Family Philanthropies announces a $250,000 grant to support the Seattle chapter of the U.S. Chamber of Connection, a national institution that is addressing the growing epidemic of social disconnection. The investment funds the first year of a pilot from the Seattle Chamber of Connection to make social connection a measurable, actionable, and sustainable civic priority. The program is grounded in the Chamber of Connection’s “Six Points of Connection,” a ne...

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Western Alliance Bank (NYSE: WAL) today announced a $100,000 donation from the Western Alliance Community Foundation, which serves as the bank’s charitable arm, to support the launch of a new veterans dental care program at Catholic Charities MANA House in Phoenix. The funding will be administered by AzDA Cares Foundation, the charitable arm of the Arizona Dental Association. The donation supports the Western Alliance Veterans Dental Program, which will deliver prevent...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have recognised 283 communities as 2025 Tree Cities of the World. This represents a 34% increase from last year’s cohort, marking the largest single-year jump in participation since the programme launched in 2018. “It’s no coincidence the Tree Cities of the World programme is gaining momentum. Right now, more city leaders are seeing firsthand the transformative power of...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orijin and Roca today announced a partnership to make Roca’s Rewire CBT, a non-clinical approach to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), available in digital format exclusively through the Orijin platform. This initiative makes Roca’s nationally recognized behavioral change program available asynchronously for the first time, allowing incarcerated learners to complete the course at their own pace using secure digital tablets inside correctional facilities. Founded in 2...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brighton Marine, Inc. announced today a new agreement between US Family Health Plan (USFHP) of Southern New England and Southcoast Health Network that significantly expands access to primary and hospital care for eligible USFHP beneficiaries across southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The agreement adds approximately 160 primary care providers to the USFHP network and includes Charlton Memorial Hospital, Saint Luke’s Hospital, and Tobey Hospital, dramatically in...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aderant, a leading global provider of business-of-law solutions, today announced the appointment of Aisling Fenelon as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)....

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Humana Inc. for the past 45 years, today announced an expanded commitment to Face the Fight®, a national, cross‑sector initiative dedicated to dramatically reducing veteran suicide. As a founding partner, the Foundation will invest $5 million to scale evidence informed solutions, strengthen data collection efforts, and expand support for community-based organizations serving veterans at high risk of suicide. This...

SAN FRANCISCO & AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TPG, a leading global alternative investment management firm, today announced that The Rise Funds, the multi-sector strategy of its global impact investing platform, has made an investment of approximately $250 million in Findhelp (the “Company”), the nation’s largest social care technology platform. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2010, Findhelp connects tens of millions of people each year to more than 900,000 verified co...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ellavoz Children’s Literacy Foundation (ECLF) took a heartfelt step toward closing the literacy gap by sponsoring a special author visit to Spring Park Elementary School, a Title I school in Jacksonville, Florida. Multiple presentations to kindergarten through 5th grade students were given by New York Times bestselling author, Beth Ferry, whose stories of friendship, kindness, and found family have long captured the imaginations of young readers. In the...