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

Have Fun - Do Good

"It's a novel idea that homeless youth have so much to offer, and that these youth could really make the difference at this shelter. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way. Hand2Paw's mission is to connect homeless teens and shelter animals in a mutually beneficial way.

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Americans for the Arts :: @ Americans4Arts. National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. American Heart Association :: @ American_Heart. American Red Cross :: @ RedCross. American Rivers :: @ AmericanRivers. Ashoka :: @ Ashoka.

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7 LGBT Tech Projects You Need to Know

Tech Soup

One of the projects this organization is working on is called Connect 4 Life , a mobile phone program for LGBT homeless youth. The Institute found that mobile phones can increase homeless teens' opportunities and help them stay connected to caseworkers, shelters, potential employers, and support networks. Lesbians Who Tech.

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Introducing Abbott Square Part 3: Community Participation Builds a Community Plaza

Museum 2.0

This is the second installation in a series of posts on the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)'s development of Abbott Square , a new creative community plaza in downtown Santa Cruz. Businesspeople asked how we would keep out homeless people, drug addicts, and deviant behavior. What amenities does it need?

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Donning the Sweatshirt of Service: Reflections from a Second-Year Ally

ASU Lodestar Center

It demands that we remember, as individuals, that what we do on a daily basis, on the regular — planning that Halloween carnival or participating in a homeless count across the city — matters. Analisa Xavier implemented Native American Connections ' first ever teen after-school programs. The work that we do matters.

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Year Three as a Museum Director. Thrived.

Museum 2.0

I''ve now been the executive director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for three years. When I look back at some recent projects that I''m most excited about (like this teen program ), I realize that I had very little to do with their conception or execution. institutional change Museum of Art and History'

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Nancy Wins Free Copy of Being the Difference

Have Fun - Do Good

After 34 years in the Navy, Rick Koca "retired" - and started StandUp For Kids (S4K) , a nonprofit that works with homeless and street kids. She grew her program so it now serves 700 people of varying abilities and allows them to express themselves through the art. She lives for what she does and adds meaning to many individuals lives.