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In 1996, Pio Pico Elementary received a grant from the Governor’s Office of Child Development and Education to establish a mentoring program…
The Shipboard Aircraft Firefighting School is located in the Central Valley of California in the City of Lemoore. A major component of…
Trudy Bradley serves as program director for the Clarke County Mentor Program, a partnership program established between the Athens Area Chamber of…
Moving to Salinas ten years ago, Rev. Ken Feske found himself in a community that was experiencing rising crime and violence, increase…
Tulsa Youth Court is a volunteer program for area high school students coordinated by Youth Services of Tulsa, Inc., in collaboration with…
What began in 1994 as a three-campus partnership has grown to nine campuses from Bristol to Chattanooga. Private and publi, two- and…
The Foundation for Affordable Housing is an organization that helps individuals and families who cannot currently afford to buy a home. The…
After William Chandler Vatavuk noticed that many students at this school were having trouble reading, the young man decided to pitch in…
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Capital Region has for many years attempted to place children in Perry County with much needed mentors…
The Kettering Citizen Police Academy Alumni assist the Kettering Police Department by performing a multitude of tasks that free up the police…
Operation Baja (OB) is a multi-faceted, multi-cultural non-profit organization, created by Commander John Bretza in 1995 after he witnessed a young girl…
Binky Patrol, a non-profit organization, began as a small local group in Southern California in 1996. Volunteers with Binky Patrol create hand…
Friends for Survival, Inc. (FFS), a nonprofit organization, was organized in Sacramento, California, in the fall of 1982 by two mothers, Chris…
Disabled and mentally ill youngsters need a friend who understands pain and the challenges of making the most of each day. The…
The Sons of Abraham Mentor Program is in its third year of providing one-to-one mentoring, teaching and extracurricular activities to promote the…
Why is there so much violence among America’s youth and what effect will it have on society in the future? After a…