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State:
California
Field:
Health
Running for a Reason
Running for a Reason is a school-based club that combines non-competitive running and support for children receiving hospice care through Hospice of the Valley. The club is composed of teen runners and fundraisers and elite coaches. We meet weekly and have two raffle/bakesale events during each scho . . .   Read more
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State:
New Hampshire
Field:
Arts & Cultural Aw ...
Rubber Ducky Studios
We're a group of students from Souhegan High School that all have the shared interest of videography. We have been able to put our skills to work by helping give back to the community through creating FREE commercials for non-profit organizations. We have also been able to sustain our company b . . .   Read more
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State:
Louisiana
Field:
Education
All 4 U
A venture that sells school supplies and snacks. The school supplies are items that are normally required in all schools. Having school supplies available up on demand insure that they will be purchase for classroom assignments and homework. . . .   Read more
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State:
Florida
Field:
Education
Bridge Education
Bridge Education is a non-profit organization completely led by students that provides high quality SAT preparation and college counseling services to students with demonstrated need. Our tutors work one on one with students to meet their unique needs. By preparing students for life after high schoo . . .   Read more
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State:
California
Field:
Education
My Own Book
Our venture is designed to give books to low income children who may not normally have access to books. We visit k-3rd grade classrooms and read the children a short story. Next we tell them about storytimes at the library and how easy it is to get a library card. Then, we lay out an assortme . . .   Read more
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State:
Illinois
Field:
Mentoring
The Birthday Party Project
The Birthday Party Project throws monthly surprise birthday parties for disadvantaged children in Chicagoland. These parties have all the trimmings: cake, balloons, gifts, etc. These children are going through difficult times in their young lives. These issues include transitional living, domes . . .   Read more
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State:
Georgia
Field:
Arts & Cultural Aw ...
The Children's Bilingual Theater
The Children's Bilingual Theater is committed to bridging the language and cultural gaps in our community through the theatre arts and is dedicated to giving a diverse group of young people the theatre experience while offering the benefits of confidence and public speaking in a bilingual setti . . .   Read more
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State:
New Hampshire
Field:
Mentoring
Broadway At The Cafe
Our venture is a program for kids wanting to sing and perform Broadway songs in a safe substance free and non violent atmosphere. The older teens in the group mentor the younger kids by helping them with learning the craft of performing, and by showing the younger kids that positive life cho . . .   Read more
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State:
Texas
Field:
Youth Volunteer Se ...
Youth Together
Youth Together's goal is to engage young people in community service to help abused, homeless and ill children. Youth Together is a 501c3 non-profit organization that works with elementary and middle school student councils, Students Thinking of People and Peer Assistance and Leadership programs to . . .   Read more
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State:
Utah
Field:
Youth Volunteer Se ...
No Boundaries, Science Camps for Girls
We provide FREE science camps for "at risk" girls ages 4 - 10 to encourage early science education. Our focus on "at risk" girls is because we feel that science can be a ticket out of poverty for those girls. We want to change girls attitudes ABOUT science as well as the world's perception about g . . .   Read more
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State:
New Hampshire
Field:
Youth Volunteer Se ...
Fresh Eats Wagon
Our venture is about giving food baskets to the needy in our community. We have been doing this for roughly one year. We give out 10 food baskets to needy people in our community each and every month. We do about 12-13 in the holiday season. We get the food for the food baskets from our gardens . . .   Read more
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State:
New York
Field:
Education
Write-Share-Learn-Care
Write-Share-Learn-Care, a new initiative of H.O.P.E. (Helping Orphans Pursue Education), which raises money for orphanages around the world, including India and Sudan, is a pen-pal program that connects young Americans to children at these orphanages. The program aims to improve literacy and f . . .   Read more
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State:
Texas
Field:
Youth Volunteer Se ...
