Baltimore's Safe Streets program reduces gun violence by providing mediating services and resources for youth to participate in community service programs and job training.

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The Kennedy dynasty, known for a history of national public service, has spent decades championing the rights of working men and women, with an emphasis on health care, education and community service programs, among other things.

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Staff at the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), an independent federal agency, support and facilitate community-based service programs across the country to meet all kinds of local needs.

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The term "service learning" has emerged to describe programs that build community service into the school curriculum, thus combining active engagement in meeting social needs with academic reflection on the experience.

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The vice president handed out the awards to seven governmental programs chosen for their excellence in community service.

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When Microsoft recognized a booming need for IT support to service the networks it powered, it stepped up its giving to US community college programs that offered computer technology degrees.

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