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Our world is a vibrant tapestry of communities, a delicate weaving ofindividuals and families, cultures and artistry, memories and hopes forthe future.For more than 40 years, Education Management Corporation (EDMC)has served communities throughout North America. In every locationand at every school, our faculty and staff reach out, make a difference, andinspire others to do the same.This is our common thread. A commitment to service and volunteerism,purposeful innovation and creativity, and a desire to preserve and improvethe fabric of our communities.EDMC educational system includes The Art Institutes, Argosy University,Brown Mackie College, South University, and Western State UniversityCollege of Law. We provide rigorous academic programs offered in supportiveenvironments with measured practical outcomes that enhance our students’ lives.We are committed to offering quality academic programs and continuously striveto improve the learning experience for our students.

AtlantaOpening New Educational Doorsfor Underserved NeighborhoodsMaster of Arts in Education student Ronnie Chad Shirley is taking his knowledge from the classroom at ArgosyUniversity, Atlanta to the community with Learning Equity, an organization dedicated to promoting adult life-longlearning in underserved populations.Founded in October 2010 by Shirley, the agency works to bridge digital and cultural divides in providing learningservices to the parents of children in Title One schools. The agency, inspired by Shirley’s studies as a student and theeducational philosophy of social constructivism, seeks to prepare adults to meet the needs of a diverse anddigital workforce.“Chad has a true love of learning. His goal is to encourage children and their families to believe in themselves andpursue their education despite any challenges in their backgrounds or life experiences,” said classmate Tenisha Rostant,a student in the Master of Arts in Education in Instructional Leadership program.The agency currently partners with Argyle Elementary School in Smyrna, Georgia, to provide (ESL) classes to theparents of children at the school. “Our goal is to provide equal access to educational and learning opportunities forpeople of all backgrounds and abilities,” said Shirley.In addition to ESL classes, Learning Equityprovides a wide variety of continual adult learningservices, including basic computer skills training,resume writing workshops and training inmulticulturalism, multiple intelligence, Bloom’sTaxonomy, invitational theory, adult teachingstrategies, differentiation instruction and inclusion,and diversity training.Courses taught by the agency include beginningand intermediate Spanish, family literacy, U.S.citizenship, GED classes, college-level academicwriting, grant writing, as well as APA Stylewriting for post-graduate research and publishing.

ChicagoBreaking the Cycle of Povertyand Homelessness in ChicagoFor more than seven years, Argosy University, Chicago Doctorate of Clinical Psychology graduate Brandon Crow hasbeen working to end homelessness and poverty in Chicago through The Cara Program (TCP). Since 1991, the agencyhas placed more than 2,700 homeless and at-risk adults into quality, permanent jobs.According to the 2010 Report on Illinois Poverty produced by the Heartland Alliance Mid-America Institute onPoverty, more than 400,000 people in the state of Illinois have fallen into poverty since 2007. As a result, 20.6% ofChicago residents live in poverty and another 20.7% are at risk of falling into poverty.TCP prepares and inspires motivated individuals to break the cycles of homelessness and poverty, transform their lives,strengthen communities and forge paths to real and lasting success. Founded in 1991, the agency was inspired by thework of Mother Teresa and moved by the global challenges affecting the poor. The agency, which was founded byentrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Owens, today serves hundreds of Chicago residents each year at one of its threefacilities – a main training center and two community centersIn addition, the agency has two social enterprises, CleanslateNeighborhood Beautification Services and 180 o Properties (a jointventure with Mercy Housing Lakefront), which serve as a propertypreservation business for homes in foreclosure.Crow, now the vice president of programs for the agency, is amember of the senior management team, working on traditionalprograms that service the community. Those programs includeadmissions, job and life skills training, job placement, supportiveservices and clinical services. “I am fortunate to have had professorsand training supervisors who helped me develop the skills that I usein direct service and in managing and training others. With this, weare able to provide Chicago’s homeless and at-risk population withthe best possible support and services that put them on the road toself-sufficiency,” said Crow.After one year of employment, 75% of those who had enrolled inTCP remained in their initial jobs and more than 82% lived inpermanent housing – a radical improvement from the 19% that hadpermanent housing when they entered the program. “Being a part ofliterally seeing the end of the cycle of poverty for an individual andhis or her family has, and always will be, the high point of my workhere,” said Crow.According to the agency, “The goal of TCP is not simply to see eachstudent gain quality employment, secure permanent housing andestablish sustainable financial habits. It is to know that they havebuilt a solid foundation for the future and that they are setting andachieving goals. We want our graduates to have the self-knowledge,the inner strength and the practical skills that they need to createlasting success and lift themselves and their families out of poverty.”

DallasProviding a Safe Haven forVictims of Domestic ViolenceA place to stay and a willing ear can mean the difference between life and death for a victim of domestic violence.That’s the reality faced daily by Dallas-based Genesis Women’s Shelter and Argosy University, Dallas alumna JessicaCallahan. Callahan, a graduate of the University’s Master of Arts in Professional Counseling program, works as acounselor for the agency, providing support to victims of domestic violence.The Genesis Women’s Shelter was founded in 1985 by Shelter Ministries in response to the unique and growing needsand vulnerabilities of abused women and children seeking their services. It was, and remains, a collaboration betweenthe First Presbyterian Church of Dallas and the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. As community needs increased, so did theservices provided by the shelter. Today, the agency operates a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, transitional housing,individual and group therapy, teen counseling, counseling for friends and family, parenting classes, legal services, andprovides safety with a protective order.The Genesis Outreach Office opened its doors in 1993 to servicevictims of domestic violence who were not fleeing in immediatedanger. Callahan is now one of 14 therapists on staff in the OutreachCounseling Office. Callahan provides individual and group counselingsessions, makes initial outreach calls, and does intake interviews withwomen seeking help from the agency. In addition, she gives educationalpresentations on domestic violence and safety to the community. Sheis also working to help other Argosy University, Dallas students makean impact in the area, supervising counseling students completing theirclinical training at the center.Outreach counselors like Callahan see an average of 1,000 womenand children each year at the agency, whose shelter houses 650 womenand children annually. “The families who walk through our doors areescaping unspeakable violence, and our goal is to provide them with allthe tools they need. From the moment a woman picks up the phone tocall the hotline, to her arrival at the shelter, to the ongoing counselingfor her and her children, Genesis Women’s Shelter is there to help hernavigate the difficult road and achieve success she once only dreamedpossible,” said the agency.Despite the 10,000 clinical counseling hours provided by the sheltereach year, there is currently a wait list of over 200 women seekingexpert counseling services through the agency. “As a counselor atGenesis, I am constantly reminding myself of the lives at stake in thework that I do, and am challenging myself to do more to create safetyfor those women. We never stop seeking ways to better reach victims,educate the community, and increase support,” said Callahan. “Eachstaff member has made a personal commitment to take this missionbeyond our workday and into our lives.”

