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The Awakenings Project – Spreading the Joy of Recovery Through the Arts
Mental Health is crucial to everyone’s whole health. The Awakenings Project uses the arts in all forms to help people...
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Where Will You Sleep Tonight?
In the wake of federal and state grant cuts and budget reductions, “A Bed of Hope” was developed as a...
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Student Volunteer CEO: Helping the Children of Pine Ridge Reservation
Pine Ridge Reservation is land tied to historical injustices and home to the Oglala Lakota. When people LEARN about the...
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Rural Guatemalan Village Receives First Electricity to Light Homes and Lives
The lack of electricity and cost of having conventional utility requires people to burn kerosene and candles in homes. This...
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Students Conquer Marathon: Innovative Intervention Program Uses Running to Teach Teens Success
In Des Moines Public Schools 2/3 of students are free/reduced lunch eligible and about 16% are ELL representing over 80...
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Help Henryville Gives School Destroyed by Tornado Infusion of Needed Funds and Supplies
Teachers suffer from inadequate resources in the classroom, which, in turn, hampers their ability to meet students’ needs. To compensate,...
Angel's Rest Animal Sanctuary
Saving The ‘Unadoptable’ And Helping Animals Help People
Elder, sick and ‘damaged’ animals are dying by the millions in shelters. The young and healthy make it out. The...
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National Lung Cancer Partnership Fights Stigma by Inspiring a Community of Hope
Lung cancer takes more lives in the US than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. However, research funding for the...
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Indiana University Student Group Investigates New Strategies to Continue Breaking Records
After 21 years of consistent growth, Indiana University Dance Marathon is challenged with new ways to increase donations while increasing...
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1,013 Acres of the Mbeliling Forest Have Been Protected by Seacology and Sano Nggoang Villagers
The Mbeliling Forest, located on Flores Island in Indonesia, is currently threatened by modern development. The forest consists of two...
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