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Osceola County is Florida's fastest growing county and as a result of this sky rocketing growth, the county has experienced a dramatic…
Rose McManus of Saco, ME, has dedicated herself to addressing the challenges faced by children with disabilities. As the parent of an…
Alice, daughter of itinerant farm workers, and George, a polio victim confined to a wheel chair, originally started their non-denominational personal ministry…
Mobile Meals of Essex is a not-for-profit nutrition program serving 11 Essex County communities. Staffed with a full-time coordinator and two part-time…
D.P. Hall has been a dedicated volunteer with the Safe Place Program of Youth Services of Tulsa since the program began in…
Jim "Rusty" Gorgans began working with students at Lockhart Middle School in 1993. He wanted to give the at-risk children an opportunity…
Darlene Brumbaugh is a retired elementary school teacher residing in the village of Glenvil, NE. While she has retired from teaching in…
Sister Marie Therese Solomon, a native of Trinidad, is the Founder and Executive Director of the Lestonnac Free Medical and Dental Clinic…
The Leesburg Police Citizens Support Team, Inc. (LPCSTI) is organized to aid, support, and assist the Police Department of the Town of…
The Community Service Program at Greenhill School, an affluent private school in Dallas, TX, is a unique all-inclusive effort that involves children…
In 1995, Univision Television Group, along with Communities In Schools, Inc. (CIS), established a broadcast mentoring initiative that enables Univision employees to…
Literacy skills are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with Level 5 reflecting the highest skills and Level 1, the…
This year, Commonwealth Catholic Charities (CCC) will celebrate 75 years of faith at work. The vision of CCC is to provide an…
In Walpole, an alarming number of middle school girls were at risk of depression, body-carving, suicide and eating disorders. In their middle…
At the age of 18, Gwendolyn Jones has devoted more than 230 hours of her time to her community as a leader,…
For the past five years, Lois Pope has dedicated herself to helping disabled veterans and poor children. She works tirelessly, lobbying to…