denverArgosy university, Denver HelpsArea Children Get Their WingsArgosy University, Denver student Jacqueline Withers is helping students’ dreams take flight with the Take FlightLeadership Program. Founded by Withers and inspired by her work in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen, the agencyserves as a leadership academy to prepare students with the knowledge and hands-on skills needed to excel in botheducation and aviation.Founded in 2003, Take Flight partners with the New Frontier Aviation School to provide flight training and the“soaring” experience for children 13-18 years old in the Denver area. The program provides access to aviation education,resources and scholarships for African American students interested in aviation careers. Withers personally mentorsand guides more than a dozen students through the program.Withers, a student in Argosy University, Denver’s Master of Science in Management program, as well as a motivationalspeaker and artist, began her journey in aviation as a muralist dedicated to ensuring the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen.“The history of these courageous pilots was never told in my history books. Through these murals, people are educatedabout and reminded of this important piece of black history,” said Withers. Her work has earned her the accolades ofnumerous aviation and history groups and the appreciation of the Tuskegee Airmen themselves.In addition to murals themed around the Tuskegee Airmen, Withers has also donated two murals to the Bessie Coleman Foundation,honoring the history of America’s first African American female pilot. Withers, as a motivational speaker, has addressed more than 25,000school children, and uses her experiences to further her students in the Take Flight Leadership Program. “I want these children to feelwhat I felt the first time I met members of the Tuskegee Airmen,” said Withers. “To stand looking directly into the eyes of those whomade history and to make a profound and strong connection to our past.”Students in the program must meet a minimum GPA requirement and donate their time with nonprofit and charitable organizations inthe community. They work one on one with Withers, who provides leadership and motivation to help them achieve their goals. “It’s anhonor to serve as a mentor to children in Denver,” said Withers. “It affords me the opportunity to educate them on the rich history ofAfrican Americans in aviation and to give them the encouragement they need to create their own future in the profession.”The reward for success in the program? Students get to take flight – literally. “They’re able to get in a plane, gear up and head into theskies, earning hours towards their pilot’s license,” said Withers. In addition, students are prepared to take part in summer programs withthe Civil Air Patrol Cadet program.In July 2010, the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. awarded Withers the “Hero Youth Award” for her work with the Take Flight LeadershipProgram. She has also received an Award for Outstanding Mentoring from the Antique Airplane Association in Colorado.

The event was an example of the “community of recovery” structure that the center promotes, providing a holistic team approach totherapy in a non-restrictive treatment environment. Family participation is a key component of the program, given that almost two-thirdsof youth with abuse issues have a family history of addiction. The goal of the Bobby Benson Center is to return teens to their schools andcommunities with the skills to remain drug and alcohol free and to mature successfully in today’s world.Hawaii“The Bobby Benson Center brings hope to young people and their families caught in the devastating world of alcohol and other drugs,”said Center founder, David Benson. “Here, troubled teens enter a supportive environment, where they acquire the knowledge and socialskills to negotiate a clearer way through life. The successes of the Bobby Benson Center can best be seen in our graduates who return tohelp their peers conquer the difficulties they once struggled against.”“We are honored to begin a partnership with the Bobby Benson Center that helps raise awareness in our communities about the dangersand prevalence of teen alcohol and drug addiction in Hawaii. Only as a community can we hope to return teens to their schools andcommunities with the skills and resources they need to be successful,” said Jon Hines, assistant director of Community Outreach for thecampus and event organizer.Ohana Can Combat Teen Drugand Alcohol AddictionOhana means family, and a family of support is what Argosy University, Hawaii is helping to provide through itspartnership with the Bobby Benson Center. The Argosy University campus teamed up with the Bobby Benson Centerin January 2011 to host an open house event designed to bring the community together to learn more about drug andalcohol addiction, as well as mental illness in teens.The Bobby Benson Center is a residential and outpatient, community-based, social-learning model program designedto provide adolescents, ages 13-18, with the opportunity to gain the skills needed to develop a lasting recovery fromdependency on drugs or alcohol. Specifically, the treatment program is designed to help break through the denial ofdrug and alcohol addiction, develop coping skills to manage the ups and downs of life, learn the triggers that lead torelapse, and begin taking personal responsibility for actions.During the open house event, members of the community were invited to the center to meet with staff members andArgosy University faculty specializing in drug and alcohol addiction. Attendees were provided resources about the signsand symptoms of abuse, were introduced to the programs at the Bobby Benson Center, and were provided informationon how to best support teens in need in their families and community.

Inland EmpireBringing Help and Hope toOrphaned Children in RwandaIn a country like Rwanda, where more than 60% of residents live below the poverty line and more than 83% live inrural areas, the daily struggle to provide basic necessities like clean drinking water, food and protection from diseaseslike malaria can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, it is often the case that those developing nations often suffer from ahistory of violence and political instability that leaves citizens and future generations scarred and without the mentalhealth resources to recover.Argosy University, Inland Empire Director of Clinical Training and Assistant Professor Dr. Brenda Navarrete isworking to make a difference with the Coalition for Change, an organization dedicated to improving mental healthservices in developing countries. Over the winter break, her efforts extended to rural Rwanda, where she worked nearthe Congo border to develop a mental health program for the Noel Orphanage.The Noel Orphanage is the largest of its kind in the nation, serving more than 600 orphans. Its children are victims of aseries of devastating traumas and events – orphaned, in many cases, for reasons tied to the 1994 100-day genocide thattook place in the country. Orphans at Noel are victims of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, abandonment, extreme poverty, anda poor health care system that leaves a high mortality rate formothers during childbirth. The orphanage serves children frominfants to young adults, and strives to meet their needs in a countrywith little money to help counter this type of ongoing and largescalesuffering.During her trip, Dr. Navarrete implemented a mental healthprogram that included a manual she developed for use withthe children. Training modules on general mental health, childdevelopment, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder,grief and loss, and attachment were presented in the guide. Inaddition, she developed a workbook of activities for the children thatfocused on improving mood, self-esteem, relaxation, meditation andidentity development.Her time at the orphanage was spent training nurses and other longtermstaff on how to identify mental health symptoms in childrenand how to use the activities she had developed with the children.This manual was translated in Kinyarwanda and is currently in use.Dr. Navarrete also worked with administrative staff from theorphanage and from several medical clinics in the area to developcrisis management plans for addressing events such as reports ofphysical and sexual abuse in their facilities.“I believe we are all capable of making a great impact on our society,probably more than we realize. Whether this impact be good or bad,the magnitude of the impact is up to us,” said Navarrete. “We allhave gifts and resources to offer others whether it be in our local orinternational communities. This does not require for us to have anyunusual talents or abilities, just the belief that our actions are capableof bringing about positive change in the world. My trip to Rwandawas an extremely rewarding experience that provided me withvaluable opportunities for cultural exchange and personal growth. Itreinforced my sense of global responsibility and my enthusiasm forgreater social involvement.”

