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PRESS ROOM: Landmark 15th Year of Disney Dreamers Academy Program Awaits 2022 Class of Talented High School Students

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For its 15th year, Disney Dreamers Academy is supporting students in even more ways. In a new initiative, Disney Dreamers Academy, in partnership with ESPN’s The Undefeated and GRAMMY-nominated rap artist Cordae, is awarding college scholarships to 11 students from underrepresented communities attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The post PRESS ROOM: […]

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PRESS ROOM: Landmark 15th Year of Disney Dreamers Academy Program Awaits 2022 Class of Talented High School Students

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For its 15th year, Disney Dreamers Academy is supporting students in even more ways. In a new initiative, Disney Dreamers Academy, in partnership with ESPN’s The Undefeated and GRAMMY-nominated rap artist Cordae, is awarding college scholarships to 11 students from underrepresented communities attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

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Nursing shortage hits area hospitals

Across the country and in every state, including Illinois, there is a shortage of nurses. Hospitals are doing everything they can to fill nursing jobs to care for patients.
COVID-19’s latest surge exacerbates long-standing forces driving nursing shortfalls, prompting an all-hands-on-deck scramble to maintain patient care, according to an article posted on the Association of American Medical College’s website.
The article outlines how at a hospital system in Dallas, Texas, doctors were performing duties normally done by nurses and medical assistants, such as turning and bathing patients.

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PRESS ROOM: Last Call for Applications for Disney Dreamers Academy Teen Mentorship Program

NNPA NEWSWIRE — For 15 years, Disney Dreamers Academy has inspired more than 1,300 students from across the country by fueling their dreams and showing them a world of possibilities as they prepare for their futures. Students participate in hands-on, immersive career seminars in a wide range of disciplines found at Walt Disney World. Participants learn how to improve their communication, leadership and networking along with other valuable personal and professional development skills.

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Medical Debt: The Other Part of the Pandemic’s Fallout

NNPA NEWSWIRE – “If you’re considering bankruptcy as a solution for medical debt, you’re not alone. Unmanageable medical care debt and the hardships that often come along with it – like loss of work or reduced access to credit – can be a recipe for financial ruin,” Sarah C. Brady, a San Francisco-based financial consultant, wrote for Credit Karma.
Brady warned that filing for bankruptcy isn’t always an ideal solution.

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