March 1, 2002
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The Points of Light Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization devoted to promoting volunteerism, organized a National Youth Summit in Orlando, Fla.
July 1, 2002
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Program Result
During 1996 and 1997, staff at the Texoma Senior Citizens Foundation developed a program that primarily provided transportation to frail elders in the Sherman, Texas, area.
July 1, 2002
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Starting in October 1995, The Caleb Foundation provided transportation, home visiting, and other services to isolated elderly living in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
July 1, 2002
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From June 1998 to April 2000, a Wichita, Kan. project linked youth volunteers with frail elders who might not qualify for government assistance.
January 1, 2001
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Sage Services of Connecticut recruited and trained volunteers to serve as "conservators of the person" and as court visitors, who assist conservators, for elderly people living in four metropolitan areas in Connecticut.
September 1, 2000
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The Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization developed and implemented a pilot service-credit-banking program in Mesa County, Colo., called the Time Bank.
September 1, 2000
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Program Result
Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound created SerVE, a service credit banking program aimed at attracting individuals who might not typically volunteer but who saw a tangible benefit in the opportunity to build credits.
April 1, 2007
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Program Result
From 2001 to 2004, staff at Sherwood Faith in Action in Sherwood, Ore., recruited, trained and deployed volunteers to provide caregiver services locally to both disabled and frail elderly people.
December 1, 1997
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Program Result
United Seniors Health Cooperative established the Cooperative Care Network (CCN), a computerized service credit bank in the greater Washington area, to increase the availability of services for the elderly and the disabled living in their homes.
January 16, 2004
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Program Result
Reach Out of Montgomery Country, a non-profit corporation in Dayton, Ohio, provided free care for medically underserved low-income individuals, after hours, at two existing community health centers in Dayton.