Los AngelesStudent Shows Homelessthe Way HomeArgosy University, Los Angeles student Tharsha Braden is on a mission to help the homeless in Los Angeles. Whileworking on her Master of Arts degree in Forensic Psychology, she is also working as an intake coordinator at the UnionRescue Mission, helping homeless members of the community with drug and alcohol problems.The Union Rescue Mission (URM) is one of the largest missions of its kind in America, bringing needed servicesto homeless men, women and children in downtown Los Angeles. The organization was founded in 1891 by LymanStewart, the president and founder of Union Oil Company. George A. Hilton served as the first superintendent of theMission, originally known as the Pacific Gospel Union. During those early days, URM took to the streets in gospelwagons to offer food, clothing and salvation to the less fortunate.“We work to help these men and women get on their feet,” said Braden.“While the need can be overwhelming, the experience is both humblingand emotionally rewarding. Every day is a reminder of how blessed somany of us are and how many of us go without.”In one year alone, the Union Rescue Mission provided 1,335 mentalhealth clinic sessions, 959 legal aid clinic visits, 5,096 dental clinicvisits, 5,813 health center visits and 14,866 volunteer visits. It has alsoserved more than 735,909 meals to those in need.These days, the need is even greater. According to the agency’s website, up to 142,000 people experience homelessnessover the course of a year, and up to 74,000 people experience homelessness each night in Los Angeles. The agency isworking to provide a comprehensive array of emergency and long-term services that include food, shelter, clothing,medical and dental care, recovery programs, transitional housing, legal assistance, education, counseling and job trainingto needy men, women, children and families.

NashvillePartnering With Police toEnd Domestic ViolenceAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, domestic violence is a serious, preventable public health problemaffecting more than 32 million Americans, or 10% of the U.S. population. Argosy University, Nashville studentChristine Robertini sees the effects of this violence firsthand through her work with the Nashville MetropolitanPolice Department.Robertini began as an intern in the Domestic Violence Division of the police department, working to build her hoursfor state licensure. Robertini, who has already completed her Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling fromArgosy University, Nashville, is now working toward her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervisionwith the University.In the most serious cases of domestic violence, men are usually responsible and their violence may do more damage,according to the Nashville Police Department website. In 2005 alone, 1,181 females and 329 males were killed by theirintimate partners. In domestic violence situations, women are much more likely to be injured and/or hospitalized, andwomen, in general, are more likely to be killed by their spouse than by all other types of assailants combined.“I began working with the Nashville Metropolitan Police Departmentin 2009 and remain committed to the cause and to the agency today,”said Robertini. She works with female and child victims of domesticviolence, and is part of a team working to help the women obtain orders ofprotection, legal aid, victim compensation, safety planning and temporaryshelter. “I counsel the victims and sometimes their children,” saidRobertini. “We work on the symptoms caused by the trauma: fear, anxiety,flashbacks, nightmares and the like.”Robertini also facilitates a victim support group called “Thriving,Not Just Surviving.” This psycho-educational group meets for anhour and a half each week and discusses topics like self-esteem,the cycle of violence, anger, the effects of domestic violenceon children, healthy relationships, forgiveness, core belief workand guided imagery for relaxation.Robertini is an advocate for domestic violence victims, presentingworkshops on the topic at the Tennessee Licensed Professional CounselorsAssociation (TLPCA) annual conference and in other venues.

Orange CountyBringing Peace to Victimsof Childhood TraumaAs a registered marriage and family therapy intern with Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Argosy University,Orange County Doctor of Education in Counseling Psychology student Nadia Jones, MFTI, is working to make adifference in the lives of at-risk and diverse children. Jones works as a child and family therapist at the agency, providingcounseling and mental health services to at-risk and diverse populations.Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services has been providing mental health and substance abuse treatment servicesthroughout Los Angeles County, California, for more than 60 years. The agency helps children from ages five to 18,and their families. Didi Hirsch provides services to over 57,000 children, families, adults and older adults at nine siteseach year, from Pacoima to Venice to South Los Angeles to the downtown area, and many points in between.Didi Hirsch offers a wide range of services, including crisis intervention and stabilization, counseling, residentialtreatment, case management, youth-at-risk and family reinforcement programs, delinquency prevention programs,substance abuse treatment and prevention, and extensive community outreach. “We’re a multidisciplinary team here atDidi Hirsch,” said Jones. “Having a group of experts on hand for consultation is critical to our success in providing thesupport, resources and expertise that our clients need.”“I love that I can utilize my education to help children improve their lives,” said Jones. “Argosy University, Orange County has taught methe importance of being both a practitioner and someone who gives back to the community.”Jones, who specializes in trauma and parenting work, counsels children who suffer from ADHD and other behavioral and/or disruptiveissues, as well as those who have been exposed to domestic violence, the foster care system, teen pregnancy, parental substance abuse,physical abuse and neglect, and sexual abuse, among other issues. Her work extends to their families as well, equipping them with the skillsand knowledge they need to help their children and break the cycle of abuse. “If we can help the parents to improve, the benefits to thechildren and the family are huge,” she said.“My education at Argosy University has provided me with a strong multicultural theoretical framework that I utilize with my clients everyday,” said Jones, who is dedicated to serving Latin and underserved populations. “As a Latina, it is critical to me to provide support servicesto meet the needs of the Latin community. We are making a difference in their lives and in breaking the cultural barriers that exist in thosecommunities for the work that we do.”

