Faith in Action
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
From 1983 to 2008, RWJF funded more than 1,700 projects across the country to support interfaith volunteer caregiving through three national programs.
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Faith in Action Projects that Struggled or Closed
May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report
Of the 1,715 Faith in Action projects that RWJF funded, some 1,048 projects either closed or did not meet updated criteria for inclusion in the program.
Community Service: Reaching Out to Others to Learn More About Yourself
April 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Some volunteer activities such as arts and crafts at Bright Side Manor challenged us to be innovative in creating our own arts and crafts activities that were fun, useful and easy for the elderly residents to construct on their own. Another example, ...
Court Appointed Special Advocates Medical Advocacy Training Program
January 1, 2011 | Toolkit
This manual outlines the training goals and the role of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Volunteer in Medical Advocacy. The primary goal for the CASA Medical Advocacy is to ensure that children receive regular well-care, dental care, and ...
Farmworkers Trained as Health Promoters Sow the Seeds of Better Health Care
January 29, 2002 | Program Result Report
Community Health Care in Bridgeton, N.J., developed a program to train farmworkers in Cumberland County to become lay health promoters.
Retired Executives Help Hospitals Manage the Business Side of Health Care
July 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
Between February 1982 and January 1986,the National Executive Service Corps, a New York City-based nonprofit organization, created the Healthcare Consulting Group as a demonstration project to train senior-level retired business executives as volunteers to serve as management consultants to health care institutions.
Prenatal Care Helps At-Risk Pregnant Adolescents Deliver Healthy Babies
January 28, 2002 | Program Result Report
AD House addressed the special barriers to access to health and social services faced by inner-city pregnant teens.
Peer Program Educates Adolescents about Human Sexuality, STDs and Pregnancy
January 29, 2002 | Program Result Report
The Princeton Center for Leadership Training, in collaboration with HiTOPS Clinical Services and the Network for Family Life Education at Rutgers University, established programs in five New Jersey cities.
Teen Involvement is a Key to Reducing Adolescent Smoking
May 1, 1997 | Program Result Report
The University of Colorado, Denver, evaluated Stop Teenage Addiction to Tobacco (STAT), a nationwide volunteer effort to reduce underage smoking.