The document describes several citizen innovators who started nonprofit organizations to address social issues they witnessed firsthand. A businessman witnessed hungry children in Las Vegas during Hurricane Katrina and started the Caring4Kids Foundation to feed thousands of kids. A mother invented the Youth Crime Watch of America to save children's lives after concerns for her own child's safety. A woman who escaped domestic abuse started Fresh Start of Indiana to help thousands of abuse victims become independent.

1. A businessman
stumbles across
hungry kids in
inner-city Las
Vegas during a
Hurricane Katrina
rescue effort.
Today the
Caring4Kids
Foundation feeds
1,000s of children!
CaringforKids
foundation.org
A businessman
stumbles across
hungry kids in
inner-city Las
Vegas during a
Hurricane Katrina
rescue effort.
Today the
Caring4Kids
Foundation feeds
1,000s of children!
CaringforKids
foundation.org
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2. A mother,
concerned about her
child’s safety,
invents Youth Crime
Watch of America
that saves kids’ lives
in 26 countries and
50
states.
YCWA.org
A mother,
concerned about her
child’s safety,
invents Youth Crime
Watch of America
that saves kids’ lives
in 26 countries and
50
states.
YCWA.org
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3. A woman escapes
domestic abuse
thanks to friends.
Today Fresh Start
of Indiana helps
1,000’s of abuse
victims become
independent.
FreshStartof
Indiana.org
A woman escapes
domestic abuse
thanks to friends.
Today Fresh Start
of Indiana helps
1,000’s of abuse
victims become
independent.
FreshStartof
Indiana.org
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4. A retired landscaper
learns of mothers
sleeping with their
babies on cold
Minnesota floors.
Bridging.org
A suburban mother
learns that babies are
falling out of windows
in “the projects” for
lack of a safe crib.
SharingConnections
.org
A retired landscaper
learns of mothers
sleeping with their
babies on cold
Minnesota floors.
Bridging.org
A suburban mother
learns that babies are
falling out of windows
in “the projects” for
lack of a safe crib.
SharingConnections
.org
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5. An executive becomes
a mentor and witnesses
transformation in a
child’s life. The result is
the Tutor-Mentor
Connection throughout
Chicagoland.
TutorMentorConnectio
n
.org
An executive becomes
a mentor and witnesses
transformation in a
child’s life. The result is
the Tutor-Mentor
Connection throughout
Chicagoland.
TutorMentorConnectio
n
.org
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6. A successful internet
attorney encounters
porn sites showing
photos of kids. She
stops her practice to
invent a worldwide
volunteer effort that
protects families on
the internet.
wiredsafety.org
A successful internet
attorney encounters
porn sites showing
photos of kids. She
stops her practice to
invent a worldwide
volunteer effort that
protects families on
the internet.
wiredsafety.org
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7. Hurricane and
tornado disasters
propelled a Florida
realtor to create a
citizen rescue team
that helps people
recover their
homes and lives.
LASER.org
Hurricane and
tornado disasters
propelled a Florida
realtor to create a
citizen rescue team
that helps people
recover their
homes and lives.
LASER.org
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