PhoenixHelping Those in the arizonaGrand Canyon Region Copewith Emergency SituationsDr. Stephanie Vitanza and the faculty of Argosy University, Phoenix are doing more than working to educate the nextgeneration of mental health professionals. They are meeting the needs of members of their community through their serviceto the Grand Canyon Chapter of the American Red Cross. Vitanza, the chair of the Clinical Mental Health Counselingprogram at Argosy University, Phoenix, heads up an all-volunteer mental health team that is on call and on the ready toassist disaster victims 365 days a year.The Grand Canyon Chapter of the American Red Cross serves the more than 5.2 million people in Apache, Coconino,Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai and Yuma counties. A network of agency volunteers providesemergency assistance in the form of food, shelter, clothing and comfort following natural or man-made disasters. In addition,the group offers CPR and first aid training, aquatics programs and special help to military service members in need.Comfort is where Vitanza and her team come in. After Red Cross representatives have met with those affected, whether itbe as confined an incident as a house fire or as widespread a problem as a forest fire, her team is contacted to help providemental health services to those affected, offering psychological first aid and providing needed resource referrals.Numerous Argosy University, Phoenix faculty members join Vitanza, includingDirector of Training Dr. Amanda Nellis, Professor of Practice Dr. Korey Hawkins,Adjunct Professors Dr. Jill Cox and Dr. Ruchi Bhargava (who handle fielding ofcallbacks for the clients), and Adjunct Professor Dr. Susanne Drury (who goes outon calls to assist victims). Chris Simpson, a Doctor of Clinical Psychology student,provides needed administrative support and helps develop resource materials usedwhen volunteers are out on calls.“It is critical that, as mental health professionals, we utilize our expertise to giveback to our communities and support them in times of need,” said Vitanza. “Ourentire team and the University as a whole are committed to giving back and torepresenting the profession well.”

Salt Lake CityServing Up Healthier Mealsand a side of hopeIn the state of Utah, 1 in 10 adults and 1 in 8 children live in poverty – a statistic that Argosy University, Salt Lake Cityis hoping to have an impact on with annual food drives to benefit those in need. The campus partnered this past yearwith the Utah Food Bank, providing food and funds to support efforts to feed those in need. To assist with the effort,the campus waived its application fee for those who donated food or funds to support the charity.Started in 1904, the Utah Food Bank is making a difference through a strong network of staff, volunteers, agencies andcommunity partners. The agency serves as the central hub for food collection and distribution in the state, with a largewarehouse, four semi-tractors, eight box trucks and a strong affiliation with Feeding America.According to statistics cited by the group, an impoverished family of four makes about $22,000 per year, which mustcover the cost of food, shelter, health care and other household expenses. More than 134,000 state residents receivefood stamps, and 63,000 eat dinner at a soup kitchen. Utah is ranked fourth in the nation for the highest rate of verylow food security, with about 350,000 residents at risk to miss a meal each day.“We are delighted to partner with the Utah Food Bank to help ensure that we support the community that we live andeducate our students and our families in,” said campus president David Tietjen.

San DiegoReaching Out to Haiti ThroughEmergency Mental Health ServicesWhile many followed the devastation of Haiti’s earthquake in 2010 and the aftermath each night on television, ArgosyUniversity, San Diego professor and Haiti native Rachelle Rene felt the effects firsthand. Rene, a clinical psychologist,traveled to the demolished city of Léogâne, Haiti, with Disaster Psychiatry Outreach three months after the quake tohelp outreach extend beyond rebuilding structures to rebuilding the lives of Haiti’s people.Disaster Psychiatry Outreach (DPO) is a volunteer organization founded in 1998 to alleviate suffering in theaftermath of disaster through the expertise and good will of psychiatrists. To fulfill this mission, DPO responds tocatastrophes and provides education and training in disaster mental health to a range of professionals in the healthcare, public health and emergency management sectors. The agency organizes volunteer psychiatrists who provideimmediate mental health services in the aftermath of disasters in conjunction with government and private charitableorganizations; develops and implements educational programs, training and referral mechanisms; and develops researchand policy in the field of disaster mental health.“The city was shattered and nothing had changed since the earthquake,” said Rene. “The physical and emotionaldevastation could be seen all around. One of the few remaining structures was the nursing school we were there to helpsupport. Surrounding the campus was a tent city of the displaced anddevastated residents from the earthquake and its aftermath.” Rene andher team worked to provide whatever support and services were neededby the entire community for the two weeks they were in the country.Their initial focus was to work with the 120 nursing students of FSIL(Faculté des Sciences Infirmières a Léogâne) who had served as firstresponders during the catastrophe. In addition to providing supportservices to them individually and in group settings, Rene and the teamequipped the students with the tools, resources and education that theyand other staff needed to identify the signs and symptoms of traumaand mental illness in the general population they were treating.Rene’s time was also spent helping the general population throughthe field hospital in the area, treating those referred by the medicalstaff who presented with behavioral and mental health symptoms.When not focused in those areas, the team visited area orphanages,met with staff and children, and brought gifts in the form of toys andart supplies. The children of Haiti seem to have left the strongestimpression on the professor. “Each evening we would go for walks.The children would come out of their tents, which were oftenjust sheets strung together, and they would leave the tragedy andunspeakable trauma they suffered behind them. It was their chance totalk and to just be kids,” said Rene.In addition to outreach done in Léogâne, Rene and the other DPOvolunteers visited orphanages in Delmas, just outside of Port-au-Prince,meeting with the caregivers and children and providing toys and artsupplies to them.“This tragedy is one that touched me on a profoundly personal level,”said Rene. “This is a country not immune to suffering and devastation.It is the place I was born and the country that I grew up in. To seethe devastation on TV was numbing and, at the same time, horrifying.It filled me with an intense need to connect and to be a part of thesolution in helping the people of Haiti to recover. My experiencesthere reminded me of the intense faith and resiliency that brings somany through the worst of circumstances. It filled me with a sense ofimmense gratification to help my native country through the educationand privilege that I received here in the United States.”

