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Bay Area Teens Share the Love of Coding (Part 1)

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With lines of code projected on a screen, these children listen intently in a conference room at the Mountain View Public Library, as part of a four-week course on programming. It was recently recognized by the City of San Jose for raising awareness of computer science among teens. The Power of Kids Teaching Kids.

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

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households with children under 18 experienced food insecurity that year. households with hungry children. This means many children and teens who regularly had access to nutritious meals during the school year may be hungry or undernourished over the summer, even when there are free meals available in their communities.

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Why Do I Do Good: The Center and Agape

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Once the church was repaired, everyone went back to the church with the steeple, except for the people of the 11 o''clock Mass, where many families with young children, like my parents, often went. Photo: This is a page from a scrapbook about growing up in Mystic that my childhood friend, Jill, made for me when I moved to California.

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

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awareness and skills development in children, teens, and young adults. is an organization based out of Oakland, California. The Future of Apps in the Hands of Today's Teens. Not only did the piece showcase the uniqueness of this particular student, but also the opportunity to cultivate creativity through technical.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Part Ex-Con, Part Farmer, Part Queen

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FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. Doron runs a youth development program called FoodWhat in Santa Cruz County, California. FoodWhat empowers teens to change their lives through farming and food justice. Shut themselves down.

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Hospital Volunteering: 3 Things You Didn't Know & How the Web Can Help

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I didn't, until I talked last month with Joan Cardellino, the Director of Volunteer Services for the California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. The state of California alone has over 100,000 hospital volunteers. She has been in the field of volunteerism for the past 30 years. Orientations and trainings (i.e.

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Traveling Postcards: Interview with Founder, Caroline Lovell

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We know that creativity and freedom of expression go a long way in educating children to be tolerant and open minded. Our grassroots campaign involves all ages from teens to seniors. We are also funding very special after school art classes in Afghanistan through our partnership with Trust In Education.