Youth Action Network
The Youth Action Network is working to build a web of youth supporting each other in taking action on issues that affect youth in Austin, TX. Austin youth can sign up to recieve a newsletter that informs them of opportunities in the community where they can make a difference. We have "YAN Socia . . .   Read more
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State:
D.C.
Field:
Arts & Cultural Aw ...
Inner Vision
Inner Vision is based on three principles: See, Think, and Act. Youth are encouraged to look around their communities and “See” different incidents. Youth then “Think” about the source of issues that surround them. Youth then “Act” on their surroundings based upon their observations and their consid . . .   Read more
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State:
D.C.
Field:
Arts & Cultural Aw ...
DreamCity
DreamCity is an arts organization based in the nation’s capital that focuses on harnessing the voices, ideas, and dreams of young adults in the D.C Metropolitan area. We utilize the arts to empower our communities from within by instilling financial literacy and educational self- reliance withi . . .   Read more
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State:
Texas
Field:
Education
Generation Education
Generation Education is an organization dedicated to promoting education for children in need. We give school supplies and other educational gifts to children living in youth shelters. We also mentor them and help them discover their interests so that they can continue their education and impac . . .   Read more
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State:
South Carolina
Field:
Education
Operation Backpack
"Operation Backpack" is a project geared to help elementary school students with achieveing academic success. My "Cream Team," if you will, provides backpacks filled with school supplies to students that do not already have them so that they are at equal advantage of excelling academically as . . .   Read more
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State:
Virginia
Field:
Mentoring
Project: Dream BIG
Project: Dream BIG Provides children experiencing homelessness, children living in poverty, and children that have special needs (physical or mental) with comprehensive and innovative services. Project: Dream BIG is designed to positively impact the emotional stability, intellectual comprehensi . . .   Read more
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State:
California
Field:
Youth Volunteer Se ...
Solutions Magazine
Solutions Magazine is a student-driven and student- oriented non-profit publishing group. Solutions Magazine is a free online and print publication on social entrepreneurship designed for students and members of the general public interested in social entrepreneurship. Our organization dissemina . . .   Read more
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State:
California
Field:
Health
Simply Pure Water
Our Venture aims to turn the disease-ridden water on which countless African lives depend, into potable drinking water. Many filtration systems can purify this water; however, the cost and complexity of these methods make them impractical for use in Africa. To be useful, a filtration system woul . . .   Read more
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State:
New York
Field:
Environment
Garden Angels
Our venture Garden Angels, a youth-run organization transformed an abandoned, trash-filled vacant park into a community garden. Garden Angels also paints murals throughout the community, organizes poetry readings and chess tournaments, and works to increase awareness about youth issues and env . . .   Read more
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State:
Georgia
Field:
Youth Enrichment
Wild and Water
Wild and Water is a Youth Venture that provides swimming lessons for economically disadvantaged kids. We work to make the kids feel more comfortable around water, to teach them how to swim correctly and efficiently, and to teach them about water safety. We have a swim practice once a month at A . . .   Read more
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State:
Connecticut
Field:
Youth Volunteer Se ...
Student Volunteer LINK
www.studentvolunteerlink.com (SVL) is a student led non- profit website dedicated to connecting student volunteers and non-profit communities in Connecticut. SVL services are free of charge so that every school, student and organization can benefit from our resources. Students register and . . .   Read more
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State:
California
Field:
Health
Umurima Garden Project Rwanda
Our vision is to provide sustainable nutritional independence for HIV+ women through a unique combination of education, training, food production, and community support. In August Umurima gardens will foster supportive communities for HIV positive mothers, engaging them in ongoing discussions . . .   Read more
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State:
Massachusetts
Field:
Arts & Cultural Aw ...
Nature's Den
"Natures Den" is an outdoor classroom for music, art, and theatre performances and other educational activities including play and recreation. Here at Leominster High and Center for Technology, our Venture has combined nature, art, and science studies and reached out to the community. Previously . . .   Read more
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