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Making Time Count

Greg Woodburn | Posted 09.26.2012 | Impact
Greg Woodburn

My experiences in Ghana taught me that I am my most authentic and joyous self when I am empowering others to run forward -- toward dreams, toward passions, toward fulfilling lives. Making others count makes time count.

PHOTOS: Youth Boxing Hits The Streets In Venezuela Program

AP | JORGE RUEDA | Posted 06.08.2012 | Latino Voices

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Migadalia Flores was worried about raising her 13-year-old son in a poor Caracas neighborhood where teenage boys often drift int...

Get Ready to GET VERSED

Terry Blackhawk | Posted 07.17.2012 | Detroit
Terry Blackhawk

The care we give children is returned tenfold by our young people, and their talents and generous hearts will make a better world for us all.

Youth Programs In Higher Demand Amid Unemployment, Funding Cuts

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.12.2012 | Home

WASHINGTON — A survey of Salvation Army youth programs in more than 80 cities shows more than eight in 10 programs saw increased demand from chi...

Journey of a Young Dreamer

Princeton Irvin Parker | Posted 12.30.2011 | Black Voices
Princeton Irvin Parker

Disney Dreamers Academy (DDA) didn't just give me words of inspiration about how my dreams can come true; it showed me a picture of it.

Kia Makarechi

'Doc' Dorsey Brings Golf To Disadvantaged Kids

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.16.2011 | Impact

Many people hate going to the dentist, but there's one practitioner in Orlando, Fla., that everyone is happy to see. For 20 years, Dr. Thomas J. Dorse...

Chicago Youth Program Fights Violence With Employment

Posted 05.26.2011 | Impact

Nearly 700 children were hit by gunfire last year in Chicago, according to a report by NPR. NPR has been chronicling the efforts by Chicago schools, p...

Sept 11th -- Let's Save That Date

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Michael Brune

You probably remember exactly where you were nine years ago on September 11th. But do you know where you'll be on that date this year? I hope you'll be joining us for the second annual observance of the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Cambodian Youth Program Leader Awarded $25,000 Peace Prize

Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Phalen Lim fled Cambodia at the age of 2 in 1975, during the regime of the Khmer Rouge, and has never forgotten what it was like to start over as an i...

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

Shovel-Ready (Garden) Projects Abound

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Leslie Hatfield

As record numbers of Americans apply for food stamps and trickle into the nation's already-strapped food banks, it seems like community gardens should be a high priority.