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Head to the Park City in our new blog post! Discover how Bridgeport students are transforming their city through buildOn's innovative service learning programs and learn how youth-led initiatives are tackling community challenges while developing tomorrow's leaders with a 98% graduation rate and thousands of service hours contributed annually.
February 6, 2025

Service & Leadership: The buildOn Story in Bridgeport

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Sandra standing in front of her new buildOn school, where she went from a barefoot student to an inspiring teacher.
January 30, 2025

From Barefoot Student to Inspiring Teacher: A Story of Educational Perseverance in Nicaragua

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Discover the global education crisis through this new infographic. Learn how 260M+ children lack access to education and how you can help bridge the gap through service and community.
January 29, 2025

Infographic: The Global Education Crisis

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Meet our regions! Discover how buildOn students in Boston are transforming their city through service learning, contributing over 53,000 hours of community service while developing crucial leadership skills across three public high schools in our new blog post.
January 23, 2025

buildOn in Boston: How Students Are Transforming Their City Through Service Learning

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Explore how buildOn embodies Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision through impactful community service and education. Discover inspiring stories of students transforming lives, advocating for justice, and fostering global connections. Join us in carrying forward Dr. King's legacy—read more!
January 16, 2025

Living Dr. King’s Dream: How buildOn Leads Through Service and Solidarity

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At a powerful All-In event, NBCUniversal employees joined buildOn students for two transformative days of service in the Bronx, fostering meaningful connections and creating positive change through urban gardening and community engagement. Read all about it in our new blog post!
January 9, 2025

Serving Side-by-Side: NBCUniversal’s All-In in the Bronx

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Discover how buildOn's Adult Literacy Program helped a widowed mother in Senegal transform her business skills and secure her children's futures in our new blog post!
December 19, 2024

Success in Senegal: How Adult Literacy Changes Lives

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We’re so proud to announce this year’s Jim Parke Constructive Leadership Award winners! This award goes to three buildOn students who exemplify the principles of Empathy, Courage, Resilience, Passion for the Possible, and Solidarity—values championed by Jim Parke, an early buildOn board member and cornerstone of our movement. Read our new blog post to meet our winners!
December 13, 2024

Leadership in Action: buildOn’s 2024 Jim Parke Award Winners

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