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Young People Need Your Help this National Mentoring Month ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- January is National Mentoring Month, and Goodwill Industries International is helping youth succeed by helping them overcome disadvantages and avoid delinquency through the Goodwill(®) GoodGuides(®) youth mentoring program. The effort is part of a national program that helps teens finish school and transition into productive careers through the guidance of trusted...

The Over My Shoulder Foundation, founded by Grammy Winner Patti Austin and CEO Dawn Carroll, is a non-profit mentoring organization established on the principle that the arts, entertainment and media can positively impact millions of disenfranchised individuals. Boston, MA (PRWEB) January 4, 2011 The Over My Shoulder Foundation, founded by Grammy Winner Patti Austin and CEO Dawn Carroll, is a non-profit mentoring organization established on the principle that the arts, entertainment and...

CAMDEN, N.J., Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- With paint in their hair and smiles on their faces, Subaru of America employees got a first-hand look today at the power of Big Brothers Big Sisters' mentoring relationships. To celebrate the company's national "Share the Love" campaign, employees created a mosaic with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties mentors and mentees and experienced how Subaru's support of the long-term mentoring program helps kids who...

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Independa, Inc. ("Independa") today announced its acceptance into the EvoNexus(TM) high-tech incubator program, helping accelerate Independa's launch of its technology-enabled independent living system for family caregivers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101204/MM12213LOGO) EvoNexus, a nonprofit incubator from CommNexus(TM), focuses on high-tech startups and provides subsidized resources to a select group of companies and entrepreneurs....

Are You Really Connected or Just Linked? How to Create Powerful, Inspiring Conversations that Lead to Greater Success Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 18, 2010 Bill Gates, Bono, Oprah Winfrey and Lance Armstrong have reached the pinnacle of achievement in their individual walks of life, but what do they really have in common? They all found out that ultimate success comes through the power of relationships. They discovered that by themselves they were limited, but by adding strategic...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making it possible for 1500 more Illinois children of prisoners to have a specially trained Big Brothers Big Sisters mentor. A $4.5 million three-year HHS grant is enabling the Big Brothers Big Sisters Illinois State Association to provide consistent, enduring, success-focused mentoring services to the children, their custodial parent or guardians, and their volunteer...

ROCHELLE PARK, N.J., Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, November 9, InSys Consulting CEO Linda Magnusson-Rosario shared the honors at a gala reception with Mary-Jean Eastman, Principal Perkins Eastman Architects, and Mark Wenitzky, Vice President, Bank of America Home Loans. The event highlighted their service to the community, and also helped fund Exploring Program's work, so it can continue to serve more than 6,500 young people throughout the Five Boroughs. With the support of some...

With support from NSF, George Mason University program uses video game design as a way to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics"Your game is annoying," one student at the Be the Game summer camp tells another. The boy just laughs. "That's because you can't beat it," he says.This is an exchange between a sophomore at Suitland High School in Forestville, Md., and a seventh grader at Stephen Decatur Middle School in Clinton, Md. Both...

Online platform provides mentoring, behavior tracking, and attendance tools that will aid in managing successful internship experiences BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- McKinley Technology High School has incorporated it's learning (www.itslearning.net), an individualized learning platform for K-12 and higher education, into its internship program to provide the framework for increased organization, program structure, and accountability measures. The Washington,...

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- entrepreneurshipEDGE has now launched innovation101, a 4-day Fellowship that connects young and aspiring social entrepreneurs to their peers and mentors for the purpose of transforming the ideas of these young and aspiring social entrepreneurs into successful social ventures. The innovation101 Fellowship will be held at the Columbia University School of Engineering between January 13 to January 16, 2011, and entrepreneurshipEDGE is currently...