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: 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: 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: California Field: Youth Enrichment	The Disability Awareness Team The Disability Awareness Team goal is to educate people on the challenges faced by the visually and hearing impaired community. We are learning sign language and are planning to take braille classes so we can teach others the way the deaf and blind communicate. We are planning to have one week in M . . .   Read more
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State: California Field: Health	SIRUM (Supporting Initiatives for the Redistributi ... SIRUM will utilize real time, simple information technology to connect clinics and hospitals with charitable suppliers to ensure that usable medicine reaches under-served communities. SIRUM will accomplish this by acting as an online exchange that streamlines the process of matching demand for medi . . .   Read more
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State: California Field: Youth Enrichment	Youth Taking Action We motivate kids into acting for others through exciting programs, eg kids who save even $1/mo, can use their PhiCoins (PHI-lanthropy COINS) to win auctions to talk with celebrities. The $1 also enables them to save 20 children from blindness. We hope such an experience will create social responsibi . . .   Read more
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State: California Field: Community Educatio ...	Latino Youth for Community Preparedness Our venture idea is to educate our community in ways that they can protect themselves and loved ones in the event of a natural disaster or in an emergency situation. Our focus would be to provide bilingual (Spanish and English) first aid and disaster preparedness trainings. We want to help people re . . .   Read more
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State: California Field: Environment	Mission Recycling Committee The Mission Recycling Committee (MRC) adds to the efforts of improving the environment by advocating recycling. The focus is to establish a long lasting recycling program, to encourage recycling, and to spread recycling awareness to every student at the school. At Mission High, there is a requirem . . .   Read more
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State: Colorado Field: Health	Kinard Hats for the Homeless Kinard Hats for the Homeless is a venture dedicated to making good quality hats and scarves for those in our community who are less fourtunate then we are. During lunch and study hall, seventh, eighth, and ninth graders come together to work on cutting, sewing, and packageing hats and scarves. Our . . .   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: 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: Florida Field: Youth Volunteer Se ...	Homebound Boca Raton, Inc. The purpose of Homebound Boca Raton is to provide transportation to high school students as an alternative to irresponsible driving situations such as: drunk driving, over-occupancy of vehicles, and driving past the legal curfew. . . .   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: 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: 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: 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: Illinois Field: Youth Enrichment	Always Ready Kids (ARK) Always Ready Kids is a youth organization that helps kids prepare for the unexpected such as minor injuries or even disasters. We do this by conducting safety-related projects, such as speaking to kids about how to prepare for disasters,handing out safety pamphlets, and distributing safety packets . . .   Read more
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State: Illinois Field: Technology	The Community Learning Center The Community Learning Center is an independent ecumenical organization located at 4500 S. Prescott Ave. in Lyons. The Community Learning Center is open to all local area residents regardless or creed, nationality or sexual orientation. The Center was founded in 2005 by several local educators with . . .   Read more
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State: Kansas Field: Youth Volunteer Se ...	Hands on Wichita Hands on Wichita ultimately strives to bring the community together in a cohesive effort to make Wichita a better and more supportive place for a young person to grow. To accomplish this goal, Wichita's Promise Youth Council (WPYC) is coordinating Hands on Wichita, a one day event that brings toget . . .   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: Massachusetts Field: Senior Citizens	Mums and Muffins Our venture was designed as a Life Skill cooking class. We baked cookies and cakes. We then once a month would take our treats to a local assisted living facility for the Adopt a Grandparent Program. We would share treats, crafts, laughs and visit with the wonderful people living in t . . .   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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