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Students from John Glenn Middle School have teamed up to form the Youth Volunteer Force, a powerful group that greatly impacts the…
The Association for Children for Enforcement of Support, Inc. (ACES), a grassroots nonprofit organization, is the largest child support advocacy agency in the…
Blacks in Government (BIG) is primarily a volunteer membership driven association that functions as an employee support group, community resource and an advocacy…
Sister Rosario serves as director of the Louis Infants' Crisis Center in Houma, LA. Founded by Rosario in 1979, the facility is…
Alisia Orosco, age 12, has devoted her time and energy to encouraging others, children especially, to look inside their hearts and help…
As a student at New York University (NYU), Peter Genuardi has been an incredible force on the campus. An active volunteer, member…
Michael Bowler has devoted his life to children. Born with hearing loss, he has been an exemplary role model and mentor to…
The Learn, Earn, Advance and Prosper (L.E.A.P.) Program is a comprehensive welfare-to-work model implemented by a not-for-profit community hospital in Tucson, AZ.…
After fifteen years of service to the students of New York, Mimi Levin Lieber decided not to seek re-election as a member…
Sylvia Goodman was the driving force behind the construction of the Sci-Port Discovery Center, a 67,000 square foot hands-on science center designed…
Clay Mountain Housing, Inc. (CMHI) began in 1988 after Clay County, WV was one of three regions in the state featured in…
Inspired by his passion for children, education and photography, retired schoolteacher Walter Bodle has mobilized an entire community. In just five years,…
Sarah Hawkins believes the best gifts that she can give to children are selflessness and education. During her freshman year in high…
A volunteer for Hospice of the Valley since 1981, Fred Appel has been instrumental in the growth of this organization. In the…
Julie Bachman, a local attorney licensed in the states of Nevada, California and Massachusetts, began volunteering her services at the South Lake…