The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Winning an Earmark Is Not Child's Play

Oregon charity has tried unsuccessfully to get money from Congress for three years -- but it still holds out hope

By Elizabeth Schwinn

Washington

Four years ago, a staff member at Friends of the Children, a Portland, Ore., charity that provides paid mentors to troubled children, wrote a letter to Ron Wyden, the Democratic senator who represents the charity's...

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