DKC has worked with The Fund for Veterans Education since November 2007 to educate the public on the gap between the cost of a college education and the funding the GI Bill provides to cover that cost.

BALTIMORE: Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the official international humanitarian agency of the US Catholic community, is increasing its outreach to US Hispanics with a new Spanish-language Web site and Spanish-language PSAs promoting the organization's work worldwide.

LOS ANGELES: Two powerhouse female-focused brands - American Girl and Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin - meet July 2 in the nationwide big-screen release of Kit Kittredge: An American Girl.

WASHINGTON: Organizations working to prevent teenage pregnancy stepped up their PR and media outreach in the wake of recent teen pregnancy scandals, including the rumored pregnancy pact among a group of 17 girls in Gloucester, MA, and the June birth of a daughter by 17-year-old, former Nickelodeon star, Jamie Lynn Spears.

WASHINGTON: The Corn Refiners Association (CRA) launched a new PR and ad campaign to battle what it calls "myths" and "inaccuracies" in the media about the use of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in foods.

SANTA MONICA, CA: The City of Santa Monica awarded a $150,000 contract recently to Southard Communications to create an integrated PR campaign that will raise public awareness about the city's smoking restrictions.

Yet spots still need to be both informative and targeted to garner the right attention.

SANTA CLARA, CA: Intel says its outreach to policy influencers has remained the same in the wake of a Federal Trade Commission investigation of its competitive practices in the microprocessor market.

WASHINGTON: C-Change, a 10-year-old coalition of national cancer organizations, launched a multi-year campaign June 10 to provide a consistent cancer prevention communications strategy to its 130 member organizations.

Sen. Edward Kennedy's recent brain tumor diagnosis and subsequent surgery has caused sorrow among his friends, colleagues, and a public steeped in his family's legacy.