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Albuquerque Foster Grandparents
  Foster Grandparents in Albuquerque, NM, who serve with the elementary education program make sure that children in their care get plenty of individual attention. The 56 volunteers take part in class activities, but their main focus is the one-on-one time they spend with two children who are assigned to them.
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Foster Grandparents in Albuquerque, NM, who serve with the elementary education program make sure that children in their care get plenty of individual attention. The 56 volunteers take part in class activities, but their main focus is the one-on-one time they spend with two children who are assigned to them.
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For the 14 years he has lived in Cathedral Towers, a senior citizens housing complex in Jacksonville, Fla., Paul Clark has undertaken a variety of volunteer activities, including serving as an RSVP Floor Captain in his building. Among his activities is keeping his neighbors informed of volunteer opportunities.   For the 14 years he has lived in Cathedral Towers, a senior citizens housing complex in Jacksonville, Fla., Paul Clark has undertaken a variety of volunteer activities, including serving as an RSVP Floor Captain in his building. Among his activities is keeping his neighbors informed of volunteer opportunities.
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Resource CenterBuilding community by empowering youth in ten ways

According to the Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, two core principles of partnering adults and youth in serving communities are the equality of the relationship and utilizing an asset-based approach. This effective practice shares ten techniques for involving youth in community building based on these principles and found in the Innovation Center's 2001 Building Community toolkit. These practices come from the article, "Community Includes Youth" from Wingspread Journal (Volume 17, issue 3, 1995) by John P. Kretzmann.

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