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Duolingo: A Free and Easy Way to Learn a New Language
Are you planning to travel or move to another country? Does your workplace require you to speak to people of different nationalities? Would you like to learn a new language to relate to other people in these circumstances?
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Overview of AmeriCorps VISTA Nonprofit Agency Development
The following is an outline of an AmeriCorps VISTA program that I participated in years ago. AmeriCorps is a government volunteer program in which members serve with a year-long commitment to help develop a nonprofit agency or agencies.
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A Mentoring Experience: The Value of Positivity With a Disability
The following story is from a class project, about an interview I held years ago, while in graduate school for a recreation degree. We were required to interview and mentor an individual at the school with a disability . . .
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22 Low-Cost Ways and Free Places to Go Out and About on a Budget
It’s easy to splurge at restaurants, movies, bars, clubs, and for expensive coffees, to name a few excursions. In order to help you spend less money in this way, here are lists of low-cost activities and free places in which you can partake . . .
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Educational Online Games: A Helpful, Yet Still Fun, Alternative to Video Games For Today’s Youth
Are you tired of seeing your kids play video games that they don’t really learn anything from? Do you wish that there were fun ways for them to be educated about problems that they will need to work through as adults? . . .
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Senior Activities: What to Expect as a Resident or Volunteer at a Senior Community
Are you a senior who is currently looking for a community or assisted living home at which to stay? Or are you a prospective volunteer, wondering what goes on at such a facility? . . .
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Volunteering: An Easy Way to Gain Experience, Skills, References, and More Benefits
Do you feel like you’re missing purpose in your life? Do you want to have the opportunity to help others more? Would you like to gain skills and experience in the process? A great way to accomplish all of these goals is by volunteering . . .
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Teen Leadership: Learning About the Qualities of a Leader
For teens to develop into successful leaders, it is important to learn everything that goes into effective leadership. One of the main areas that they must find out about is the qualities of a leader, and what each trait encompasses.
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Building Our Community: A Valuable Lesson in Cooperation
Years ago, at a previous position, I worked as a program director for a community center in a low-income area. The center had a work program for teenage youth to earn income while working on property owned by the nonprofit organization that managed the center. I was asked on one occasion to supervise the youth . . .