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The Soho Center is a 41-year-old 501(c)(3) organization with a special focus on early literacy, enhancing child care, and health. Of special interest is the Soho Center's ''National Children's Literacy Website''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Children's Literacy Website - Great Children'sLiteracy Tips You Can Use Today. )〕 with numerous literacy tips and related information. The Soho Center also developed and maintains the ''Virginia Health Information Project'' with funding and support from two VA Attorneys General.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Virginia Health Information Project - McDonnell Announcement )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Virginia Health Information Project - McDonnell Announcement )〕 The W.K. Kellogg Foundation selected the Center to receive three grants〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grants )〕 totaling over 1 million dollars. Work completed under these grants includes the creation and distribution of the ''National Child Care Resource Directory'' (now in its 5th Edition) and the writing and production of the ''Business of Family Child Care''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Information on the Soho Center's New Video - Business of Family Child Care )〕 DVD. Recent projects include giving away 30,000 quality hardcover children's books to 1,000 Head Start classrooms in Virginia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soho Center - 30,000 Books for Head Start - Page 1 )〕 Soho also has launched a book giveaway program aimed at children with cancer, diabetes, mental disabilities, and other serious diseases with the donation of over 10,000 books to UVa Children's Hospital.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soho Center - 10,000 Free Books to UVa Children's Hospital )〕 Media coverage of UVa Hospital Book Project includes CBS19.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soho Center Donates 10,000 Books to UVa Children's Hospital )〕 The Soho Center was founded by Jeanna Beker who remains its Executive Director. In addition to founding and directing the Soho Center, Jeanna Beker developed various child-related projects both as a consultant and as Director of the Soho Center. Among such projects, she was retained by the United Nations〔United Nations ''Secretariat News'', July 31, 1984; Vol. XXXIX, No. 13〕〔UN〕 to establish the ''United Nations Child Care Centre'' (UNCCC) to serve the organization's multi-national workforce. This included UNCCC's physical design, policy development, staffing requirements, and educational materials. Current projects include the establishment of ''FirstClassParents''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=firstclassparents.com )〕 which provides parenting consulting and the design and implementation of the ''Virginia Health Information Project''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=vahealth.info )〕 with funding and support of two Virginia Attorneys General. The Soho Center was established in New York City in 1972; it is currently located in Madison, VA. The Soho Center is currently completing its expanded classroom space and conference facility.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Soho Center - About the Soho Center - Addition Update )〕 The Soho Center was selected as one of the "Children and Families Nonprofits"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Top Children and Families 2011 Nonprofit Organizations on GreatNonprofits - Volunteer, Donate, Work )〕 Top 125 for 2011 by Great Nonprofits.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=greatnonprofits.org )〕 The Soho Center was featured for its innovative use of state tax credits in the "Chronicle of Philanthropy".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=State Tax Credits Let Donors Give Big for Much Less )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soho Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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