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The Volunteer Action Center at the University of Arkansas established the Full Circle Campus Food Pantry in February 2011. The pantry is…
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Volunteer, Gwen Schatz, effectively addresses aging needs in her community through the Mid-Columbia Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging of The…
United Christian Ministries of Abbeville County (UCMAC) in South Carolina is a group of volunteers extending the work of local churches in…
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