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In 1994, Jan Williams-Mayhew began a program that she has dubbed "Operation Santa". The main goal of this program is to grant…
Gabriella Contreras is a sixth grade student at Roskruge Bilingual Magnet School, who has been volunteering her talents and energy since third…
Since his own nearly fatal health failure from Diabetes & End Stage Renal Disease 20 years ago, Paul Hackman has been educating…
Bruce Buckelew, is the retired IBM systems engineer who founded the Oakland Technology Exchange. With a volunteer and student based work force,…
Joseph Young, Jr. is the founder and executive director of the Picture This Show, a nonprofit arts agency that provides a vehicle…
Since 1979, Volunteer Emergency Families for Children (VEFC) has reached out to children who are in crisis situations. Founded by the Virginia…
In April 1995, the Upper Arlington City School District (UA) announced its commitment to build a home for a low-income family in…
In the northeast Georgia foothills, there is an abundance of creeks, streams and rivers. One community problem concerns the quality of the…
The Springfield School Volunteers (SSV) is a network of more than 3,000 volunteers who provide numerous services to the Springfield Public Schools.…
Family Pathfinders recruits and trains teams of volunteers from religious and civic organizations to help welfare families overcome hurdles as they fight…
In 1981, Marilyn Morris started Youth Crime Watch in Broward County, Florida to challenge students to get involved to reverse peer pressure…
The Serve Houston Youth Corps is a classic mentoring program for children of 19 elementary schools in Houston's inner city. Martin Cominsky,…
Lila Bjorklund helped start the Utah Girls' Village in 1969 to provide a home for abused and troubled girls. The success of…
Fort Bliss Partnerships in Education Program provides an on-going supplemental resource program for 27 schools in El Paso to promote educational excellence…
YouthFriends is a Greater Kansas City metropolitan area initiative which connects young people, ages five to 18, with caring, adult volunteers in…
Don and Marilyn's goal was to not only serve the community, but to help their children create a solid life-style foundation upon…