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Bay Area Teens Share the Love of Coding (Part 1)

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It was recently recognized by the City of San Jose for raising awareness of computer science among teens. While school funding and resource allocation to these programs may be controversial in other school districts, it is unsurprising and maybe even mundane here in Northern California.

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Symantec Donation Safeguards Computer Labs for Students

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The Inland Empire, which encompasses 27,000 square miles in Southern California, has one of the highest rates of poverty in the U.S.'s is a nonprofit educational and vocational training organization that has been working with local at-risk populations since 2009. 's twenty-five metropolitan areas. Smooth Transition, Inc.,

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Apps for Youth, By Youth

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Teen Book Finder (iOS), developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), helps teens, parents, teachers, and librarians find the best books and media for teens. The Global Kids Online Leadership Organization partnered with the New York Public Library to create a mobile game called NYC Haunts for the iPhone.

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

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And there's a new free mobile app called Range that helps libraries, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and others working with youth locate those free meal sites this summer. Note: Right now Range only includes 2013 data for California because the full list of 2014 summer meal sites is not yet available. Stay tuned!

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What Does a NetSquared Event Look Like?

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Describing NetSquared events is difficult, because each one focuses on a different topic and has a unique flavor set by the organizing team. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Seattle, Washington: Tech Education Resources for Nonprofits (Staff and Volunteers). San Francisco, California.

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Six Things to Know in Nonprofit Technology News

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A recent study by California nonprofit Community Technology Alliance found that almost 70% of the homeless people surveyed in their county did have a mobile phone. " A 2011 university study similarly found that 62 percent of homeless teens had a phone and data plan and that they considered the device as important for them as food.

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Nonprofits and App Developers Combine Forces for Community Change

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But what if an app could be used to help nonprofits, public libraries, and other community groups organize and solve pressing problems? This was the third Social Good Apps Breakfast organized by Caravan Studios , a division of TechSoup. She wanted to create something that teens and adults could use and that was also free.