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Showing up for Kids
Posted by on June 13, 2012 at 11:53 AM EDTJohn Sowers was inspired to do something more for children without fathers, so he began The Mentoing Project's iniative to make sure that every young person in America that needed a mentor had one.
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Working with the Strength of Fathers to Build Stronger Kids
Posted by on June 13, 2012 at 11:07 AM EDTJ. Michael Hall leads the Strong Fathers - Strong Families iniative in hopes of letting men know what makes a father strong but we leaving it to them to realize where they have strengths and weaknesses. By focusing on what fathers do well and giving them the opportunity to do some of those things with their children, Strong Fathers - Strong Families moves men from dwelling on their deficits to living in their strengths.
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A Visit to Haven for Hope
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A Clear Answer to Clean Water
Posted by on June 7, 2012 at 3:48 PM EDTNRCS Chief Dave White highlights the launch of a new National Water Quality Initiative committed to improving one to seven impaired watersheds in every U.S. state and territory.
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Vice President Discusses College Affordability with College and University Officials
Posted by on June 5, 2012 at 6:55 PM EDTTen colleges and universities have committed that they will provide students with key information they need to make smart choices regarding where to go to school and how to pay for their degree
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For the Win: Pennies FUR Pets
Posted by on June 5, 2012 at 5:06 PM EDTEleanor Schoenbrun, an 8-year-old from El Paso, Texas, founded Pennies Fur Pets to help rescue animals find homes.
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Exploring Communities of Muslim Women throughout History
Posted by on May 30, 2012 at 1:30 PM EDTThe National Endowment for the Humanities and the Office of Public Engagement host a discussion on places and moments in time when communities of Muslim women began to expand their legal rights.
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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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Helping Veterans and Businesses Succeed Together
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 11:10 AM EDTJohn Reynolds and his organization Veterans2Work seek to educate both veterans and companies on the ways to find and utilize each other. By teaching veterans about going on a job search and teaching companies how best to utilize the mission-oriented mindset of a soldier Veterans2Work hopes to lower the unemployment rate of young and disabled veterans.
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Helping Survive the Peace
Posted by on May 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDTAs a Vietnam verteran, Bob Curry saw the opportunity to help out a new generation of soldiers when the Afganistan War and War in Iraq began. He began DryHootch, a non-profit organizaiton, with the goal in mind to give veterans a safe, alcohol-free, drug-free environment to deal with the PTS they might be feeling after returning home.
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