Courtney Thomas has a commitment to volunteerism that began in her early teens. She gives countless hours to improve the lives of community members, not only in Allegany County (where she resides with her family) but also throughout the state . . .
Each fall season marks the beginning of the apple harvest in Central Virginia, bringing in large numbers of migrant laborers. For the past 25 years, Migrant Aid, a volunteer community service program, has facilitated and coordinated the weekly volunteer efforts . . .
Henderson County has an estimated 8,300 illiterate and 18,000 low-literate adult residents. The Blue Ridge Literacy Council (BRLC) uses volunteers to provide their adults with free one-on-one literacy training. Since 1990, G’Anne Sparks, has volunteered for the BRLC. With her . . .
Shirley Martin’s work with the Foster Grandparent Program provides meaningful volunteer tutorial opportunities for senior citizens who work with students that are reading below grade level in southeastern Arkansas schools. The program was born out of Martin’s vision of Foster . . .
HOPE for Kids, a program of HOPE worldwide, is a nonprofit, community-based organization founded on the belief that every child deserves to live a healthy, fulfilling and productive life. The volunteers are committed to meeting the healthcare needs in low-income areas . . .
Summer Scholars is a community-based program for at-risk elementary students in Northeast Denver who are significantly below grade level in reading. It began five years ago with 20 students in one school and has expanded to 953 students in 18 . . .
New Hampshire Partners in Education (NHPIE), the statewide resource for development of effective community involvement in education, had its 30th anniversary in 1998. In 1998, NHPIE expanded its network of educational volunteers to include 588 school coordinators and 503 partnership directors. . . .
A growing city of 50,000 in Southeastern Idaho, Pocatello is a working class, rural community. Pocatello maintains a 17% high school dropout rate, which many attribute to its low tax base and many young peoples’ lack of interest in education. . . .
Located in the City if Rialto, CA, Renaissance Village is an outstanding example of what can be achieved when the public and private sectors come together and apply the proper resources to the solution of community problems. Southern California Housing . . .
Michael Edwards, Volunteer Probation Officer (VPO) for the 6th Judicial District in Pulaski County spends at least two hours per week with his assigned juveniles supervising their court ordered probation. This includes contact with the juvenile’s school and family to . . .