Providence, RI
An initiative adopted by the Providence Public Library that breaks down social, economic, and educational barriers by providing language training to non-English speaking families.
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Terms:Community Development, Diversity, Education, Families, Heritage, Immigration, Life-Long Learning, Mobility, Providence, RI, Social Capital
Seattle, WA
An 8 to 10 week course designed to provide older adults with self-empowerment through training in a number of different artistic media.
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Santa Rosa, CA
An alliance created by the Environmental Business Task Force to encourage environmentally responsible business practices in the local community.
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Colquitt, GA
A volunteer-based theater organization that engages Colquitt County in an effort to share and preserve the cultural heritage of the community.
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San José, CA
A program that recruits talented teachers to the San José Public School system by offering benefits such as housing incentives.
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St. Petersburg, FL
A positive youth activity program which offers development opportunities for teens, grades 6-12, through entertainment and special events.
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San Francisco, CA
A program designed to engage youth in positive social dialogue through publication, public performance, educational workshops and mentoring initiatives.
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National
An organization that gives low-income families the tools to improve their lives by bringing them access to technology.
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St. Paul, MN
A nonprofit theatre that has enhanced the community of downtown St. Paul through cultural and educational engagement for over forty years.
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New York City, NY
An interactive educational experience for older adults suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
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Bridge Builders Award
A unique program that promotes a better understanding of Islamic culture through the study of art, architecture and cultural heritage.
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Terms:2009, Arts & Culture, Awards, Boston, MA, Bridge Builders Award, Design, Education, International, Multicultural, Visioning & Planning
Entrepreneurial American Leadership Award
A community leader who has fought to preserve and revitalize the rich cultural past of Paterson, New Jersey.
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Terms:2009, Awards, Community Development, Community Engagement, Education, Entrepreneurial American Leadership Award, Environment, Heritage, Historic Preservation, Image/Branding, Parks, Playgrounds & Gardens, Paterson, NJ , Placemaking, Urban, Visioning & Planning
San Francisco, CA
A professional theater that actively seeks to educate youth from communities that have been historically under-represented in the theater industry.
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New York City, NY
A non-profit organization that engages neighborhood youth, the arts and cultural heritage in order to improve the entire community.
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Terms:Arts & Culture, Community Development, Community Engagement, Economic Development, Education, Heritage, Neighborhood Revitalization, New York City, NY, Urban, Youth
St. Paul, MN
A community-based non-profit organization that helps emerging entrepreneurs develop successful businesses in the Saint Paul and Minneapolis area.
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This report documents the San Diego Aging in Place Workshop that explored the the topic of lifelong learning. Click here to download the report.
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Tucson, Arizona
A cultural organization that fuses arts and heritage to bring community members of all ages together.
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Terms:Arts & Culture, Community Building, Community Development, Community Engagement, Cultural Institutions, Economic Development, Education, Heritage, Tucson, Arizona, Youth
Bridge Builders Award
Greater Homewood Community Corporation and The Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health for developing a unique, ten-year partnership that has resulted in the Baltimore Experience Corps, a model program that brings the time, experience, and wisdom of older adults to bear in improving the academic and behavioral outcome of children in Baltimore City Public Schools.
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Entrepreneurial American Community Award
For its spirit and risk-taking in the implementation of the Kalamazoo Promise, a tuition assistance program for the Kalamazoo residents.
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Terms:2007, Awards, Community Development, Economic Development, Education, Entrepreneurial American Community Award, Kalamazoo, MI, Social Capital, Town-Gown, Youth
Portland, OR
A community-based nonprofit organization that works to empower refugee and immigrant communities by helping them integrate into American society.
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