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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…
In response to the Governor's challenge for churches to assume more responsibility in their communities, Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Alliance for Social Ministry (CCHASM)…
In 1991, Hugh Liang and his family moved to Braintree, Massachusetts from China. In 1994, he graduated from high school and enrolled…
TeenLine is the youth-run crisis hotline that serves the Tri-County area of South Carolina. With partial funding by the United Way and…
In 1994, Otterbein College, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Indianola Middle School established a collaborative partnership to address a need for after-school…
Eighth Grade Book Buddies is an initiative created by the West Tallahatchie School District to improve reading and self-esteem levels for students…
Since 1983, Robert "Papaw" Keeling, a retired engineer, has been resident grandfather at Katy Elementary. He volunteers more than 30 hours each…
Urban Ministries of Raleigh is a volunteer-intensive, nonprofit organization founded in 1980 to address the unmet needs of the poorest citizens in…
Ten years ago, Bob Denny and his wife, Becky, were addicted to drugs and alcohol. When they became homeless, their children were…
Since May of 1992, United Parcel Service's Eastern Georgia District has been in partnership with Thurgood Marshall Middle School. UPS volunteers spend…
The Department of Community Service at Daemen College is a student program, its primary objectives are to educate and provide students the…
Since its inception in 1982, Green Mountain Prevention Projects (GMPP) has trained teens to be peer educators and leaders in substance abuse…
The "Our Kids" project, also known as "Our Kids Are OK," provides assistance to Baxter Country Area children who need medicine, medical…
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