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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…
Public Allies has been in operation since 1992. Paul Schmitz adopted the idea to “identify a diversity of talented young adults and…
With many children lacking the support of a positive role model, mentoring at-risk youth has become a nationwide priority. Big Brothers Big…
In 1990, The University of St. Francis and Joliet Central High School designed the Access to College Initiative (ACI) program, with Charles…
Akira Sakima has dedicated years of service to his community. Since 1960, he has placed his focus on health care, social services…
Rachel's Table, a food rescue program for the homeless and hungry of Worcester, is a volunteer based service project of the Jewish…
In McLean, VA there is a need for the repair and maintenance of the houses of low-income families. Daniel Flavin and many…
Judy Riley is a first grade teacher at the Fairfield School in Saco, ME. Prior to taking her current teaching position, Ms.…
Project Linus provides "security blankets" to ill children reassuring them and helping them feel safe and calm with the presence of something…
Janice Grabowski started volunteering at Villa Maria, a treatment program for children between the ages of three and 12 who are experiencing…