February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and Vice President Biden took the opportunity to remind students that dating violence is still a very real problem in our country. The facts are clear: nearly one in five college women will be the victim of a sexual assault, and one in ten teens will be hurt by someone they are dating.
The first edition of our new series "Tales of Excellence, Achievement and Mentorship" or "TEAM" features Etienne Bowie, a student from San Jose, California who explains how mentorship made his big dreams possible.
While on the "Community College to Career" bus tour, Dr. Jill Biden and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis learn about the training of the next generation of nurses.
Since its public launch this fall, the National Student Poets Program has been enthusiastically embraced by both artists and educators. The program focuses on the critical role the arts and humanities play in preparing students for success in the knowledge and innovation economy.
Univerity of California student Kane Li shares her life-changing experience volunteering for Music Changing Lives, a program that provides tutors and a room to record music.
This edition of "Women Working to Do Good" highlights Kendall Ciesemier, a Georgetown University student who founded 'Kids Caring 4 Kids' to help children in Africa.
This edition of "Women Working to Do Good" profiles Amanda Ebokosia, a woman empowering young Americans to enact reforms and create community programs to tackle the issues that matter most to them.
Benjamin Clay McMullen, a senior from Munson Township, Ohio, highlights the importance of saving national wetlands. Through his volunteer work and founding of WET, McMullen reminds us that the state of the planet depends on the care we put into it.
Grace Li is a junior at Glenda Dawson High School in Pearson, Texas. She is a writer as well as the founder of We Care Act, which helps school children recover from disasters and engages youth around the world to help others in need.
We kick off 2012 with a brand new “Women Working to Do Good” blog from HelloGiggles. This week’s profile features Alexa von Tobel, the founder of a start-up focused on offering personal finance advice to women.
Corina DuBois, a Presidential Management Fellow, shares her experience as a public servant after reflecting on the Women in Public Service Project colloquium that took place December 15, 2011.
Charles, a sophomore at Mill Creek High School in Hoschton, Ga, shares his inspiration for starting an international movement of Earth Savers Clubs through his nonprofit, Greening Forward.
In this edition of “Women Working to Do Good”, HelloGiggles profiles Jennifer Arnold the founder of an organization that trains and places services animals to thousands of people.
At 11 years old, Jessica Markowitz founded Richard's Rwanda-IMPUHWE, a nonprofit organization that helps girls in Rwanda receive the education they deserve.
In this week’s edition of “Women Working to Do Good”, HelloGiggles spotlights college student Jaime Henry-White for her work using photography to connect communities and bridge cultural divides.
Adora Svitak, the youngest recipient of the National Education Association's Award for Outstanding Service for Public Education, describes what inspired her to lead the youth-organized conference TEDxRedmond for the second year in a row, with more than 600 audience members and 20 youth speakers.
The White House Office of Public Engagement and mtvU are proud to announce the first ever Campus “Champions of Change” Challenge. The Challenge invites college and university students from across the country to demonstrate how their student-led project is improving their campus community and helping America win the future.
Michael Wear, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of The White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, shares a few examples of the many service projects that are being undertaken by students nationwide as a part of the President’s Interfaith & Community Service Campus Challenge.