San FranciscoBuilding brighter futures forwomen and children in crisisThe mission of Building Futures with Women and Children is to help women and children in crisis become safely andsupportively housed, free from homelessness and family violence. Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area is helpingthe agency meet its goals with a range of support services and volunteer activities to assist the group.Building Futures, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed in 1988, is based in San Leandro with programs throughoutAlameda County. Their programs include two emergency homeless shelters with 55 beds; a domestic violence safehouse with 20 beds; 52 units of temporary and permanent supportive housing; a 24-hour crisis line; a children’sprogram; and a domestic violence outreach program. “In response to the economic crisis which is forcing morefamilies into homelessness, we implemented two new homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing programs,”said the organization. More than 675 women and children are housed and provided services each year through theagency’s programs.Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area began its partnership with Building Futures with Women and Childrenduring EDMC’s 2009 National Week of Service. The campus has been working with the agency since that time,volunteering and helping provide services at Bessie Coleman Court (BCC). Located at the former Alameda Naval AirStation, BCC provides 22 units of transitional and 30 units of permanent housing for survivors of domestic violence.The shelter offers comprehensive support services, transportation and job search assistance designed to help women rebuild their lives andbecome independent and capable of caring for themselves and their children.The initial campus outreach helped to provide a range of service activities that assist with living conditions at BCC. Volunteers from thecampus converted storage rooms at BCC into a food pantry, complete with donated food and household items, and a fitting room withdonated clothing for women and children. The weeklong construction project culminated with a barbeque for BCC residents provided byArgosy University students and employees, along with face painting and hat making activities for children living in the complex.Later that year, Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area began an annual toy drive for Building Futures with Women and Children.Since that time, the campus has participated in the agency’s Resource Fair, providing activities for residents and their children, and assistsin serving meals at the BCC’s annual Thanksgiving dinner for residents. Additional ongoing support activities include clothing, schoolsupplies and monetary donation drives.“Building Futures with Women and Children is a wonderful organization for Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area to partner with,”said Lewis Bundy, director of Student Services for the campus. “It affords our employees and students the opportunity to make an impactin the community and to help an agency that provides critical services and support to women and children in need.”

SarasotaPARTNERING FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESSArgosy University, Sarasota is taking its educational expertise from the university campus to the high school campusin a partnership developed with Sarasota’s Booker High School, by donating time, talent and needed funding to helpadvance education for high school students.Booker High School meets the learning needs of a diverse student population with programs that include collegepreparatory, advanced placement, honors, vocational, Tech Prep and School to Work.Argosy University, Sarasota partners with Booker High School in the College For Every Student (CFES) program,which creates and strengthens partnerships between schools and colleges that help underserved youth gain access toand succeed in college. College of Education professors Dr. George Mims and Dr. Ronald Kar, together with MarkSwinnerton of the campus’ Admissions Department, volunteer at the school’s Career Resource Center, listening tostudents’ educational and professional goals and offering support and guidance to help put those goals in reach. Theyhelp the students with their resume writing, college applications and entrance essays.In addition to donating time, Argosy University, Sarasota is providing needed financial resources. The campus presented Booker HighSchool with a $2,000 grant to support SAT and ACT preparation programs in 2010. In addition, applicants to the University were giventhe opportunity to support the local school by donating $25 to support educational programs at Booker in lieu of paying Argosy’s standardapplication fee. The funds raised have allowed Booker’s principal, Constance White-Davis, to bring in an ACT/SAT preparation specialistto help teachers incorporate specific test-taking skills into their regular classroom instruction and to provide direct training to over 400students in two large-group sessions.While Argosy University, Sarasota employees can regularly be seen in the halls of Booker High School, it’s not unusual to see high schoolstudents and teachers on the Argosy campus. “This partnership allows students the opportunity to interact with a post-secondary school,”said Argosy University, Sarasota President Sandra Wise. “It helps to keep college and college preparation front of mind and within reachfor all of them.” Dr. Mims agreed. “Through this partnership, we are able to support both students and educators,” he said.In the summer of 2010, Argosy donated $1,000 to Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity as partial sponsorships to send three Booker High Schoolstudents, along with 75 other high school juniors and seniors, on a 15-stop tour of historically black colleges and universities (HBCU).This marked the 25th year that Dr. Mims has led the tour.The fruits of Argosy University, Sarasota and Booker High School’s labor can be seen in the school’s state school ranking from 2010,where Booker went from a “D” rated school to an “A” rated school. “The rise in ACT and SAT scores as a result of the partnership withArgosy University has helped contribute to our success,” said Booker High School Principal Constance White-Davis. “It’s an honor topartner with a university of Argosy’s stature.”

SchaumburgResponding to the Mental HealthNeeds of First RespondersWhile most people are aware that the victims of a crisis or traumatic event can require the assistance of a mental healthprofessional to process and cope with the events that have taken place, few often think of the psychological needs of the firstresponders. Keeping those first responders in service is the mission and focus for Dr. Kammie Juzwin, associate professor atArgosy University, Schaumburg.Juzwin works with a number of agencies in the northern Illinois area to provide critical support services to these emergencypersonnel to help ensure their support and disaster service needs are met. “First responders require very different mental healthservices than a civilian population,” said Juzwin. “While civilians typically benefit from help in the form of supportive services,crisis counseling or therapy, first responders need assistance that helps keep them in the field. These individuals have a veryspecific psychology to help them survive. In their everyday ‘job,’ they have to find the balance in having human reactions toabnormal situations in a very atypical environment. The assistance we provide is largely geared towards circumventing PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).”“The job of law enforcement officials and other first responders is a calling, not a profession,” said Juzwin. “They have aservant’s heart and the desire to help their community in a profound way that many of us lack the capacity for. Our job is tomake sure that they are prepared to do that job and that they can recover from it. This type of mental health work ensures thatthe worst-case scenario for them from a mental health perspective doesn’t become the end-case scenario.”Juzwin serves in a number of capacities for the Northern Illinois CriticalIncident Stress Management Team as a mental health team responderand education co-chair. Through the agency, she responds on-site andpost-incident, acting as a team contact. From there, Juzwin becameinvolved with the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team, serving asa volunteer mental health responder and regional coordinator for mentalhealth. As a member of the team, she provides mental health criticalincident assessment and intervention, helping debrief first respondersto help avoid PTSD and other stress responses. Juzwin also works asa federal level mental health team responder for the Illinois-2 DisasterMedical Assistance Team. The agency, upon activation by the governorof Illinois, establishes medical field hospitals for large-scale eventsand incidents.“It can be a surreal experience to watch a high-profile emergency on amajor news network and to get the call to come down to the commandpost to assist,” said Juzwin. “It reminds you that you are part of somethingmuch greater than yourself. It is a responsibility, a privilege and an honorto be the person called in to help.”“There’s a profound sense of pride and belonging when first respondersbegin to accept you as one of their own,” said Juzwin. “It’s immensevalidation that the work we do has an impact and makes a difference intheir ability to remain in service.”

