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Symantec Donation Safeguards Computer Labs for Students

Tech Soup

Smooth Transition began working to reach at-risk teens early — before they dropped out of high school or left the foster care system. Its mentorship helps prevent its clients from re-entering the foster and judicial system or repeating poverty and homelessness cycles. Breaking Harmful Cycles. spanhidden.

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Year Three as a Museum Director. Thrived.

Museum 2.0

This year was a year of building, challenging, and strengthening. When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. Letting myself ignore glaring problems that still exist. They are still problems.

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Nancy Wins Free Copy of Being the Difference

Have Fun - Do Good

After 34 years in the Navy, Rick Koca "retired" - and started StandUp For Kids (S4K) , a nonprofit that works with homeless and street kids. The "extraordinary" thing Terri has done to change the world is the successful implementation of a mentoring program called Stand and Deliver for teens in the challenged community of Lawrence, MA.

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Eight Other Ways to "Connect with Community"

Museum 2.0

The problem--one which is not addressed in the article--is that museums have not been willing to cater to new target audiences to the exclusion of their traditional patrons. We're always happy for more bodies in the door, but if supporting teens means alienating seniors, there's a problem. The homeless community?

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

She challenged many contemporary notions by taking on familiar biblical stories but retelling them through the female experience, and was met with contempt and even violence. No chase boat, no support, no film crew, no problem. Artemisia Gentileschi. Charlotte Cooper. Future Sheroes. Jazz Jennings. Kiara Nirghin.

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TechSoup Hosts Hackathon for Youth Health

Tech Soup

Technology Solutions for Health Problems? The health experts and developers had one day to explore the scope of the problem and develop a technological solution. The problem the group faced was to provide youth and young adults with access to sexual and mental health and social service information. Hacking the Winning Tools.

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17 Ways We Made our Exhibition Participatory

Museum 2.0

We collaborated with two local organizations--the Rebele Homeless Family Shelter and Dominican Oaks retirement community--to conduct oral histories and produce a small audio and photo-based exhibit on maintaining love in tough situations. interracial marriage, keeping a family together while homeless) and others are more immediate (i.e.