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Community, Patriotism and Responsibility
Posted by on July 19, 2012 at 11:36 AM EDTGeorge Stewart has seen different forms of discrimination throughout his life, which has led him to advocate on behalf of the LGBT community through SAGE.
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White House, Department of Education, Corporation for National and Community Service Continue the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge
Posted by on June 26, 2012 at 4:30 PM EDTPresident Obama's Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge has inspired service leadership by diverse groups at colleges and universities around the country: public and private, religiously-affiliated and secular, community colleges, HBCUs, and seminaries. Over 400 campuses responded to the Challenge, and students took action on issues from hunger to literacy.
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Tropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted by on June 24, 2012 at 6:49 PM EDTFEMA provides an update on the development of Tropical Storm Debby in the Gulf of Mexico and encourages everyone to take the time to prepare.
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Educare: A Catalyst for Change
Posted by on June 22, 2012 at 2:17 PM EDTCaren Calhoun believes that every child deserves a fair shot at a good education, and that's why she devotes her efforts to working for Tulsa Educare, an organization that tries to break the cycle of poverty by working on Head Start initiatives in the Tulsa area and others.
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Investing Early in Our Children
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 1:30 PM EDTNearly 50 years ago, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton collaborated with Head Start founders Ed Zigler and Julius Richmond to help build a comprehensive early education program giving every child a chance to make the American Dream come true, for that child, and for all of us.
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New Perspective and New Opportunities Through Head Start
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 1:15 PM EDTLori Pittman started off in the same position as the people she helps today, so she understands how difficult it can be to provide the education advocacy that kids really need. That's why she has dedicated her time and effort to giving back to the same Head Start program that helped her out so much.
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Building Better Futures for Children and Families
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 12:46 PM EDTRory Sipp has stepped through many roles in the Head Start program and has made it his mission to serve the underprivileged children of the Las Vegas area.
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Collective Impact for Positive Change
Posted by on June 18, 2012 at 11:56 AM EDTThe Baraga-Houghton-Keweenaw Child Development Board provides high-quality early childhood services to children and families including health and wellness services, such as pregnancy education, breast feeding support, home visiting, health and developmental screenings, and medical and dental care.
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A Veterans Path
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 11:30 AM EDTA soldiers path in life when returning home is not always clear cut and obvious. Cassaundra learned this the hard way when she completed her service as she began going to college full-time, working full-time, and raising two children. She now serves veterans by reaching out to mentor women leaving the armed forces with her organization F7 group.
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Advocacy by a Veteran, for Veterans.
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 10:10 AM EDTJoey Strickland is a veteran who learned a lot about leadership during his service. Now that he's retired, he has dedicated his life to veteran affairs and has come up with a state program that he hopes will enable the nation as a whole to better serve its veterans.
