Common Cents
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| Common Cents | |
|---|---|
| Type | Not-for-profit |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | New York City, NY |
| Website | www.CommonCents.org |
Common Cents is a national educational, not-for-profit organization, which specializes in creating and managing service-learning programs for young people between the ages of four and 14[1]. Common Cent's most popular and best known program is The Penny Harvest, the largest child philanthropy program in the United States[2].
Other Common Cents programs include the Student Community Action Fund (a high school leadership council.)
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[edit] History
Common Cents grew from the desire of a four-year-old Nora Gross (Co-Founder) to feed a homeless man in 1990. That need led her to ask her father (Teddy Gross Co-Founder and Executive Director), how she could help[3]. In 1990, Teddy Gross and Nora Gross conducted the first Penny Harvest in an effort to collect money to feed and clothe New York City's homeless.
[edit] Awards
Common Cents is the winner of the 2007 NY1 New Yorker of the Year award[4]. Common Cents was also shortlisted for the 2007 Carl Bertelsmann's Award.
[edit] Leadership
The organization's co-founder and Executive Director is Teddy Gross.
[edit] Funding
Common Cents receives major funding from several major foundations and the government including: The Ford Foundation, Foundation for Jewish Community, JPMorgan Chase, The New York City Council, The New York City Department of Education.
[edit] External Links
[edit] References
- ^ Lauffer, Armand (1997). Grants, Etc.. SAGE, pp. 225-226. ISBN 0803954697.
- ^ "Inspiring Oprah's charity", The Daily Princetonian, 2007-09-19. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Roberts, Sam. "A Way to Help, with a Penny and a Thought", The New York Times, 1990-12-24. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Tens Of Millions Of Pennies For Charity Gathered From Huge Pile", NY1, 2008-04-14. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
