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For over 30 years Saint John of God Community Services has served the needs of people with profound disabilities living in southern…
The Adaptive Sports Foundation began as The Disabled Ski Program in 1984. In its first season, there were 20 volunteer instructors and…
“Alternative Response” (AR) is a community outreach program designed to offer on-scene crisis intervention to those experiencing traumatic events and to offer…
When his rural, Appalachian Region community of 1,100 lost 275 jobs, Richard LeFeber realized he was witnessing an economic disaster. He saw…
Alexis Kusy is a sophomore at the Academy of the Holy Angels in Demarest, New Jersey. She is also enrolled in the…
Birmingham-Southern College has 21 student coordinators to manage the service learning activities of more than 650 participating students. These coordinators are responsible…
Project EnhanceAbilities was birthed in December 1996 in Lee County, Florida. Prior to its inception, there were few community-based activities designed to…
The Kansas City Star newspaper encourages and supports their employees in volunteer endeavors throughout the community. One of those employees, Diane Scott,…
In March 1997 Drug Intervention Community Educators (DICE) was born and consisted of approximately eight members of high school age. Since that…
Inner-City Arts meets the need of a community truly in need – arts education for the children of working class families of…
In his prophetic book, The Graying of America, James Jorgensen warned repeatedly that America needs more resources for its aging population. More…
Emy Lou Baldridge has been an ardent volunteer throughout her adult life. Her contributions during the past year exemplify the distinct difference…
Samuel Jones, a Staff Sergeant (USAF) stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), started Operation Leadership Bootcamp (LBC) in Tucson, AZ in…
Dr. Carol Christopher is founder and executive director of Our House, Inc., an agency and safe house dedicated to providing immediate help…
“With every decision Thomas Duffy makes, he tries to find the quickest and most forceful way to grab people’s attention and direct…