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Giving kids the vision to succeed

By Miguel Almaguer, NBC News

For these kids, an eye clinic on wheels, built by Vision To Learn, is a sight for sore eyes.  This bus-clinic provides free eye exams and glasses to students … Read More

If your child is involved in a science fair here are some tips to help him/her succeed.

5 tips for a great science fair

By Monica Olivera

For most students, the New Year means it’s time to buckle down and focus on getting their science fair project done. Even if they haven’t decided on a … Read More

Franklin Mejias getting fitted for his prosthetic legs.

Helping hands: Miami’s Venezuelan community rallies to help boy get prosthetic hands and legs

By Maria Camila Bernal, Telemundo

The average teen is thankful for having a cell phone, a computer and videogames. But 13-year-old Franklin Mejias is thankful for the prosthesis that allow him … Read More

Alicia Zendejas (Photo/Sugar On Mars)

NJ Latina helps organize food drive for Sandy victims

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Last year, Alicia Zendejas’ non-profit planted more than 71,000 trees in Haiti, but says she’s been doing charity and volunteer work all of her life. When … Read More

Cell phones plugged into power strips attached to a generator powered by two men on a tandem bicycle on Avenue C in the East Village November 1, 2012 in New York as the city recovers from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. This neighborhood is in the area of Manhattan without any electrical power. The power station is in front of The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, which has postponed their scheduled opening this month due to the storm. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)

During Sandy, “who you gonna call?” turned into “who you gonna tweet?”

By Elianne Ramos, @ergeekgoddess

Amidst the chaos, devastation and uncertainty left behind by Sandy, the world has been pinning, tweeting and Facebooking its way through it, in a heartening … Read More

Texas crews head north

Texas crews headed north to help restore power

By Courtney Gilmore, KPRC Houston

CenterPoint Energy crews left Houston, Texas Monday, headed to the east coast to help restore power to victims of Hurricane Sandy. Approximately 60 linemen and … Read More

Undocumented Mexican immigrants walk through the Sonoran Desert after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border border on January 19, 2011 into the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Volunteers comb the desert for stranded migrants

By Associated Press

GREEN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — The knock at the door came just three days after Kathy Babcock moved in to her new home. Standing on her porch in the heart of … Read More

Republican vice presidential nominee, Rep. Paul Ryan addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Opinion: GOP waning commitment to diversity

By Stephen A. Nuño

As the young folks in this country are increasingly non-white, so wanes the GOP's commitment to investing in education, infrastructure, and health care. All of … Read More

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks as his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., applauds, during a campaign rally. Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in Manchester N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Op-Ed: The Romney/Ryan ticket will strengthen Medicare for Latinos, not take it away

By Josefina Carbonell, Former Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Our seniors are concerned about the future of Medicare - and rightly so.  Washington has made deep cuts to the program that will reduce their access to care … Read More