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Lafayette, Louisiana is the home to the Azalea Park neighborhood, a local housing project with a less than stellar reputation. Mary Moss…
Maritza Gonzalez is the Executive Director of Ministerio Esperanza de Vida, Inc. (MEDV, Inc). She founded MEDV in 1995 to help the…
This past March, the United States learned that almost seven million Americans identified themselves as multiracial on their Census 2000 forms. Matt…
Susybelle Gosslee is committed to children, her own and many of them she has never met. She spends quality time with her…
READ/Orange County is the literacy service of the Orange County Public Library. They provide no-cost tutoring in basic reading, writing, and English…
Laurel Curtis has a desire to make the lives of young people in her community better. About 15 years ago, she began…
Minnesota is the home of a unique organization, the Center for Victims of Torture. In 1985, the Center was founded to give…
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of the Prince William Area is proud to announce the beginning of its fourth year of…
Gef Frick is not new at volunteering as he has devoted literally half of his life to helping others. He volunteers because…
Changes in the education system in California over the last few years have created the need for new programs as well as…
Shining his light is something that Joseph Sadlier has done for decades, from soup kitchens to his local parish, annual community fund-raisers…
The Black Stallion Literacy Program has a young readers program and an imagination celebration program. The mission of the young readers program…
“To kids who feel they have no hope, from kids with hope to share” is the motto of America Sings!, a national…
The Winner’s Club is a modest white clubhouse decorated with marigolds on the outskirts of Calhoun, Georgia. This little white house is…
Charles Winstead was injured in the Army about 15 years ago, and he was forced to retire when his superiors realized he…
Gabe Byars is a volunteer advocate for the Durham Crisis Response Center: Domestic and Sexual Violence Services. He was the overseer of…