SeattleRaising Suicide Awarenessfor a Community in NeedStudents in the Advanced Intercultural Theories and Therapy seminar at Argosy University, Seattle took theireducation into the community at the 2010 Yakama Nation Treaty Days. In this psycho-educational project, studentshad the opportunity to collaborate with Yakama Nation community members and pull together relevant research tocreate materials focused on suicide prevention.The 14 Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation are a federally recognized sovereign Indian nationunder the Yakama Treaty of 1855. The annual Yakama Nation Treaty Days Pow Wow celebrates the history andculture of this 1,377,034-acre reservation, located in south central Washington along the eastern slopes of theCascade Mountain Range.“As a result of intergenerational trauma, loss and cultural destruction, American Indian communities often struggle withhigh rates of poverty, substance abuse and youth suicide,” said Dr. David Walker, associate professor for the ClinicalPsychology Program in the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Seattle. “Mental healthresources are frequently overwhelmed or have limited cultural relevance.”“Participation in the Yakama Nation Treaty Days gave students theopportunity to learn, collaborate and participate with a communityin need,” said Walker. Six students, who interviewed several YakamaNation Community Coalition members prior to the event, developedand distributed suicide prevention brochures, and encouraged familymembers to become involved in the Coalition themselves.Brochure-related Niix Ttawaxt (“Good Growth to Maturity”)buttons, stickers and bookmarks the students made were handed out,drawing children and their families to activities at the booth. “Halfof the nearly 10,000 members of the Yakama Nation are under theage of 18, so it was critical that we create materials which appealedto them, were relevant to their culture and provided them withneeded information about issues they face in their community and, insome cases, their family,” said Kelsey Kennedy, an Argosy University,Seattle Doctorate of Clinical Psychology program student andparticipant in the project.“The project became an exceptionally rich learning experiencefor students and provided an important community service to apopulation deserving much more help with this tragic challenge,”said Walker.

TampaHonoring Our Armed Forces byProviding Support and tributeArgosy University, Tampa saluted its soldier students with its first-ever Military Appreciation Day event. Created as a tributeto area service members and as a means of bringing awareness to the issues facing returning combat veterans, the eventoffered a tribute to those who serve, to those who have served and to those who gave their last full measure of commitment totheir country.Open to the Tampa community, the event featured a traditional military color guard, performance of the “Star-SpangledBanner,” an acknowledgement of military students, a moment of silence, bagpipe tribute and a keynote address by MasterSergeant Rex A. Temple of the United States Air Force. Senior Master Sergeant Temple is a student himself and an activeduty service member best known for his blog “Afghanistan My Last Tour,” which won the 2010 MilBlog Award for Air Forcecategory along with the Florida Sunshine State award. His Afghanistan tour series was also featured weekly on the radio withan NPR affiliate, won a regional Edwin Murrow award, and placed 3rd in the national competition.“From Soldier to Student” was the theme of an open door military service member panel that featured members of the ArgosyMilitary Student Panel discussing the rewards and challenges of balancing service to country while pursuing an education.During the panel discussion, Professor Melissa DeGeso announced thecreation of an Argosy University, Tampa Military Scholarship created inhonor of Giovanni Orozco, a 20-year-old Iraq veteran who took his lifeas a result of PTSD-related issues a few months prior. Orozco was a closefriend to several Military Service Member students on campus.“We are honored to give back to the military community with thisscholarship,” said Campus President Pat Meredith. “It is a tribute to ayoung man who meant so much to so many and a means to help ensurethat our service members get the education they so richly deserve.”According to Dr. DeGeso, a clinical psychologist who specializes in posttraumaticstress disorder, “Suicides and PTSD are major issues for servicepersonnel and veterans. According to the Department of Defense, aservice member commits suicide once every 36 hours. It’s critical that wecome together as a community and a society to address this issue and toprovide the support so critically needed for these people. This scholarshipis a way to acknowledge Giovanni and the countless others like him inneed of support.”In attendance at the event were local military personnel, Tampa CityCouncil members, representatives from area chambers of commerce andother civic organizations.

Twin Cities“It was a tragedy to see Felony euthanized simply because noone could identify him at the animal shelter,” said Heyder-Kitching. “He was a working dog who, understandably, failed tomeet the usual standards of serving as someone’s pet. It was anunfortunate occurrence and we are working to prevent it fromever happening again.”The campus has extended its offer for free identificationmicrochips and services to any police department K-9 unit inthe state of Minnesota. “Students in our veterinary technologyprogram have the learning opportunity of implanting these chipsas well as getting to know our local K-9 units. In addition, we’reforging a partnership with metro area police departments thathelps ensure we are adequately protecting those who do so muchto protect us,” said Campus President Dr. Scott Tjaden.Joining Forces with Local PoliceDepartments to Protect K-9 Police DogsFelony has a special meaning for the faculty and students of Argosy University, Twin Cities. Felony is the name of apolice unit dog whose tragic end inspired the faculty and students of Argosy University, Twin Cities to create a programto microchip all K-9 dogs in the Twin Cities area.At ten years old, drug-sniffing police dog Felony was near a retirement he would never be able to reach. He escapedfrom his kennel at a Howard Lake water treatment plant and was surrendered to the local humane society by ahomeowner who had found him. With no tags on him and no microchip in him, the shelter had no idea he was a K-9officer. A series of miscommunications and unfortunate events left him unidentified and, five days later, euthanized bythe shelter. The dog had been deemed unadoptable for showing signs of aggressive behavior.Local animal organizations and Argosy University, Twin Cities stepped in to help prevent similar tragedies in the future.Spearheaded by faculty members Tracey Heyder-Kitching and Paula Lind, and assisted by the Argosy University, TwinCities Student Chapter of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (SCNAVTA), the campusbegan an outreach program to implant identification microchips into area K-9 police dogs. This effort began with theMinneapolis and Fridley Police Departments.

