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By Amanda McDonald |
January 19, 2011 |
Screen shot of the short documentary “Summers of Freedom: Martin Luther King Jr. in Connecticut"
As I’m sure you are aware, Monday of this week was MLK Day. This is a busy time for us in the YSA Grants department with funds being...
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By Guest |
January 14, 2011 |
Lani Bowman's class having fun while working on their STEMester of Service project.
Funded by Learn and Serve America, a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, STEMester of Service incorporates YSA’s semester-long...
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By Guest |
January 12, 2011 |
Charles (right corner) with other YSA youth council members at the Fall youth council retreat.
Charles is a member of YSA's youth council and Founder & CEO of Greening Forward, a youth-led environmental advocacy organization that works...
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By Silvia Blitzer Golombek, Ph.D. |
January 10, 2011 |
Un Techo para mi Pais project in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Volunteering is tied to democracy.
When I was growing up and studying in Argentina in the 60s and 70s there was no such thing as volunteering, certainly not as an...
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By Guest |
December 22, 2010 |
This holiday season, just like every other holiday season past, we are encouraged to open our wallets and give a little to charity. Now, I will be the first to say that money won’t solve everything and community service is the preferred way to...
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By Portia Obeng |
December 20, 2010 |
Some of the YSA staff at DC Central Kitchen
Have you ever had a fantastic volunteer experience? The staff was great, you were engaged the entire time, you learned about the history of the organization where you were volunteering and the...
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By Helene Sims |
December 14, 2010 |
The last two weekends of November turned out to be amazing! Who would have ever thought that my boyfriend and I would plan surprise birthday parties for each other only a week apart?
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By Sarah Guy |
December 9, 2010 |
The cast of Glee performing "Don't Stop Believing"
I wouldn’t be surprised if each person who reads this blog knows someone who is a gleek, a huge fan of the TV musical show Glee. Until a few weeks ago, I had never watched an episode...
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By Danielle Miranda |
December 6, 2010 |
The cultural form and definition of a volunteer may change depending on circumstances, but the underlying principle never wavers: every individual can make a difference in society.
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By Guest |
December 2, 2010 |
Taylor (right) volunteering for March of Dimes in Washington, DC
Taylor is a member of YSA's youth council and a youth volunteer with March of Dimes. She shares her personal reason for supporting the March of Dimes and easy tips she learned...
