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The majority of the members of the Interval House: The Second Generation youth program grew up in homes devastated by domestic violence.…
For the past eight years, Peace Games (PG) has worked to change children’s ideas and beliefs about violence. PG operates under the premise that…
Agnes Flaherty has contributed to several programs and initiatives to hospice care in Southern Maine. Volunteering approximately 40 hours per week, she…
Prostate cancer is the most common major cancer occurring in men today and the second leading cause of cancer death of African-American…
Patricia Mitchell became involved in the Youth Companion Program at the Washtenaw County Family Independence Agency in Michigan several years ago. She…
Gregory Fainberg is a unique and compassionate volunteer who began visiting Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in March of 1994. He…
Orange County has a long history of volunteerism where residents often step forward and offer their rich, diverse pool of talents and…
The Law Enforcement and Parole (L.E.A.P.) program was initially started in 1990 by San Diego Police Department Community Relations Officer Michael Cash.…
Alyson Cangemi, a senior attending Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, NJ, undertook the cause of donor awareness in the summer of 1997,…
The YMCA at Virginia Tech has been serving the community as a nonprofit organization for 126 years. In 1986, the YMCA began…
In 1969, Probate Court Volunteers Services for Grand Traverse County began with a handful of junior college students serving as Volunteer Probation…
Baxter Brem, a 15-year-old high school student in Portland, ME, volunteers his time brightening the lives of elderly residents at the Fallbrook…
Coming from a family that has always been involved in service, Genevieve Carey, the youngest of seven children, has spent the majority…
In early 1997, Jerome Clemons, Jr., then a high school student in Charleston, SC, was notified that a delegate scheduled to attend…
Lucille Mullen, a 78-year-old retiree, has been a volunteer at the Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL) for over nine years. Mullen volunteers…
Gina Schroeder has volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer in Travis County since 1992, serving 15 children in that…