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Young Adolescent //Power!//
Young adolescents regularly seek ways to make a difference in their home communities and in the world. Yet, many get little recognition. Others seek existing projects in which to participate.

The Young Adolescent Power wiki is a work in progress to CELEBRATE the work of young adolescents and share their successes with others.

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 Kids F.A.C.E. - http://www.kidsface.org Kids for a Clean Environment was started in 1989 in Nashville by Melissa Poe and five of her friends. Today the organization has over 2000 chapters in 15 countries and over 300,000 individual members. The group was responsible for planting over a million trees during the year 2000. Check out the website to see how you can be involved in current projects.======

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Hoops of Hope - http://www.hoopsofhope.org/ In the spring of 2004, ten-year-old Austin Gutwein saw a film about the number of children in Africa who became orphans because of the HIV/AIDS epidemic there. He decided he had to do something. That something was to take pledges for shooting free throws on World AIDS Day. His goal was to shoot 2057, or one hoop for every child who would become an orphan that day while he was in school because of HIV/AIDS. He was able to raise almost $3000. That money was used to assist eight orphaned children. Since that time, Hoops of Hope participants have raised over $325,000. The children left behind by AIDS now have access to food, clothing, shelter, a new school, and a medical testing facility. Much of this work has been done in Zambia.  ======

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Second Chance / Segunda Oportunidad - [|http://scso.co.nr]/ Several years ago Kenza Moller began rescuing abandoned puppies and kittens in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. As the D.R. is a poor country, few people seem to regard homeless animals as an important issue. With time she began to realize that the problem was more than she could handle alone. She founded a non-profit organization to raise funds to take animals off the street. Second Chance vaccinates, de-worms, spays or neuters stray animals and finds homes for them. Not only does Second Chance focus on helping stray animals, but tries to raise awareness of the importance of respecting animals in a country where they are widely mistreated.======