Adolescence is the pivotal period between childhood and adulthood. It is the time when youth need to acquire the attitudes, competencies, values, and social skills that will carry them forward to ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – January 2025 – Two innovative programs to support the region’s health care needs – especially access ...

A scholarship program that awards college students up to $10,000 for community service is expanding at Cal State Monterey Bay and two local community colleges after receiving a $9 million grant. The ...

Throughout the height of the pandemic, current and potential employees have begun to reassess their purpose in life and how they spend their waking moments, on and off the job—hence the "Great ...

The Commitment to Service Awards (CTSA) encourage students to engage in community service further impacting their Brandeis experience while addressing community needs. Service will be used as a means ...

NEW PALESTINE — Sitting at computers inside Jeremy Large’s Service Learning class at New Palestine High School (NPHS), the seniors that filled the room were busy, immersed in ironing out projects they ...

In recent years, a number of social forces have changed both the landscape of family and community life and the expectations for young people. A combination of factors have weakened the informal ...