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Tobin Smith is an individual whose contributions to the Arlington, Virginia community are vast and far reaching. As a youngster in Michigan,…
After counseling many HIV/AIDS patients in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, psychologist Betty Finney became increasingly aware of the special needs of this population. She…
The Fort George G. Meade Adopt-a-School program started as a community outreach pilot program under the Army's "Service to the Nation" program,…
The Glenwood Springs High School A-Team is a group of students who, through the encouragement of a service-learning class at their high…
Reverend Kent Nylander is a full time minister at Grace Lutheran Church in Bensenville, Illinois who has been volunteering for more than…
Cory (age13), Brock (11) and Makenzie (7) Snyder started project Rescue Vision in March 1996 to raise money in order to provide…
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The Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake (HASCL) sponsors a tutoring program under their Drug Elimination Program (DEP) which addresses…
Diana French created Brother to Brother International in 1982 to address the needs of charities internationally. Brother to Brother locates American businesses…
The Saint Bernard School Student-To-Student Buddy Program matches middle school students with younger homeless children. The program's goal is to foster leadership…
The Volunteer Program of Rush Hospice Partners (RHP) was started in April of 1995, when several community-based programs combined to provide awareness…
In 1990, students at Ingleside Middle School began a 3-year volunteer program to develop civic responsibility among its students. During the spring…
The Franklin County Volunteer Guardian Program was created in January 1994 to match volunteers with mentally disabled adults. The program involves people…
In 1989, Ms. Wetterling's son Jacob was abducted near their home in St. Joseph. This prompted her and her husband to start…
In 1981, to fight domestic abuse in rural West Virginia, Stop Abusive Family Environment Inc. (SAFE) was created. The organization was created…
The Gabriel Project was started in 1990 by Mr. Mark J. Melamed and his sixth grade class after watching an episode of…