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Gussie Hammock is a retired factory worker who has dedicated her services to the Prosecutor’s Volunteers for Victims Program since 1996. Service…
Since 1887, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee has served children from disadvantaged circumstances with quality after-school programs. 1999 was…
Established in 1994 through a W. K. Kellogg Foundation grant, the Center for Social Responsibility and Community (CSRC) emphasizes an opportunity-oriented approach…
Anna Panayiotou is the founder and chairwoman of Bayonne 2000: Cleaner and Greener, the City of Bayonne’s voluntary community forestry and clean-up…
Public high schools in northern New Jersey’s inner cities are in a state of disarray. Some of them are graduating as few…
Tinker Cooper, Executive Director of Families Against Drugs (FAD), formed this nonprofit organization after her son died from a drug overdose in…
As identified in its bylaws, a major objective of the University of Tennessee BSSW Student Social Work Organization (BSSW-SWO) is to “facilitate…
In April 2001, nearly 200,000 women commenced celebrating 100 years of volunteer community service and impact through the Junior League. With a…
Despite Sister Anita Marie’s success as a mathematics teacher, it is her position as BETA chair for the past twelve years that…
In 1986 Marilyn Price was pedaling up a bike trail on Mount Tamalpais, gazing at the view of San Francisco beyond. She…
Dr. Sarah Brabant began helping children more than 15 years ago when she took her keen intuition and extensive knowledge of grief…
In a diverse community such as San Diego, improved literacy and learning English as a second language are important issues faced in…
Girl Tee Vee is a program at The Girls Center in Walpole, Massachusetts. The Girls Center is a community-based, self-actualization and leadership…
The Community Oriented Policing Satellite (COPS) was established in University Heights in 1995 through a joint effort of the University Heights CDA,…
Dr. William Stapp is affectionately called the Father of Environmental Education. In 1984, Dr. Stapp helped a group of concerned students investigate…
The Academy for the Arts, Science, and Technology’s ICU club is a unique community service organization. The club’s mission is to reach…