It Took a School to Build a Village School
After nine months of fund-raising, high school students from the Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics traveled halfway around the world to a small village in Mali, in West Africa, in July to help...
View ArticleTeachers Trade Ideas on Keeping M.L.K. Fresh
WNYCRoundtable on Teaching MLK LessonsSix teachers from a range of city schools recently gathered around the microphones in a WNYC studio to talk about teaching the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
View ArticleOpen Phones: National Day of Service
Since 2009, federal law recognizes September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. We'll take your calls about what kinds of services, volunteering, or ceremonies you take part in to...
View ArticleHelping Students Give Back Before Holiday Fun Begins
As vacation got closer, teachers around the city faced the challenge of restless students, not to mention their own holiday-driven distractions. Rather than fight it, one middle decided to take that...
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Ambassador Samantha Power: Politics Gets Personal
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Samantha Power, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, took time out from the negotiating table on Monday to volunteer with the New York...
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Meet the couple on a mission to end hunger in their town
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: One Massachusetts couple is on a mission to end hunger in their town of Framingham about 20 miles outside of Boston.As Tina Martin from PBS member...
View ArticleTeens, Tell Us How You Volunteer!
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is also known as the National Day of Action, a day to reflect on how we serve our communities.So WNYC spoke to teenagers about their experiences with volunteering."To me,...
View ArticleCommunity Well-Being: Feeding New Jersey
Tanya Veltz, founder of Tree House Cultural Arts & Entertainment Movement and Tree House Cares, a non-profit organization set out to improve sustainability and promote positive entertainment and...
View ArticleCommunity Well-Being: Standing up for Undocumented Worker's Rights
Manuel Castro, executive director of New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE), talks about his work dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable immigrant workers in New York, with a focus on day...
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