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Youth Speakers Share Their Hopes for the Future - ROCKVILLE, MD -- Seven youth speakers at the recent Innovative Collaborations to Promote Positive Youth Outcomes: A Federal, State, and Local Dialogue conference shared their experiences as youth at risk – as well as how they were able to get their lives on track.

A Hand and Paw Partnership Benefits Homeless Youth - Dogs, and people, learn new tricks at the Virginia Woof Dog Daycare Center in Portland, OR. Owned and operated by Outside In, a social service agency that serves homeless youth and low-income adults, the doggie daycare provides job training for 25 formerly homeless young people every year.

AmeriCorps NCCC: Strengthening Communities and Developing Leaders -  The National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) is one of the three programs that form AmeriCorps, a network of national service programs that engage Americans in service to address critical community needs within the United States. AmeriCorps NCCC is a full-time, team-based residential program for men and women ages 18-25.

Portland Kids Learn about Life and Basketball at the Hoopin' It Up Camp - Each year, 50 youth participate in Hoopin’ it Up, a basketball camp open to youth living in the Hillsdale Terrace and Slavin Court public housing communities in southwest Portland.