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Youth Venture, Staples, and Changemakers present:
That Was Easy Entries
Leaders of the Youth-Led Social Change Movement
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"That Was Easy!" Competition Listings: from Earliest to Most Recent Submitted
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State:
California
Field:
Health
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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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