For more than 10 years, Agnes Stevens has kept her School on Wheels program tightly focused on doing one thing well: helping homeless children keep up with their schoolwork by providing volunteer tutors. Holly St. Lifer reports on the power of a simple idea in action.

Are young people allergic to politics? The nation's youngest eligible voters stay away from the process in droves. Yet some teens are engaged, volunteer for candidates, and look forward to voting. Rob Capriccioso looks at what makes these kids care, and what that means for "get out the vote" efforts.

Connect for Kids' Child Nutrition Campaign, resources for child victims of sexual abuse and reading programs for boys; these are some of the recent stories from Connect for Kids that drew reader responses. See what everyone had to say, and feel free to join the conversation.

For a small child, a blanket can be a lot of things—:a hiding place, a fortress, a portable piece of home. Connect for Kids Intern Kate Ashford profiles a New Jersey program that collects handmade blankets from a statewide network of volunteers, and gets them into the hands of children facing serious illness or trauma.

A steady paycheck and a career track are great; but some low-income school children dream of something different, like starting their own businesses and being their own bosses. Connect for Kids intern Kate Ashford looks at a national program designed to give these kids the tools they need to succeed.

Taking advantage of the wisdom that comes with age, the Travelling Grannies and Grandpas program in Grand Rapids, Michigan pairs low-income elderly volunteers with teens and school children in need of extra support. Kathleen Piggins reports on the program.

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Volunteerism and community involvement are at an all time high in our country—so why is it that voter turnout is lacking? Two child advocates argue that children learn how to be good citizens when families set good examples.

What happens when we ask volunteers to take the place of government efforts to help children and families? In a New York Times article, "The Vanity of Volunteerism," writer Sara Mosle describes her own experience with mentoring and why expecting volunteers to make up for inadequate public programs and services is asking too much.

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