http://www.rezoom.com Welcome to the 'A Better World' Blog en-us Copyright by ReZoom.com 2008 admin@rezoom.com Theboomercorps RSS 2.0 generation class http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5164/share-your-wisdom-with-others/ What is Senior Corps?Americans over 55 have a lifetime of experience to share, and the desire to make a real difference in the world. They’ve managed households, been business owners and nurses, farmers and salespeople, artists and executives. Now they are ready and able to put their unique talents and expertise to work in their communities, and enrich their own lives in the process.Senior Corps connects today’s boomers with the people and organizations that need them most. Volunteers become mentors, coaches or companions to people in need, or contribute their job skills and expertise to community projects and organizations. Conceived during John F. Kennedy's presidency, Senior Corps currently links more than 500,000 Americans to service opportunities. Their contributions of skills, knowledge, and experience make a real difference to individuals, nonprofits and other community organizations throughout the United States. Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5164/share-your-wisdom-with-others/ Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:27:48 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5160/a-better-world-one-community-at-a-time/ In the late 1980’s, Boston police referred to the Hyde Square neighborhood as “the cocaine capital of Boston.” Drug-dealing occurred openly on the streets and youth gang violence was a daily threat.Hyde/Jackson Square is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Boston. It is a densely populated area with over 48,000 predominantly low-income Black and Latino residents. Over 12,000 youth under the age of 18 are growing up in this community.The community faces many pressures similar to other inner city neighborhoods on issues such as education, safety, affordable housing, economic development, and access to health care. Fortunately, many committed residents are working to find solutions to such problems and to ensure that their community thrives.In response to these issues and conflicts, a diverse group of neighbors began organizing their efforts to improve their quality of life. They held public meetings, peace marches, street cleanups, and crime watch groups. They got the attention of the media and local politicians to start addressing the problems of their neighborhood. However after several years, residents realized that significant changes would only be possible through sustained preventative measures that focused on developing the skills of local youth and building positive relationships between youth, families and all residents. In 1991, the Hyde Square Task Force was incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit to provide educational and support services to youth and families in their community. Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5160/a-better-world-one-community-at-a-time/ Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:00:57 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5155/every-baby-deserves-to-live/ Project Cuddle® is the result of one woman's crusade to help prevent infants from being abandoned. Debbe Magnusen and her husband Dave fostered over 30 drug-exposed babies, while raising two biological children. They eventually adopted five of the babies. Project Cuddle's® crisis line was formed from the living room of Debbe's home, with the hope of ending baby abandonment. In 1996, the 24 hour toll-free crisis hotline was unveiled to the public. Within 12 hours, Project Cuddle® received its first crisis call. A frightened young woman called and said, "I saw you on TV and I know the trash is bad for the baby. You better figure out what to do with this baby or I'm going to put it in the park." The woman had no prenatal care and assumed she was due in the next week. With only days to orchestrate a safe and legal alternative to abandonment, Project Cuddle® was able to retain an attorney, a family wanting to rescue and adopt the baby, as well as an obstetrician, hospital and social counselor. Debbe Magnusen coached this woman through the delivery of a beautiful baby girl. After the baby was delivered into the arms of the adoptive parents, the birth mother said to Debbe. "I feel like I've done something good for the first time." The woman did not break the law, the baby was safe and a rescue couple was overjoyed at having a new daughter. Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5155/every-baby-deserves-to-live/ Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:51:15 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5166/take-the-ride-of-your-life-for-diabetes/ Tour de Cure is a series of cycling events held in more than 80 cities nationwide to benefit the American Diabetes Association. The Tour is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for everyone from the occasional rider to the experienced cyclist. Whether you ride 10 miles or 100 miles, you'll travel a route supported from start to finish with rest stops, food to fuel your journey and fans to cheer you on! Find your Tour de Cure!Since Tour de Cure's beginning in 1991, thousands of individual riders and teams have participated to support the Association's mission: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Now you can make a difference in the lives of the 20.8 million Americans suffering from diabetes by joining thousands of cyclists around the nation who are riding in Tour de Cure. Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5166/take-the-ride-of-your-life-for-diabetes/ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:14:02 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5169/dress-for-success/ The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Founded in New York City in 1997, Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization offering services designed to help their clients find jobs and remain employed. Each Dress for Success client receives one suit when she has a job interview and can return for a second suit when she finds work, thus providing her with the foundation for a professional wardrobe. Since 1997, Dress for Success has served almost 300,000 women around the world. Their clients come from a diverse group of non-profit and government agencies including homeless shelters, job training programs and domestic violence shelters. More than 2,500 organizations throughout the world send women to Dress for Success for professional apparel and career development services Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5169/dress-for-success/ Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:23:22 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5154/seeing-the-world-through-the-voice-of-another/ Imagine what it would be like if you could no longer read these printed words! Think how it would affect your daily life if you had to live without access to newspapers and magazines - even simple publications like pamphlets from the doctor's office. Central Kentucky Radio Eye, Inc (CKRE) is a Radio Reading Service (RRS) dedicated to broadcasting the reading of newspapers and other everyday literature to those people who cannot read the printed word due to blindness, low vision or physical disability. CKRE is on the air 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Their locally produced programs, which run from 8am to 1pm daily, include sports news, local magazines, short stories and health information. After CKRE completes its local programming, they switch to a satellite feed from New York, providing listeners with readings from national newspapers and current publications for the balance of the day (24 hours). Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5154/seeing-the-world-through-the-voice-of-another/ Tue, 29 May 2007 13:01:43 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5151/helping-to-feed-americans/ Fact: More than 35 million Americans suffer from hunger or food insecurity. Fact: Of these 35 million Americans, nearly three million are seniors and nine million are children.June 5, 2007, is Hunger Awareness Day. Communities across the United States will participate in this year’s campaign with America’s Second Harvest. The America’s Second Harvest Network is a food bank that provides emergency food assistance to more than 25 million Americans in need every year. They secure and distribute more than two billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually and support approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies, operating more than 94,000 programs including after-school programs, emergency shelters, food pantries, Kids Cafes and soup kitchens.Hunger Awareness Day is an opportunity for all Americans to show their united support for one of the most solvable social issues in the country — hunger relief. Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5151/helping-to-feed-americans/ Fri, 25 May 2007 22:41:29 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5150/help-children-with-special-needs/ For a child with special needs, summer can be just another time to feel out of place: a boy who uses a wheelchair getting discouraged that his community pool lacks the staff and equipment needed for him to enjoy the water; a girl with a developmental disability wanting to quit her art class because it moves too quickly for her; a child who has undergone chemotherapy afraid to join a soccer team for fear that others will laugh at his bald head.Camps specifically designed for children with special needs can solve many of these problems. Staff can take into account the physical, emotional, and social skills of the children with special needs. Perhaps best of all, children with special needs can be around peers in similar situations. Nobody feels like an outsider.Many of these camps are offered free or at a low cost — a welcome respite for families that are often being taxed to their financial limits with medical bills and other expenses. But to give each child with special needs the attention he or she requires to have a safe, enjoyable, and positive experience, camps must have a sufficient staff. While camps for children with special needs employ workers, they also depend on volunteers. Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5150/help-children-with-special-needs/ Fri, 25 May 2007 13:20:34 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5136/your-old-glasses-can-help-someone-see/ They’re not hip or modern,fancy or fashionable.They no longer fit your prescription,Or your style. But for one person living in a developing country, used eyeglasses will put the world in focus. Maybe for the very first time. Don’t throw away someone’s chance for a clearer tomorrow. Donate your used prescription eyeglasses. You get a tax deduction, and someone in the world gets to see again. Lions Clubs have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and fight the problem with the Recycle For Sight program. Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5136/your-old-glasses-can-help-someone-see/ Wed, 23 May 2007 14:04:22 -0500 ReZoom.com http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5134/volunteer-for-a-hands-on-opportunity/ Hands On Atlanta is a non-profit organization that helps individuals, families, corporate and community groups find flexible volunteer opportunities at more than 400 service organizations and schools. Hands On Atlanta volunteers, now 37,000 strong, are at work every day of the year building community and meeting critical needs in schools, parks, senior homes, food banks, pet shelters, low-income neighborhoods and more. Hands On Atlanta is an affiliate of the Hands On Network.. Hands On Atlanta currently offers more than 1,000 opportunities to volunteer each month. Volunteers serve individually or with their families, friends or co-workers. Hands On Atlanta volunteers participate in on-going service projects that address critical needs in many areas. Denny Mosesman http://www.rezoom.com/blogs/theboomercorps/read/5134/volunteer-for-a-hands-on-opportunity/ Wed, 23 May 2007 11:54:54 -0500 ReZoom.com