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"I have a really good family," Adriana Prado Figueroa smiles. "My mom and I are close, and we get together on the weekends with our kids." Adriana discusses her tight-knit family as she sits in the restaurant they own. Cha...
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Boys Republic's student government guides troubled teenagers to care for their community. Today, Boys Republic students vote for a new student mayor. Teens crowd the table, eagerly taking turns scribbling on scratch paper. Seventeen year-old Michael instructs his peers how...
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Educator and international philanthropist Margaret Fowler had a gift more precious than wealth. She was one of those rare individuals whose profound empathy for the underprivileged was matched by an unflagging sense of responsibility to act on their behalf. Boys...
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Strong work ethic and specific vocational training combine to enhance employability in disadvantaged teens Things are looking up for the national economy: over the past few months, unemployment rates have decreased and are fluctuating in the 5.0-5.3 percent range (source:...
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Visionary Leader William R. George Played a Key Role in Founding of Boys Republic William Reuben George, a social welfare leader, founded George Junior Republic in 1895 in Freeville, New York, as a means of moving boys and girls from...
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