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The Baptist Children’s Home provides assistance to children ages 7 to 17 that are waiting to be put into foster care or…
Twelve-year-old Margo and fifteen-year-old Katherine Sultenfuss are excellent students who are always seeking additional learning opportunities and genuinely desire to help people…
This year, Langley Residential Support Services (LRSS) marks its 20th anniversary of serving adults with mental retardation in Fairfax County, their families…
Patrick McKay is only 10 years old, but he is already an example to many adults and youth in his community of…
Ben Atkinson saw a community need and led a group of volunteers to do something about it. His daughter, Amy, was born…
Southern New Jersey is home base for a unique group of men and women. The citizen volunteers of Mid-Atlantic Regional Search and…
Shannon Mitchell has volunteered with Hancock County 4-H for the past eight years. Being a 4-H member taught her the value of…
The initial vision for Accounting for Kids began as a result of Crystal Faulkner. She is a founding partner of the accounting…
Learning Leaders, a nonprofit organization in New York City, recruits, screens, trains and supports volunteers who provide one-on-one and small group instructional…
Community Crisis Services, Inc. (CCSI) is the home of the Prince George’s County Hotline. It was founded by volunteers in 1970 and…
Dr. Emerald Randolph’s accomplishments began in 1993 when she retired from the Chula Vista Elementary School District and became a volunteer with…
Lu Hunter has been involved in community activities for more than 34 years. The majority of her volunteer service has been directed…
The American Women’s Economic Development (AWED) Corporation was founded in 1976 as a nonprofit organization to train women to either start or…
Providing school physicals for five young Afghan refugees, arranging for cataract surgery for a migrant worker, and finding a physician to perform…
Debi Bisgrove will never forget the first time she adopted a family in Charlotte, North Carolina 18 years ago. At the time,…