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Connecting Homeless Youth and Shelter Animals: 20-Year-Old Rachel Cohen, Hand2Paw

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Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. They provide homeless teens with professional skills training and therapeutic experiences. ." - Rachel Cohen Twenty-year-old Rachel Cohen is the Founder and Executive Director of Hand2Paw.

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Reflections from Social Good Brasil and a New Word: PhilanthroTeen!

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I delivered the ending keynote on the second day and my colleague from the UN Foundation, Aaron Shernian started the second day of the conference, a day packed with ideas, content, and inspiration from the best of Brasil. Teens As Free Agents. Now, I can’t wait for my international projects in 2013! ” Philantroteens.

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Teenagers and Social Participation

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Last week, I gave a talk about participatory museum practice for a group of university students at UCSC. Many teens love to perform for each other. First, teens often have incredibly tight social spheres. Second, teens today are incredibly aware of "stranger danger." They like to do and touch and make.

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Temple Contemporary and the Puzzle of Sharing Powerful Processes

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Every other year, they convene TUPAC, a group of 35 outside advisors, including teens, college students, Temple University professors, artists, philanthropists, and community leaders. The cuts were so deep that school music rooms are full of unplayable instruments. Some students folding clothes. Empty pegboards.

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Six Alternative (U.S.) Cultural Venues to Keep an Eye On

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It's run by Jon Rubin, an artist and professor of social practice at Carnegie Mellon, and his students. Whether a teen zine about punk music or a university journal, the Underground Library will collect it, catalog it, and share it in ways designed to help people learn more about their city and each other.

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A Strong Message for Fundraising = More and Bigger Donations

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The right message gets people singing from the same sheet of music as you. Today’s teens get the message that they need to go to college, but so many don’t know how to get to college, how to pay for college, or what they should do while they are at college. . The original seven students we started with are now in the workforce.

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Six New Games for Change: Check Out the Future of Gaming for Good

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By Jeff Ramos, Community and Content Manager, Games for Change. ” Presented by filmmaker Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, SOS_Slaves aims to raise trafficking awareness in teens while empowering them with the tools to take responsibility and speak out against this issue. Ludwig is a game aimed at educators and students alike.

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