Volunteering & Volunteer Students

- "Merger of Hands On Network and Points of Light Foundation..." (CSRwire, 7/16)

- "Hands On to merge with DC nonprofit" (AJC, 7/16)

AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Mayor Fenty wants to allocate $117 million new revenue annually for affordable housing in D.C. The outlined plan states that "30 percent of new housing units built on city-owned land must be affordable for low-income residents" and calls for a partnership with the interfaith network to produce 5,000 homes. (WaPo, 7/17)

DONATIONS
Activist investor "plans to earmark one-third of any profit he makes from [his] Target investment for a charitable foundation..." (NYTimes, 7/16)

Md. Animal Shelter Gets Major Gift (WaPo, 7/17)