In 1991, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter (SEPA) of the American Red Cross established the Partners For Youth Program. Partners For Youth is dedicated to the idea that given support and guidance, youth can – and do – make healthy choices . . .
In 1992, a dedicated volunteer from the Capital Area Humane Society and staff members of Children’s Hospital Child Life Department decided to institute a dog therapy program. The Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has a rich heritage of Community support . . .
Love is the Answer (LITA) is a grassroots, volunteer organization that has been serving the frail elderly of Marin County for more than two decades. This organization was founded in 1975 and grew out of a need to bring happiness, . . .
In 1992, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Bergen County accepted the challenge of providing a substance awareness program for the third and fourth grade children of Bergen County. Since 1993, “Did You Hear About Billy?” a forty-minute assembly . . .
Michelle Craig, a 17-year-old student at Austin High School in Decatur, Alabama, has learned to become diversified in her volunteerism. She focuses primarily on the environment and the wildlife in it. Michelle’s interest in wildlife started when she joined her . . .
Blair Hornstine is a 15-year-old student at Moorestown High School. Five years ago, Blair co-founded a new service organization in the Moorestown Public Schools known as the Moorestown Alliance for Goodwill and Interest in the Community (MAGIC). MAGIC provides social . . .
Elma Ramsey has volunteered for Hospice of the Valley in Boardman, Ohio since 1989. She has given more than 1,500 hours to assisting patients who have terminal illnesses as well as giving compassion and support to their families. She was . . .
Chief Petty Officer Karl Little always finds not only one, but many ways to be involved in his community. For instance, he has been a coach for Special Olympics, working with developmentally disabled adults in the cities of Portsmouth and . . .
The Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI) was founded in 1991 through a partnership with The American Association of Retired People (AARP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Its mission is to build, promote, and utilize the environmental ethic, . . .
If Henry Anthony “Tony” Murkins wants you to know anything about him, it is that the most beautiful thing he has ever seen was in Washington, D.C., when he took a young sailor whose father was killed in Vietnam to . . .