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

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It was recently recognized by the City of San Jose for raising awareness of computer science among teens. While school funding and resource allocation to these programs may be controversial in other school districts, it is unsurprising and maybe even mundane here in Northern California. The Power of Kids Teaching Kids.

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

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Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens. Windows 8 adopters can also try out the Viewer for Khan Academy desktop app, which lets you watch Khan Academy videos on your desktop.

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

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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. Free meal site data comes from WhyHunger , a nonprofit that collects data on free federal and grassroots summer meal sites.

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Why Do I Do Good: The Center and Agape

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It was during this time, when I was 15 or 16, that I wrote the Bishop to say that I thought it was wrong that the 11 o''clock Mass couldn''t meet in The Center, which is why I wouldn''t be getting confirmed along with the other teens in the parish. He wrote back a not very nice letter explaining why I was wrong. I chose not to be confirmed.

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Private Foundations Are Now Eligible for Citrix Online Donations

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Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services. Paul Getty Trust, which operates the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia. The donation of GoToMeeting has enabled us to meet on a regular basis, keeping communication an important aspect of running our agency. " —Laura Pedersen.

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

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A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. " A 2011 university study similarly found that 62 percent of homeless teens had a phone and data plan and that they considered the device as important for them as food.

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