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Meet Austin Koziarski, the student leading 200 volunteers across 18 refugee schools

When Austin Koziarski first arrived at JaxTHRIVE as a high school freshman, he was looking for a way to spend his time on something useful. The Jacksonville programme allowed him to tutor children who had recently arrived in the United States, including many from Afghanistan. What began as a volunteering…

The Times of India · 16h ago

A Virginia teen started with a dessert fundraiser 2 years ago; his youth team has now rescued...

What started as a simple dessert fundraiser organised by a teenager two years ago has grown into a student-led volunteer project that has rescued more than 300,000 pounds of food for families across Northern Virginia. Dhevesh Mahes started his sweet treats project to raise money for charity, but the effort…

The Times of India · Sep 17

Meet Jonathan Thai, the 17-year-old from Alpharetta, Georgia whose nonprofit raised $30,000, donated 400 bikes and taught 350 children to ride

After a local retailer slashed community biking programs, a Georgia teenager took action by founding Pedal Forward. This initiative has successfully raised over thirty thousand dollars, providing four hundred bicycles to children in need. Hundreds have benefited from free cycling skills clinics, and the organization's reach is expanding into Tennessee…

The Times of India · Sep 3

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Teen Paid $10 for First Storage Locker, His Business Now Generates $135,000 Annually

18-year-old entrepreneur Michael Haskell turned a $10 storage locker into a business grossing $135,000 (£100,000) in 2025. Discover his reselling strategies and storage auction success.

International Business Times UK · Aug 14

Points of Light to unveil new strategy that it hopes will ignite a volunteerism boom

Points of Light plans to unveil a strategy to boost volunteerism in the U.S. next week at its annual conference

The Independent UK · Jun 18

Points of Light, founded by the Bush family, aims to double American volunteerism by 2035

The Bush family’s nonprofit Points of Light will lead an effort to double the number of people who volunteer with U.S. charitable organizations from 75 million annually to 150 million in 10 years

The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2025

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