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Symantec Donation Safeguards Computer Labs for Students

Tech Soup

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 Its mentorship helps prevent its clients from re-entering the foster and judicial system or repeating poverty and homelessness cycles. It also costs students the ability to complete their work.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Our second Impact Lab recently announced the Financial Aid Chatbot to support students as they navigate the FAFSA application. Isabella received her B.S.

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A Hearty Congratulations to TechSoup Members Winning Google Impact Challenge Awards

Tech Soup

Students develop and run a business, gain confidence, academic support, and mentorship. Beyond 12 is developing the next generation of MyCoach, a mobile app that helps low-income students navigate the path to college and stay on track once they arrive, significantly enhancing graduation rates.

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Can Mobile Phones Solve Homelessness?

Tech Soup

Are mobile phones a lifeline for homeless people? Homeless people use mobile phones to break their isolation, find food and shelter, and connect with the people they care about. Just like any single thing, mobile phones are a help, but not a cure for homelessness. Assuredly they are. Surprises So Far.

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10 Organizations Leading The Way This Mental Health Awareness Month

Everyaction

Lack of access to appropriate mental health care carries serious consequences, including increased likelihood of hospitalization, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide. Positive Education Program is a unique organization, originally created as a consultant to area school districts to help them serve their most challenging students.

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[VIDEO] Measure Of Success: Creating Tools And Process To Report Impact

Bloomerang

We’ll be in California in January, we just left. So, for example, if I provide an after-school program, I just use that a lot because I ran an after-school program for over a decade, but if I’m delivering academic programs, then I’m going to be looking at the number of students served. So we’re going to dive in.

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