domestic violence, have caused mental distress for Afghan women.” Complicatingthis issue is a near complete lack of mental health resources in the country.Washington DCOpening the Doors to GiveAfghan Women, Men andChildren a Better TomorrowDr. Nahid Aziz, associate professor of Clinical Psychology at Argosy University, Washington DC knows firsthand thedevastation that war can have on a people. As a refugee of Afghanistan and as vice president of Afghan Education fora Better Tomorrow, she is committed to promoting the basic human rights of women and children in that country andthroughout the world.“Over 25 years of war and conflicts have left Afghanistan and its people with devastating psychological consequences.The wars caused Afghanistan’s population to be demoralized and to suffer socially and economically,” said Dr. Aziz.“According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2001), it is estimated that more than five million Afghanwomen and men suffer from various types of mental distresses, including post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),depression, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse and dependence. For a country with a population of 28 million, thisis especially alarming.”According to Aziz, women suffer disproportionately from psychological illnesses due to their “systematic exclusion fromeducation, employment and political participation through strict gender segregation under the Taliban regime. Theywere mainly confined at home, and often deprived of their basic human rights. In addition, different forms of violenceagainst Afghan women, such as forced marriage, under-age marriage, sex trafficking, and physical andAs vice president of Afghan Education for a Better Tomorrow, Dr. Aziz isworking to change the plight of the women and children of Afghanistan. Thenonprofit organization is dedicated to help create an educational system that willhelp prepare Afghan women, men and children for a better tomorrow. The groupis also developing programs to ensure that the nation’s health needs and goals aremet, particularly the needs of the vulnerable populations, such as womenand children.The group is providing an education to refugees inside three IDP camps inthe country, providing funding for teachers and an administrator to overseethe schools. Their long-term goal is to establish schools that support localcommunities. “We are privileged and honored to be asked by villagers in theGardez Province to help build a school in their community. Their childrencurrently can’t attend school for security reasons and, even when they could,they had to walk for miles on end just to reach an elementary school.”In October 2010, Aziz and her organization orchestrated the first AfghanCultural Arts Festival, with proceeds benefitting that school. Argosy University,Washington DC served as a sponsor for the event. The campus has also helpedefforts in donating over 180 items of furniture to be transported to Afghanistan’sschools and orphanages. The donation was a joint collaborative with theLamia Afghan Foundation and Afghan Education for a Better Tomorrow. Thefurniture is being stored at Fort Pickett, VA, and will ultimately be movedto an appropriate military base for airlift to Afghanistan by the U.S. StateDepartment (Denton Airlift).In addition to providing educational services, Afghan Education for a Better Tomorrow is developing training resources and materialsto educate medical professionals in the country on mental health issues the people of Afghanistan face. “There are no mental healthprofessionals in the country, no professional role to fill that need for people plagued by an intergenerational and complex trauma,” said Aziz.“We are working to develop a community counseling model for the country that integrates the mental and physical health of its people.”“War has a very ugly face no matter who you are and which country you are from. Women have been the warfare; they are tools andweapons,” said Aziz. “What we are trying to do is take one step at a time to create a solution to what are catastrophic issues.”

