The Daily Points of Light
Reverend Kent Nylander is a full time minister at Grace Lutheran Church in Bensenville, Illinois who has been volunteering for more than 28 years.
Cory (age13), Brock (11) and Makenzie (7) Snyder started project Rescue Vision in March 1996. It was started to raise money in order to provide the local fire department with better equipment.
The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake (HASCL) sponsors a tutoring program under their Drug Elimination Program (DEP) which addresses the educational needs of children residing in public
Diana French created Brother to Brother International in 1982 to address the needs of charities and businesses.
The Saint Bernard School Student-To-Student Buddy Program matches middle school students with younger homeless children.
The Volunteer Program of Rush Hospice Partners (RHP) was started in April of 1995, when several community-based programs combined to provide awareness and access to compassionate hospice care.
In 1990, students at Ingleside Middle School began a 3-year volunteer program to develop civic responsibility among its students.
The Franklin County Volunteer Guardian Program was created in January 1994 to match volunteers with mentally disabled adults.
In 1989, Ms. Wetterling's son Jacob was abducted near their home in St. Joseph. This prompted her and her husband to start the Jacob Wetterling Foundation.