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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…
Options for Individuals is a small group of mentally challenged young adults. This group has delivered more than 1,000 meals to the…
AD2 is an organization made up of 15 young advertising professionals. Annually, AD2 selects a nonprofit organization that would benefit from a…
Three years ago, Ashley Anderson, a Houston teen, founded "cheeREADing" to address the lack of parental involvement in early childhood literacy. As…
In 1998, Dr. Dennis M. Nigro began performing free cosmetic surgery for those with special needs on Saturdays. From this evolved Fresh…
Father Ralph Beiting is a priest of the diocese of Lexington. He has been working as the pastor of a four-county parish…
Exceptional Parents Unlimited (EPU), a nonprofit organization, has been serving children with special needs and their families in Fresno County, CA for…
Alicia Roy sets an example for other adults to help children in the community. Not only is she a role model as…
Louise Watson lives a life filled with community service. Watson started teaching in Grandfield's elementary school in 1979, and since then has…
The Delaware Mentor Program, started in 1992, is a rehabilitation program for women offenders that operates out of the Delores J. Baylor…
Dr. Farideh Kioumehr, an epidemiologist, is the founder and executive director of The International Health and Epidemiology Research Center, an organization whose…