Hundreds of organizations benefitfrom the work of EDMC schools.Following is a partial list:2100 Lakeside Men’s Shelter360 Communities4C for ChildrenA+ Angels Mentor ProgramA Child’s PlaceAbby’s ClosetAbility PlusAcademy of Advanced ThinkersAd2 NashvilleAdam’s High SchoolAdopt-A-Family Program of Tarrant CountyAdopt-a-RoadAdrienne Arsht CenterAdvancementAfrica AidAfya: Health for Serengeti through InternetAIDGwinnettAIDS Action CommitteeAIDS Alliance AtlantaAIDS Outreach CenterAIGAAIGA ColoradoAkron-Canton Regional Food BankAkron Children’s HospitalAkron Dog ParkAkron Urban RestorationAlameda School of Art + DesignAlbertina Kerr CentersAlcoholics AnonymousAli Khan/Peter Simon TravelingAll The King’s MenAllegheny County Executive OfficeAllegheny County Immunization CoalitionAlley CatsAlpha Kappa AlphaAlpha Phi AlphaALS Association of GeorgiaAMBUCSAmerica ReadsAmerican Cancer AssociationAmerican Cancer SocietyAmerican Cancer Society Discovery ShopAmerican Cancer Society’s Making StridesAgainst Breast CancerAmerican Counseling AssociationAmerican Culinary FederationAmerican Express Houston Business WomenAmerican Heart AssociationAmerican Liver FoundationAmerican Lung AssociationAmerican Printing House for the BlindAmerican Red CrossAmerican Red Cross – Haiti ReliefAmerican Red Cross of LaPorte CountyAmerican Red Cross of Northeast IndianaAmerican Red Cross of Saint Joseph CountyAmerican Red Cross, Cincinnati AreaChapterAmerican Society of Interior DesignersAmherst College and Vassar College AlumniAssociationsAmor en Accion Ministries in HomesteadAngels of Change: Children’s Hospital ofLos AngelesAnimal HavenAnti-Violence Partnership (AVP)of PhiladelphiaARC of York County/SERTOMA AuctionArizona Humane SocietyArizona International Film FestivalArizona Veterans FoundationArt BeCAUSE Breast Cancer FoundationArt Festival 2010Art for the CureArt in the PearlArt on AlbertaArt Road NonprofitArts Council of Fort Worth &Tarrant CountyArts Fifth AvenueArts for LearningArtsphereASAP Treatment CenterAseraCareAshby HouseAsian Reporter FoundationASIFA and Starz Film FestivalAssociation for Adult Developmentand AgingAssociation for Counselor Educationand SupervisionAssociation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender Issues in CounselingAssociation for Spiritual, Ethical andReligious Values in CounselingAtlanta Day ShelterAtlanta Veteran’s CenterAutism Society, Greater Harrisburg RegionAutistic ChildrenAvonBattered Women’s ShelterBayfront Medical CenterBayou City Arts FestivalBeaverton TogetherBeth El CongregationBetty’s Day CareBicycle Transportation AllianceBig Brothers Big SistersBirthday Blessings of Charlotte, NCBombardier, Inc.Bonnet HouseBoston CollegeBoston Minuteman Council (Boy Scouts)Boston Preparatory Charter SchoolBoston UniversityBoy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts Troop 1Boys & Girls ClubsBreast Cancer Awareness WalkBreast Cancer Research of Tampa BayBreath of Life Celebration for Delaware ValleyChapter of the Cystic FibrosisFoundationBrent’s PlaceBridgeway Homes for Pregnant Teenagers andTheir BabiesBroadway Christian Parish Food PantryBrooke County Veterans AssociationBrookline Chamber of CommerceBrookline Symphony OrchestraBroward County School SystemBroward GeneralBroward General Pediatric Oncology CenterBroward Junior AcademyBruce Irons Camp FundBuddy Kemp Cancer Support CenterBusiness for Culture & the ArtsBusiness Volunteer Council AnnualPlayground BuildCA Breast Cancer FoundationCamillus HouseCamp Hill Swim TeamCanterbury ParkCanton Urban LeagueCapital Area Christian Church (Haiti ReliefMission)Career ClosetCaring House, Duke UniversityCarnegie Museum of Natural HistoryCarolinas Raptor CenterCascade ACM SIGGRAPHCascade Chapter of the Sierra ClubCatholic CharitiesCell Phones for Soldiers ProjectCenter City DistrictCenter for Breast HealthCenter for Sustainable EnergyCentral Virginia Food BankChaîne des RôtisseursChampion Life CenterCharis HouseCharity League of CharlotteCharles River Wind EnsembleCharlotte (NC) Art LeagueCharlotte (NC) Emergency ShelterCharlotte (NC) Men’s ShelterCharlotte (NC) Rescue MissionCharlotte (NC) Women’s ShelterCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsChefs Move to Schools & The White HouseCherry Creek Arts FestivalChi Sigma IotaChicago Literary Hall of FameChild Seek NetworkChildren First AcademyChildren’s Attention Home of Rock HillChildren’s Cancer AssociationChildren’s Cancer CenterChildren’s Healing Art ProjectChildren’s Home + AidChildren’s Home Society of South FloridaChildren’s HospitalChildren’s Hospital of the Kings DaughtersChildren’s Memorial HospitalChildren’s Museum (CM2)Cincinnati-Hamilton County CommunityAction AgencyCity Mission, Findlay, OHCity of Davenport, IACity of Ft. 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Community Human ServicesCommunity Teamwork, Inc.Community Transitional SchoolCommunity-University Health Care CenterCommunity WarehouseCompassion OutreachConsumer Credit Counseling ServicesConvoy of HopeCovenant HouseCr8ConCre8CampCrime StoppersCrisis Assistance MinistryCrisis Nursery PhoenixCrispus AttucksCrohn’s & Colitis Foundation of AmericaCrossroads Community MinistriesCRVA Education Foundation Girl’s Day AwayCystic Fibrosis FoundationCystic Fibrosis Gold Coast GuildDallas Association of Family andMarriage TherapistsDallas Group Psychotherapy AssociationDallas Metro Counseling AssociationDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDance HoustonDecatur Arts AllianceDecatur Business Association BoardDecatur Education FoundationDecatur Film FestivalDECA (Delta Epsilon Chi – HighSchool Division)Delaware Valley Stroke CouncilDenver Dumb Friends LeagueDenver Office of Cultural AffairsDepartment of Economic Security – VeteranOutreach ProgramDiamond Children’s HospitalDIFFADilbert Hoyt ArboretumDiocese of Dallas Addiction MinistryDiscovery PlaceDistrict 300Divorce RecoveryDogwood FestivalDomestic Violence ProjectDoveLewisDOVIA: Directors of Volunteers in AgenciesDowntown Animal Care FoundationDreams Are Free Elementary SchoolDress for SuccessDuffy Health CenterEagan Resource Center Food ShelfEaster Seals ARCEaster Seals Building ValueEastside Family YMCAEcotrustEDMC Education FoundationEducate TomorrowEducation Foundation of Sarasota CountyEgyptian Study SocietyElkhart General HospitalEmergency Management Services of NorthCentral KansasEmpowered YouthEpilepsy FoundationErin’s House for Grieving ChildrenEsther’s PantryEvansville School for the BlindExtraordinary Young PeopleExtreme Makeover: Home Edition SavannahExtreme Makeover: Home Edition VirginiaBeachFairmount Park Commission – CobbsCreek ParkFaith Presbyterian Hospice Hope forPeace and JusticeFamily Fall FestivalFamily PlaceFashion 4 A CauseFashion Group InternationalFather’s House ChurchFather Joe FoundationFeed My Starving ChildrenFilm Action OregonFirst Impression Suit Close and Centerfor Accessible LivingFlorida Breast Health InitiativeFlorida Youth OrchestraFood Pantry; Lake County, INForgotten HarvestFort Wayne Urban LeagueFort Worth Public ArtFortunate Families: Foundation forFamily ScienceFoundry United Methodist ChurchFresh Start Women’s FoundationFull Life Crusade–Haiti ReliefGarrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide PreventionProjectGenesis Women’s ShelterGeorgia Alliance for Inclusive TechnologiesGilda’s Club of the Quad CitiesGirl ScoutsGirls Inc.Gladstone School DistrictGlam GuitarsGlobal Game JamGlobioGLSEN Pittsburgh (Gay, Lesbian andStraight Education Network)Gold Coast Jazz SocietyGoodwill Easter SealsGoodwill IndustriesGovernor’s Arts AwardsGovernor’s Residence Preservation FundGrace Institute/Grace AcademyGrace Presbyterian VillageGrady Rape Crisis CenterGranny’s GardenGranulosa Cell Tumor of the OvaryFoundationGreen Tree Farmers MarketGreenville Chamber of CommerceGreenville Cultural CenterGreenville Rape Crisis & Child AbuseCenterGuadalupe Alternative ProgramsGuardian ad Litem ProgramGulf Coast Regional Blood CenterGustare Ltd.Habitat for HumanityHabitat HealersHacienda CDCHaitian Earthquake Relief EffortHaitian Women of MiamiHands On AtlantaHands On CharlotteHands On GreenvilleHands On NashvilleHarley-DavidsonHarvard UniversityHarvestersHealthCare ConnectionHealthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalitionof GeorgiaHealthy Mothers/Healthy BabiesHeart to Heart InternationalHEARTH of PittsburghHearts for HaitiHelping Paws of Minnesota Service DogsHeritage Park Nursing Home Activity FundHerman Miller’s “We Care” programHistoric Elizabeth NeighborhoodHistoric Third Ward Association, MilwaukeeHollywood BoostersHollywood PhilharmonicHollywood Sunset Free ClinicHoly Comforter Episcopal ChurchHome Health & HospiceHome InsteadHomeless VeteransHOPE Family ServicesHope House Women’s ShelterHospice of CharlotteHouston BalletHouston Star of Hope Celebrity FashionShowHouston ZooHUGE Improv TheaterHuman Rights CampaignHumane Society of the United StatesHumility of Mary ShelteriDesignIDU Community CollaborativeiHealIndustrial Designers Society of AmericaInnocent Justice, The Education FoundationInsights Teen Parent ProgramInstitute for Medical ArtsInstitute of Contemporary ArtInterlink Counseling ServicesInternational Association of CulinaryProfessionalsInternational Interior Design AssociationInvisible MuseumiTwixieJackie Hirneisen Memorial Scholarship FundJackson Memorial HospitalJaycees Christmas for KidsJerusalem HouseJesse F. 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