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'Girls on the Run' teaches teamwork, unity
An early Sunday morning for some was also the start of a 5K race and the end of a long journey for nearly 4,000 elementary and middle school girls from across Northern Virginia.
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Local mother helps other parents of autistic children
Being a parent can be difficult. And being a parent of a child with special needs can be even more challenging. One D.C. mother is devoting her time to give other parents a much-needed break.
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'Harvard of the Hood' gives students H.O.P.E. for the future
Nicknamed the "Harvard of the hood," the H.O.P.E. project and its founder,
Raymond Bell, is giving dozens of students just that - hope.
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Local mother works to 'chase away' autism
A local mother is fighting for a cure for autism in the name of her son, Chase. That's the mission fro the Chase Autism Away Foundation.
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A place of unlikely smiles: foundation brings cheer to hospitalized children
A local couple is helping some very sick children in the metro area by giving them a dose of the best medicine—laughter. Laurie Strongin and Allen Goldberg created the Hope For Henry Foundation in memory of their son who passed away from a rare disease.
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Cardozo High building architecture students from the ground up
At the Academy of Construction and Design at Cardozo Senior High School, students are not only getting a foothold in the world of construction and architecture, they're getting lessons in life.
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Simple Changes helps disabled children
At a ranch in Virginia, children with disabilities are learning to work with horses as they grow and improve themselves.
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Local teens grow baking, entrepreneurial skills in "cookie" project
D.C. students are channeling both their entrepreneurial and baking skills in a local bakery that is owned and operated by district teens.
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Boys Town provides home, support for D.C. children
Thomas McGray is living proof that it takes a "village to raise a child." He is part of the Boys Town program in NE D.C.--a family-treatment program that gives children a safe home as they wait to reunite with their biological families.
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Local girls get chance to become ballerinas despite disabilities
It’s an inspiring story about a special place where little girls with special needs become ballerinas—a place where their disabilities don’t hold them back and for a little while, they get to dance.
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Dreams for Kids helps children with disabilities
A young man with a disability, but a fighting spirit and the group that nurtures that spirit are this week’s heroes.
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Local chef Beth Donnelly shares how to make healthy meals
Local self-taught chef Beth Donnelly is sharing her love of healthy, homemade meals with parents who need it most.
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Little Lights Urban Ministries offers home away from home
Nestled in the affluent Capitol Hill neighborhood, Little Lights reaches out to kids living in the Potomac Gardens and Hopkins Housing projects.
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The sweet sound of jazz...and young success
Nationally-recognized jazz artist Paul Carr is taking the lessons he has learned to talented young musicians in Montgomery County, and that drive and raw talent is rubbing off on some of the area's most talented young artists.
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Sherry Woods helping kids become 'morally excellent'
Sherry Woods' Unique Learning Center, which has guided kids to college in the Shaw neighborhood for nearly 30 years, is the result of an investment in the future of kids and collaboration between education and family.
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'Youth for Tomorrow' provides troubled teens a fresh start
Since it opened in 1996, more than 1,000 troubled juveniles have come to the Youth for Tomorrow campus for education, therapy and simply a safe place for kids to be kids.
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FLOC works to inspire local students
FLOC--For the Love of Children--is working to motivate children to reach after their goals.
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ACE Mentor Program proves to be successful with students
The ACE Mentor Program works to engage students about the fields of architecture and engineering. It has proven to be a success--something that former ACE student and now-engineer Krystal Robinson can attest to.
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