2006
New Jersey SEEDS Scholars Program
Newark, NJ
Every year, New Jersey SEEDS Scholars Program selects over 100 inner-city students to attend rigorous Saturday and summer classes in academic subjects as well as leadership training. Students who make it through the program receive full financial aid at one of over 100 independent secondary schools across the country that are partners in the program.

2005
The Hope for Veterans Transitional Housing Program, Community Hope, Inc.
Lyons, NJ
Hope for Veterans provides honorably discharged homeless veterans with transitional housing; up to two years of group and individual therapy; case management services; access to psychiatric services; a guided, professional program of substance abuse counseling; and vocational services, including computer training. Veterans are required to work, pay a monthly program fee and save a portion of their wages for the future. The goal is to get them on their feet so they can be self-sufficient.

2004
StreetWorks Collaborative, Freeport West, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
StreetWorks Collaborative offers street-based outreach to thousands of homeless youths. The program's outreach workers offer the everyday necessities for life on the street, and carry referral cards to agencies in the collaborative for those who want further help, such as access and transportation to emergency shelters, housing programs, education and employment support, drop-in centers, food banks and treatment facilities for a range of problems. StreetWorks partners with local and federal agencies to create public awareness and institutional change.

2003
An Achievable Dream, An Achievable Dream, Inc.
Newport News, VA
An Achievable Dream is a year-round program in academic, social and moral education for impoverished children in grades K-12. The program has succeeded by approaching the achievement gap between minority and white students from many different angles, extending the school day and year, providing food and health care, and stressing character development and social skills. Partners include the local Sheriff's office, business community, and U.S. Army facility.

2002
Clubs Go To College, Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford, Inc.
Hartford, CT
In Clubs Go To College, two Hartford institutions have realized their common goal: to provide children and young adults with opportunities to develop physically, morally and intellectually. The Boys & Girls Clubs offer sports, art and computer facilities, and the children have access to Trinity College events and facilities as well as student volunteers, who serve as positive role models and friends.

2001
Zone-Based Advocacy, Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
The Zone-Based Advocacy partnership brings together advocates from the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh (WC&S), the City of Pittsburgh Police Department and the Allegheny County District Attorney's office in a coordinated response to the needs of domestic violence victims aimed at preventing future violence. WC&S advocates work to safely establish contact with victims, reaching out to help them understand their options, including counseling and shelter.

2000
Prisoner and Family Ministry Building Homes: Rebuilding Lives, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Des Plaines, IL
The Prisoner and Family Ministry of Lutheran Social Services of Illinois launched Building Homes: Rebuilding Lives in partnership with the Illinois Department of Corrections and Habitat for Humanity International. This program trains adult and juvenile prisoners to construct homes for Habitat for Humanity families. Over 140 families have moved into homes prisoners in Illinois helped build, and more than 600 inmates have received valuable training in both home building and community building through this partnership.

1999
Al Sigl Center Partnership, Al Sigl Center for Rehabilitation Agencies, Inc.
Rochester, NY
This is a partnership of individual agencies working together to help people with disabilities discover and achieve their potential for living fuller, more independent lives. Al Sigl Center serves as the partnership's resource agency, managing real estate for agency programs, coordinating shared services, raising charitable contributions and working to expand public awareness of the needs of people with disabilities. The Center's goal is to free partner agencies to focus their attention on what they do best: serving clients.

1998
Kinship Support Network, Edgewood Center for Children and Families
San Fransisco, CA
The Kinship Support Network is devoted to grandparents and other relatives who take care of children who have lost a parent through death, abandonment, abuse, or neglect. The Network provides guardians with support groups, mentors and educational workshops, as well as access to a range of services including health care, case management, community resources and housing opportunities. Replication is underway in ten California communities.

1997
"A Level Playing Field", A Program for At-Risk Children, Alachua County Organization for Rural Needs, Inc. (A.C.O.R.N. Clinic)
Brooker, FL
"A Level Playing Field" is an outreach program that assigns students of medicine, nursing and dentistry from the University of Florida to elementary schools, community centers and to the A.C.O.R.N. Clinic to provide basic dental care, immunizations and a range of other health services to children in low-income rural communities in Florida. A.C.O.R.N. volunteers have donated over $1 million in health care, helping at-risk children, cutting down on emergency room visits and raising the overall level of health for these communities. This program has been replicated in Tallahassee and Miami.

1996
Community Internship Program, Henry Street Settlement
New York, NY
For more than 30 years, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been sending its managers to the Henry Street Settlement to learn about inner-city life. Managers stay for one month - visiting homebound seniors, helping unemployed youth develop job skills and delivering food to the homeless. While UPS managers develop a greater awareness of the diversity of their workers and the people they serve, the Henry Street Settlement learns how the corporate world solves its practical problems. The program has been replicated in California, Illinois, Tennessee and Texas.