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When Liliana Scott-Dzwonczyk learned how many senior citizens suffer from loneliness, the then six-year-old was moved to make a difference in the…
High school student Naa Asheley Ashitey is a patient liaison at the University of Chicago Medical Center. As part of her duties…
Longtime mental health advocate Evelyn Barkin is the executive director and co-founder of the Jonathan O. Cole Mental Health Consumer Resource Center…
Breaking new ground happened professionally for Edie Windsor when she entered—and thrived—in what was then the brand-new field of computer programming during…
Mike Chu has been volunteering through HandsOn Bay Area for more than three years. Though he lives an hour away from the San…
Kristin Chmela is the co-founder of Camp Shout Out and serves as its Director of Training and Treatment. Camp Shout Out combines…
When Lily Densmore learned that an estimated 680,000 children were the victims of child abuse each year and that most of those…
Sue Lord is a longtime volunteer at the American Cancer Society in Venice, Fla. A survivor of a rare sinus cancer herself,…
Though learning how to handle money may not seem as fun as learning how to drive, it’s integral for setting up young…
Katie Hecht is on a mission to make sure every child gets to experience the magic of reading. The Jacksonville, Fla., teen…
Kathleen Murphy serves as president of the Great Falls Historical Society. Her knowledge and enthusiasm are evident. Kathleen keeps the long and…
George and Estella Lynch became volunteers with the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board in 2003 at the CSB’s Crossroads residential treatment program.…