Aireen Navarro Khauv, Author at encore.org

NYTimes.com Features Foreclosure Fighter

By Aireen Navarro Khauv | Dec 7, 2010

A nonprofit founded by 2010 Purpose Prize winner Inez Killingsworth that has helped thousands of Ohio residents avoid foreclosure is the focus of a blog post by David Bornstein on the New York Times website. In 2009 alone, more than 8,000 families received help from...

And the 2010 Purpose Prize Winners Are?

By Aireen Navarro Khauv | Nov 9, 2010

Ten individuals have been awarded up to $100,000 for their work to improve their communities and the world. From fighting U.S. foreclosures to taking on powerful polluters to rebuilding Afghanistan, this year’s Purpose Prize winners are working on community-based...

Still Going Strong in His Overseas Encore Career at Age 79

By Aireen Navarro Khauv | Dec 31, 2009

W. Frederick Shaw, sees no reason to stop after working nearly 40 years in international development, primarily in South Asia. At age 79, the 2009 Purpose Prize Fellow is living in Chandigarh, the capital of the Indian state of Punjab, and is providing services to...

Purpose Prize Winner Lends Expertise to NY Times and NPR

By Aireen Navarro Khauv | Jun 3, 2008

Purpose Prize winner Arlene Blum, whose research and advocacy led to a ban on a toxic fire retardant in children’s sleepwear, has recently lent her expertise to two major media outlets. In the New York Times, Blum noted that the same chemical she helped remove...

Purpose Prize Winner Championing Children Named CNN Hero

By Aireen Navarro Khauv | May 30, 2008

The cable news channel CNN recently named Purpose Prize winner Connie Siskowski one of its 2012 CNN Heroes –“everyday people changing the world.” CNN selected Siskowski for her compassionate and innovative work in helping youths care for aging,...

NYTimes.com Features Foreclosure Fighter

And the 2010 Purpose Prize Winners Are?

Still Going Strong in His Overseas Encore Career at Age 79

Purpose Prize Winner Lends Expertise to NY Times and NPR

Purpose Prize Winner Championing Children Named CNN Hero

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