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How 4 New Jersey pools turned into a startup that just raised $10M

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As the oldest of 12 children, Bunim Laskin spent much of his teen years looking for ways to help keep his siblings entertained. New markets that Swimply has recently expanded to include Portland, Oregon; Raleigh, NC and the California cities of Oakland, San Luis Obispo and Los Gatos. .

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Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Youth Through App Development

Tech Soup

awareness and skills development in children, teens, and young adults. is an organization based out of Oakland, California. Youth Radio's mission is to connect Oakland-based young people with pro developers and entrepreneurs to. Forage Oakland project. The Future of Apps in the Hands of Today's Teens.

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Can You Use Your Own Photos on Your Website? Maybe Not

Tech Soup

The one exception is if they include children or youth under 18. Teen Retreat. " IBME gets both the teen's and parent's signature. Newsletters, blog posts, or recent events sections on websites are considered news. However, the photographs should only be posted for a limited amount of time.

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Brahm Ahmadi, People's Grocery, Podcast Transcript

Have Fun - Do Good

The primary need, obviously, in our community, West Oakland, is a lack of access to healthy and affordable foods. We do a garden nutrition program at our two school sites and at the YMCA site, which is basically for children, at these sites, teaching them about gardening and about nutrition.

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14 Top Nonprofit Websites to Inspire Your Organization

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Save the Children. In doing so, they provide 2,500 meals and 200 bags of groceries for clients in the San Francisco and Oakland area every day. Top Nonprofit Website: Save the Children US. We worked with Save the Children US to create their customized child sponsorship experience, and we’re proud of the result!

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

Have Fun - Do Good

Hospitals need to supplement the traditional "pink lady," with volunteer opportunities for teens, baby boomers, and people in their 20s, 30s, 40s. For example, after our conversation, I checked out the volunteer opportunities at one of my local hospitals, the Children's Hospital and Research Center in Oakland.

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Solutionary Women: Nola Brantley of the Scotlan Youth and Family Center

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Nola is as old as the Center she works for, thirty, and over the past two years, she has become an expert on sexually exploited minors in Oakland and has watched as the population grows. When I asked her why teenage prostitution is so prevalent in Oakland, she said, "Because they can do it here. It can't happen fast enough."