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Robert Vandevender had an idea, and with help from Sandy Reese and Sharon Hyden opened The Knead More Bakery in Fishersville, Virginia.  The idea behind the bakery is to help provide work for people with disabilities.  Mr. Vandevender, himself diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis a few y... read more

The Dinwiddie School District in Southside Virginia has just won the Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium Award.  The award was given for their advances in classroom technology integration.  Each teacher at the school has their own laptop which has made it easier for them... read more

Montana, typically a very active state with it's "big sky country", has found that only 27% of their elementary students met the national fitness guidelines.  12% of middle school and 11% of high school meet the guidelines.  While most of the children in this state do have ... read more

The Seattle school district is currently using a computer called VAX, which is reported to be so old and out of date that the University of Washington has one on display as a museum piece.  The school system has been trying to work on replacing the relic for the past six years but other concern... read more

According to this article, ComScore Inc. rates Wikipedia as the seventh largest website visited in the United States.  A company without an endowment and until recently, were worried they would have to sell advertising for sustainability, has just been given a donation of $3 million by&nbs... read more

Parents in California are being asked by their schools to give anywhere from $200 dollars to $400 per child they have, know or are acquainted with in the school system.  The budget cuts for California are in excess of $4.8 billion for their education.  Schools across the state are seeing t... read more

Girls Write Now is a non-profit company that pairs disadvantaged high school girls who want to be writers with authors, playwrites, poets and editors to name just a few.  Through their mentoring process, these girls, age 13 to 20 are paired with the writers who sometimes closely resemble their ... read more

The National Parent and Teacher Association and 40 Non-Profit religious, consumer and educational groups have opposed radios being installed on school buses.  Their problem isn't music, it's the advertising.  Channel One, the company that installs the radios free of charge do play c... read more

If you have been wanting to get out of a corporate job and into a non-profit, this article is informative and helpful.  What kind of hours are you likely to keep?  Is your corporate resume suited for a non-profit company?  What kind of pay can you expect with a job change out of ... read more

France is on the verge of passing laws that would ban ads, clothing designers and websites from using models that are ultra thin or promote anorexia.  A new legislation that has been passed by the National Assembly and approved by French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government will now go befor... read more

In Los Angels County, California, librarians are trying a new tactic to get teenagers to come back in to the library.  Between once a week and once a month, almost half the libraries in the county hold a video game night.  Many of the librarians have found the teens come back on other days... read more

With summer fast approaching, many kids are headed to camp.  For kids who have serious illnesses or life threatening conditions, camp may never be an option.  Newman's Own, a charitable organization who has donated more than $200 million to charities has their own brand of camp. ... read more

The National Center for Women and Information Technology is accepting nominations for high school students who have made strides with computing related achievements and interests.  NCWIT is a "coalition of more than 100 prominent corporations, academic institutions, government agencie... read more

A sixth grader at Victory Baptist School in Sherwood, Arkansas has literally saved his schools' struggling computer system.  When Jon Penn's mother, the librarian at the school was given the arduous task of being the IT person shortly before the beginning of school, the computer system w... read more

As all of us focus on the many things that we can all do to help the environment, Earth Day is a good day to remember that there are environmental benefits to the donation of electronics.   For working computers, reuse is the first and best option.  Our web page, "Donatin... read more

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The National Cristina Foundation works with a number of PAL groups around the country.  Originally known as Police Athletic Leagues, many have now expanded the programs the offer to include a wide range of projects, and our now known as Police Activities Leagues.   One such group i... read more

Ethel's Tree of Life, in Eliot, Maine, serves youth and young adults who live with a broad spectrum of disabilities and/or special needs through the provision of mentoring and recreation based activities and opportunities that build life and work skills.  They wrote: As a sma... read more

Computers for Classrooms in Chico, California refurbishes computers and distributes them to schools, charities and low-income families.  They also provide training for people who want to learn how to refurbish computers.  Their efforts were recently the subject of a TV news story that high... read more

Giant Steps School is a private, not-for-profit organization in Southport, Connecticut that serves children ages 3-21, that have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders and related developmental disorders.  By incorporating state of the art educational and therapeutic techniques in a... read more

The Carson Center for Human Services is a private, nonprofit, community-based agency which provides an array of behavioral health and rehabilitation services in Westfield, Massachusetts. Their mission is to promote individual, family, and community well-being, through responsive behavioral he... read more

The New Beginning Full Gospel Church in Detroit, Michigan has worked to provide computer access and training to low income residents of their community. As they describe for us in the letter below, their computer labs serve many needs.   They wrote: Years ago, we connected with The ... read more

The Washington, D.C. Chapter of the National Black MBA Association has been a National Cristina Foundation partner since 2005. In addition to providing a broad range of activities for their professional members, their Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) Program helps high school students to prepare for c... read more

Middle School 256 in New York City has provided donated computers to some of their students who might otherwise not have access to a home computer.  They recently told us about one of these students. From their letter: This student (who we’ll call Mary) lives in a single-parent... read more

The Hawaii Open Source Education Foundation promotes Free and Open Source Software by accumulating, refurbishing, and donating computer equipment.  They have worked in partnership with the City of Honolulu to install computers in several city parks.   (Yes, that's hard for ... read more

The Obesity Prevention Center for Youth and Children in Brockton, Massachusetts uses grassroots and community based programs to combat pediatric obesity. They provide a combination of exercise along with nutritional, educational and behavioral counseling.  The following letter describ... read more

In many communities, churches and faith-based charities provide secular educational and social service programming.  One example is the True Deliverance Holiness Church in Auburn, Alabama. They recently told us how they have used donated computers to help people in their community:&nbs... read more

Creative Heartwork Inc., is New Jersey's first and only creative arts therapy non- profit organization designed specifically for children who have experienced trauma, loss, illness and disabilities. They use the power of art to help heal children.  Their president, Karen Carbonello, ... read more



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