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This is part 6 of the six-part Philadelphia Inquirer series on New Leash on Life USA.   Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2. Click here to read part 3. Click here to read part 4. Click here to read part 5.   Corrections Officer Terrell Wood, whose 18-year-old son…

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This is part 5 of the six-part Philadelphia Inquirer series on New Leash on Life USA.   Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2. Click here to read part 3. Click here to read part 4.   Dogs are on the fast track to new, loving homes.   By Melissa…

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This is part 4 of the Philadelphia Inquirer’s six-part series on New Leash on Life USA.   Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2. Click here to read part 3.   Inmates Battle Doubts and Sweats Out Dog-training Test Nicole LaRocco checks off an exercise from the AKC Canine Good…

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Part 3 of the six-part Philadelphia Inquirer series on New Leash on Life-USA.   Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2.   Obedience drills to reveal progress – or failure. By Melissa Dribben, Inquirer Staff Writer The series so far: The 12 inmates of Mod 3 and their six dogs,…

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This is part 2 of the six-part Philadelphia Inquirer series on New Leash on Life USA. Click here to read part 1. The men are held accountable for their charges. By Melissa Dribben, Inquirer Staff Writer Posted: May 07, 2013 The series so far: Twelve inmates in Philadelphia detention unit Mod 3 met the six…

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This is Part 1 of the six-part Philadelphia Inquirer series on New Leash on Life USA.   By Melissa Dribben, Inquirer Staff Writer   Joseph Davis was born a few weeks before Thanksgiving in 1972, better off than most. His father worked in a chocolate factory. His mother counseled troubled kids and drug addicts. In…

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We take you inside the Philadelphia Prison System to find out about a program that is training adoptable shelter dogs with the help of inmates.  These dogs are set to graduate from the program on May 8th.  If you are interested in adopting one of these pooches check out www.newleashonlife-usa.org.

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by Josh Middleton There was a fantastic turnout to last night’s Philly DoGooder Awards — especially from the LGBTQ community. Tons of pretty gay faces comprised the well-dressed, happily tipsy crowd in the University of the Arts’ Hamilton Hall. Unfortunately, though, none of the LGBTQ non-profits took home awards, but gay Philly on-the-scene photog HughE…

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By Shannon Collins For the past 5 months, The Philly DoGooder Awards have been working to shine a light on the innovative ways nonprofits tell their stories. Beginning with a video hackathon in November, Here’s My Chance — a socially-minded marketing agency — paired 25 volunteer filmmakers with 25 nonprofits to create 2-minute films telling…

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