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Making An Impact: Help a Kid Take the Leap from the Mean Streets of L.A. to a College Campus

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.31.2009 | Impact


Arianna Huffington

To help at-risk kids take the leap from the mean streets of L.A. to a college campus, we've created a special fund. To contribute and give a worthy student a leg up on a much brighter future, click here. Latest HuffPost Game Changers: Media and Philanthropy Look over the slideshows we've put together, then vote for the Ultimate Game Changer in Media and Philanthropy. READ MORE Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America Needs Him to Do His When it comes to Wall Street, President Obama seems to have traded in his position as our economy's commander-in-chief for a different role: pundit-in-chief. READ MORE WATCH: Arianna Discusses the Senate Health Care Bill on Countdown WATCH: Arianna Talks About the Public's Bailout Anger on BBC's Newsnight WATCH: Left, Right, and Center Live on Stage

Urban Kids Find The Magic

Charles Campbell | Posted 04.26.2008 | Living


Charles Campbell

When it comes to literacy, the list of failing cities is as long as we are tall. This is my offering to begin fixing the deep-seated problems of worthlessness that afflict so many children who are not being encouraged to read.