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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

Have Fun - Do Good

"It's a novel idea that homeless youth have so much to offer, and that these youth could really make the difference at this shelter. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. I recently keynoted the Social Good Brazil Conference in November.

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What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. So Diane asked them, "What if I hire your kids and pay them to learn science, teach it to other people, and gain professional skills?" Many YES teens don't come in with confidence about their own abilities. YES students defy expectations.

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

It demands that we remember, as individuals, that what we do on a daily basis, on the regular — planning that Halloween carnival or participating in a homeless count across the city — matters. Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs. The work that we do matters.

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Museum 2.0 Rerun: What Does it Really Mean to Serve "Underserved" Audiences?

Museum 2.0

Guards staring at black teens and grumbling about their clothes. So Diane asked them, "What if I hire your kids and pay them to learn science, teach it to other people, and gain professional skills?" Many YES teens don''t come in with confidence about their own abilities. YES students defy expectations.

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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. Smooth Transition's life skills development and educational training increase levels of employability. spanhidden.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

The Sage Centers offer older adults a safe and comfortable space to learn tech basics and take classes to expand on their skills. One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. LGBT Technology Partnership's Digital Inclusion Project. Lesbians Who Tech.

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