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In 1994, Catherine Roberts and Margaret Duffy created educational strategies that allowed their students to make real world applications of the math…
In 1982, Suellen Fried founded the STOP Violence Coalition in Kansas City, an innovative program dedicated to the prevention of interpersonal and…
Caitlin Janus, an eighth grader from Central Vermont, is the creator of a therapeutic horseback riding program for handicapped children. In rural…
Elton Fenno is a retired resident of Walla Walla, Washington. For over 20 years, Mr. Fenno has been volunteering with the Blue…
Mildred Bennett, a retired Portland State University mathematics professor volunteers on a more than full-time basis to tutor anyone in math. Her…
Marco Antonia Chavira began his service journey by volunteering to spend time with juveniles who did not have family nearby. Through his…
In response to a series of 13 teenage suicides, a grassroots organization called Practical Parent Education was formed in Plano, Texas. Founded…
Catherine's House was created in response to the growing problem of "children having and raising children" in Little Rock, Arkansas. The percentage…
In 1994, Jan Williams-Mayhew began a program that she has dubbed "Operation Santa". The main goal of this program is to grant…
Gabriella Contreras is a sixth grade student at Roskruge Bilingual Magnet School, who has been volunteering her talents and energy since third…
Since his own nearly fatal health failure from Diabetes & End Stage Renal Disease 20 years ago, Paul Hackman has been educating…
Bruce Buckelew, is the retired IBM systems engineer who founded the Oakland Technology Exchange. With a volunteer and student based work force,…
Joseph Young, Jr. is the founder and executive director of the Picture This Show, a nonprofit arts agency that provides a vehicle…
Since 1979, Volunteer Emergency Families for Children (VEFC) has reached out to children who are in crisis situations. Founded by the Virginia…
In April 1995, the Upper Arlington City School District (UA) announced its commitment to build a home for a low-income family in…
In the northeast Georgia foothills, there is an abundance of creeks, streams and rivers. One community problem concerns the quality of the…