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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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1998
Kinship Support Network, Edgewood Center for Children and Families
San Francisco, 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. |
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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. |
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1996
Community Internship Program,
In this partnership, United Parcel Service
(UPS) sends its managers to the Henry Street
Settlement to learn about inner-city life.
Managers visit homebound seniors, teach job
skills and deliver food to the homeless, learning
about the diversity of their workers and the
people they serve. The Henry Street Settlement
learns how the corporate world solves its
problems. |
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