Tiger Woods and his father, Earl, founded the Tiger Woods Foundation (TWF) in 1996. The organization aims to provide young people with college-access programs with a focus on math, science, technology, and engineering.

The flagship program of the TWF is the Tiger Woods Learning Center (TWLC) in Southern California. The 35,000 square foot campus provides an interactive learning environment for scholars from the 5^th to the 12^th grade. Aside from academics, the TWLC also offers enrichment pr...

Kids need supplies like pencils, paper, crayons, and the like in order to learn and participate in class activities. Unfortunately, many youngsters can’t afford to buy these supplies. Teachers have been known to spend money out of their own pockets in order to make sure that all the students in their class have everything they need. This is an example of going above and beyond the call of duty, especially since public school teachers don’t make a lot of money. A Gift for Teaching is a n...

Marfan syndrome is a serious genetic condition which, at times, can be life threatening depending on which part of the body is affected. Early diagnosis is key to saving the life of a person with a life-threatening form of this condition. Unfortunately, many people do not know that this condition exists and don’t know what to look for. If the symptoms come out later in life, this may put the life of the person with Marfan syndrome in danger. Statistics show that 1 in every 5,000 people ha...

The world is one big community and we are all neighbors. As neighbors, we should be living together in harmony and helping each other out when one is in need. Good Neighbors does just that. This non-profit organization helps those in need to build a better future for themselves by initiating programs that have a lasting effect.

Founded in 1991, Good Neighbors began its operations by helping disadvantaged kids living in Seoul, South Korea. They implemented projects to help children and adu...

Traditional education offered nationwide by public schools all over the country is not for everyone. Luckily there are Public Charter Schools that provide alternative ways of learning to students who wish to study in a unique learning environment without having to pay expensive tuition fees for private schools. A cross between a public school and a private school, public charter schools are private entities receiving public funds in order to operate. Many also raise funds and ask for donati...

The LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. (LNESC) is the educational arm of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). It aims to provide students within the country’s vast Hispanic community with high standard educational opportunities in order to prepare them to become productive members of society.

The LNESC was founded in 1973 after the successful implementation of one of LULAC’s programs that began in 1968. That program provided financial aid and help with c...

Time Out Youth (TOY) was founded by Tonda Taylor in 1991 to help the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth of Charlotte, North Carolina by empowering them and providing them with a safe environment where they can get support and affirmation that they don’t get from society.

Aside from providing LGBTQ youth aged 11-20 with the support they need, TOY also advocates for them by promoting awareness and understanding of what it means to be LGBTQ. They also promote accepta...

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