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Pottsboro Area Library: The Winner of TechSoup’s February Success Story Digital Connector Challenge

Tech Soup

Forty-two percent of Pottsboro’s school children are eligible for the National School Lunch Program. Here’s Dianne’s winning submission in its entirety: “The Pottsboro Library has made bridging the digital divide for teens a priority. Now the teens are branching out to other area nonprofits.

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

Tech Soup

households with children under 18 experienced food insecurity that year. households with hungry children. This means many children and teens who regularly had access to nutritious meals during the school year may be hungry or undernourished over the summer, even when there are free meals available in their communities.

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What you need to know BEFORE you start a nonprofit

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Or is it for people who are not accepted by current shelters, such as mothers with teen boys? Or are you looking to open a shelter for teens who have left or been kicked out of their homes, a need totally different than the family shelters in your community. Map out as much as you can with as many details as possible.

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The Art of Relevance Sneak Peek: Part Ex-Con, Part Farmer, Part Queen

Museum 2.0

FoodWhat's staff and teens have taught me a lot about what it really means to be relevant to people who are often overlooked or ignored. FoodWhat empowers teens to change their lives through farming and food justice. Kids on probation, kids struggling with addiction, kids whose lives have detoured off every map to a brighter tomorrow.

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Mobile Tech Connects Kids to Summer Meals

Tech Soup

According to the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) , only one in seven children who are eligible for free or subsidized school lunches receive summer meals. Caravan staff members were shocked by how many children are not accessing free summer meals — and realized they could do something about it. How Range Works.

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Encouraging Philanthropy at a Young Age: Teaching Your Kids To Give To Causes

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was curious about my colleagues, who work for nonprofits and are parents, what do they do to encourage their children's spirit of giving at a young age? Hans shared a story about how his wife donated her hair to Locks of Love which sparked a conversation with their 4 year old about children who are in need. s World Food Programme.

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The 5 Levels of Chatbot Safety & Unregulated Autonomous School Buses 

Whole Whale

It is being rolled out en masse to children on platforms such as OpenAi, Bing, Snapchat, Bard, TikTok, and more by the day. They essentially released an unregulated autonomous school bus that is now driving our children. AI as a service is now a reality and can be powered by any number of growing open-source models.

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