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The Social Innovation Fund Adds Four New Intermediaries to its Portfolio
Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 3:13 PM EDTThe SIF is elevating proven community solutions, helping build scale through philanthropic leverage and evaluation of results to fund programs that work.
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Jeter's Leaders at the White House
Posted by on July 31, 2012 at 12:34 PM EDTLast Friday, the Office of Public Engagement was delighted to welcome 100 high school students from Jeter’s Leaders to the White House.
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Being a Sports Diplomat
Posted by on July 27, 2012 at 10:54 AM EDTGreivis Vasquez began by participating in sports clinics in his native Venezuela and later in Maryland to realize his ambition of motivating and encouraging children and young adults to establish high goals for their future and to focus on their school studies.
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Goals for a Better Life
Posted by on July 27, 2012 at 10:49 AM EDTWith more than 10 years in operation, Patricia has led the growth of Colombianitos from 42 children in 2001 to approximately 4,000 in several Colombian cities. She is the senior news anchor at CNN en Español, where she has covered major news events in Latin America and the rest of the world for over 20 years.
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Never Stop Giving Back
Posted by on July 27, 2012 at 10:40 AM EDTThree years ago, the Fairfax Police Department contacted Andres “Elmer” Arias to build a bridge with the growing Latino Community, affected by a high crime rate among children and teenagers. After he began organizing soccer tournaments in Fairfax County, the crime rate in the area dropped and the program has been extended to places like Springfield, Reston and Culmore.
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Social Workers to Offer New Training to Serve Troops, Veterans and Military Families
Posted by on July 25, 2012 at 6:16 PM EDTAn announcement by the National Association of Social Workers means that social workers will be better equipped to aid veterans.
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Fighting HIV/AIDS in Washington, DC
Posted by on July 25, 2012 at 3:02 PM EDTCommunity Health Workers in the Washington AIDS Partnerships's innovative Positive Pathways Program are helping their neighbors overcome barries to treatment for HIV/AIDS.
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Sisters in Arms
Posted by on July 25, 2012 at 2:57 PM EDTMaria Ziesche is a photographer and videographer who is using her art to tell her amazing stories of service.
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For the Win: Erasing Hunger at Home
Posted by on July 23, 2012 at 6:50 PM EDTJorge Betanzos is a young man who is working to solve the issue of food scarcity within his own community.
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Rising to the Occasion
Posted by on July 19, 2012 at 11:21 AM EDTAlexa Pham is using education to empower women to put an end to international sex trafficking.
