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GRIP Program Targets At Risk Youth

Daily Titan
April 9th, 2012

In an effort to gain control of the increasing problem of gang activity, the Anaheim Police Department (along with other police agencies in Orange County), the Orange County district attorney’s office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department collaborated to form the Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (GRIP).

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One Year Later: Former AFSC Program Thrives in Mozambique

AFSC Yobo Member
January 4th, 2012

Chickens, stoves and literacy meant success for the first year of a new organization in Mozambique supported by AFSC.

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Asphalt and Asparagus: Growing Food in the City with Curtis Stone

Permaculture BC
November 30th, 2011

Busting up through the pavement like asparagus, over 80 people came out to listen and ask questions of Curtis Stone, a Kelowna urban SPIN farming.

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Using Talent to Generate Income

Chrysalis Uganda
November 10th, 2011

For the last two years, we have run art projects to tease out and train up young artists and we are very privileged to have worked with professional artists, Yusuf Ssali, Damba Musoke, Bruno Ruganzu, John Okot, Sheila Black and many others.

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We Will Live as We Desire

AFSC Yobo Member
October 12th, 2011

On stage at the Rashad al Shawa Cultural Center in Gaza City, one young woman faces an audience of over 700 people.

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Grassroots Peace Photojournalism Helps Young People Find their Voices

Yobo Yobo Staff
January 24th, 2012

We have all been told that a picture is worth a thousand words, but graduates of Peace In Focus’ Grassroots Peace Photojournalism program know that some pictures are worth much more than that.

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Haitian Students Celebrate New Opportunities

AFSC Yobo Member
December 26th, 2011

After six months of hard work in an accelerated technical training program, youth supported by AFSC in Martissant, a Port-au-Prince community, celebrated their achievement in a graduation ceremony held in Petionville.

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Positive People: Hip-Hop Teacher KMT

Positive News
November 10th, 2011

DJ and hip-hop teacher KMT is using music and sustainable living to unite young people.

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Graduates Get a Crash Course in Sharing

Yes! Magazine Yobo Member
November 1st, 2011

Some young people are finding or inventing ways to make a living and maybe even make a difference.

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The Roommate Revolution: Why Living Alone is Overrated

Yes! Magazine Yobo Member
October 10th, 2011

At 37, Leilani Clark thought she was too old and too independent for roommates. But she soon found herself loving the sharing life…and she’s not alone.

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