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Stopping Cuts That "Knock the Legs Out" From Our Communities

Angela Glover Blackwell | Posted 06.04.2011

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Angela Glover Blackwell

Many of the cuts proposed in the House so far target a wide array of programs that empower low-income people to climb out of poverty and serve their communities.

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HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Dorothy Stoneman, Founder Of YouthBuild

The Huffington Post | Dominique Fenton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Every day on HuffPost, we're highlighting one 'Greatest Person'- an exceptional individual who is confronting the country's economic and political cri...

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Not Just Numbers: The President's Budget and Real Life

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah Weinstein

The President's budget came out on Monday. I've been awash in the fine print for a couple of days, and what's starting to emerge out of all the pages...

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YouthBuild: Homes For The Homeless

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.17.2011

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Julia Moulden

In YouthBuild programs, low-income young people work toward their GED or high-school diploma while learning job skills by building affordable housing for homeless and low-income people.

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Michelle Obama Promotes National Service, Visits With YouthBuild

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama says community service isn't "just an escape for the wealthy," and that it can help do for young people what ...

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Michelle On The Mall

A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A. Siegel

One of my favorite events, every two years, on the Mall is the Solar Decathlon (coming again this fall). 20 or so university teams from around the wo...

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The Business of Service

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jonathan Greenblatt

The corporations and small businesses that power American growth and shape our society could be the fuel that turbo-charges our vision of national service.

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Obama Calls For National Service

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Barack Obama urged people Wednesday to look past the "bustle and busyness" of their everyday lives this Fourth of July...

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