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Dorothy Dulberger’s contribution to Scouts with disabilities goes beyond job titles; she is the inspiration behind Troop 457, a troop of developmentally…
The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) was started by Quakers at Green Haven, a maximum security prison in New York, in 1975. Now,…
Students Teaching AIDS to Youth (STAY) is a peer education program made up of students ages 14-22, who teach HIV/AIDS prevention to…
F.E.G.S. Long Island Division is a large, diversified human service organization with more than a dozen family service centers and residential services facilities…
Lujack’s Northpark Auto Plaza has been extraordinary in its contributions to volunteer service in the Quad Cities area of Iowa. Several organizations in…
Patrick Morris’ first significant volunteer experience since moving to Miami, FL was at the June 1991 Jimmy Carter Habitat for Humanity Project…
The 150 volunteers at Literacy Instruction for Texas (LIFT) are responsible for turning on the light for many adults in the Dallas Metroplex. LIFT…
The Oakland Asian Students Educational Services (OASES) was formed in 1983 by University of California at Berkley volunteers concerned by the growing…
The majority of the members of the Interval House: The Second Generation youth program grew up in homes devastated by domestic violence.…
For the past eight years, Peace Games (PG) has worked to change children’s ideas and beliefs about violence. PG operates under the premise that…
Agnes Flaherty has contributed to several programs and initiatives to hospice care in Southern Maine. Volunteering approximately 40 hours per week, she…
Prostate cancer is the most common major cancer occurring in men today and the second leading cause of cancer death of African-American…
Patricia Mitchell became involved in the Youth Companion Program at the Washtenaw County Family Independence Agency in Michigan several years ago. She…
Gregory Fainberg is a unique and compassionate volunteer who began visiting Shady Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in March of 1994. He…
Orange County has a long history of volunteerism where residents often step forward and offer their rich, diverse pool of talents and…
The Law Enforcement and Parole (L.E.A.P.) program was initially started in 1990 by San Diego Police Department Community Relations Officer Michael Cash.…
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