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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,…
For generations, the energy, skills and commitment brought to the United States from other countries around the world have helped to make…
Five years ago, a group of teens decided they wanted to make a difference in their community. They felt that teens could…
In January 2003, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) National Leadership Council, a group of current members elected by their peers…
CF66 is a yearly summer program developed by Camp Fire USA Sunshine Council, Lakeland, Florida, that gives teenagers the chance of a…
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a national student organization with over a quarter-million members, who strive to develop leadership…
Marsha Young, who is both Vice Chairman and state chairman of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) National Outreach Program. For the…
Tracy Vlnicka is a Denver University student who has been working with the FrontRange Earth Force Youth Advisory Board (YAB) on a…
A chance encounter in an inner city school in Birmingham, Alabama, changed the life of one young lady and thousands of Alabama’s…
The mission of the Westwood Service Bank (WSB) is to provide a variety of personal services to the elderly of Westwood, free…