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Interfaith America. Interfaith America (Formerly Interfaith Youth Core [1]) is a Chicago -based non-profit founded in 2002 by Eboo Patel. [2] The organization’s stated mission is to inspire, equip, and connect leaders and institutions to unlock the potential of America’s religious diversity. [3] Today it operates with approximately 60 full ...
Chicago Area Project. Chicago Area Project (CAP) is an American juvenile delinquency prevention association based in Chicago, Illinois. The association has been acting since early 20th century. The project was founded by University of Chicago criminologist Clifford Shaw. As of 2009, its current executive director is David E. Whittaker.
The Kennedy Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Programs (KL-YES) are fully-funded student exchange programs administered by the U.S. Department of State. [1] YES includes the "inbound" program for students from close to 40 Muslim majority countries to study and live in the U.S., and the "outbound" program, called YES Abroad, for students from the U.S. to study in [2] selected YES countries.
Serve Illinois. The Serve Illinois Commission is a 40-member, bi-partisan board appointed by the Governor. Its mission is to improve Illinois communities by enhancing traditional volunteer activities and supporting national service programs. The Commission is accomplishing this mission through the support of local community-based efforts to ...
BYP100. Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) is an African American youth organization in the United States. [1] Its activities include community organizing, voter mobilization, and other social justice campaigns focused on black, feminist, and queer issues. [2] The national director is D'Atra "Dee Dee" Jackson. [3]
Founder, former President. Chris Barbic (SVP) Website. www.yesprep.org. YES Prep Public Schools, Inc.[1] is a network of public, open-enrollment charter schools located in Greater Houston. Its headquarters are located at its Southside campus. [2][3] The YES program is a university-preparatory program for grades K-12.
Illinois is misspelled. The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency sponsored by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency. It focused on providing work and education for Americans between the ages of 16 and 25. [1] It operated from June 26, 1935, to 1939 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) [2] and included a ...
Youth and Educators Succeeding was founded by Dr. Dennis Harper in 1995 when he was a technology director for the Olympia, Washington school district. He wrote a United States Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant proposal to develop an initiative to involve children in the acceptance of technology in curriculum. [2]