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The Hospitality Business Alliance—an Education Partnership of the National Restaurant Association and the American Hotel and Motel Association—is a key sponsor and…
In 1996, Darrell Armstrong, of the NBA's Orlando Magic, started Armstrong's Allies – Armed With Education. The Armstrong's Allies is an Orange…
Kristina Skagen, a graduate of Homestead High School in Mequon, WI, was a delegate to the "Wisconsin Promise" her senior year, fall…
The Detwiler Foundation Computers for Schools Program is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization founded in September 1991 by John, Diane and Carolyn Detwiler.…
Operated out of a local church, Stork's Nest is a program of the Siouxland District Health Department designed to promote healthy babies…
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Chip Hunter is the founder and executive director of Art Share Los Angeles, an organization that serves as an arts incubator. Located…
The Grumpy Old Men form the backbone of the Wabash Valley Habitat for Humanity home building program in Terra Haute, IN. This…
Friends of the Chicago River, a nonprofit organization founded in 1979, envisions a Chicago River lined with homes, parks, cafes, canoe launches,…
In 1992, Dr. George Elle, a retired Texas Tech University Associate Dean of Agriculture, approached the South Plains Food Bank to see…
More than 12,000 volunteers from the Philadelphia region participated in 300 community service projects as part of the 4th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin…
The Metropolitan Youth Program (MYP) was founded in 1986 by a group of individuals who were concerned about the lack of educational…
For the last six years, Patti Puckett has spent her Saturdays tutoring, mentoring and expanding the horizons of at-risk elementary school students…
The Child-Family Mentor Program (CFMP) addresses the goal of providing caring adults in a child's life. Started in 1994, the CFMP is…
Children in Kansas City continue to die violently, experiment with drugs and alcohol, suffer from neglect and face other issues like homelessness…