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• Regional: North America: United States: Society and Culture: Youth  (6)

L.E.A.P. - - The Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership organization strives to develop strengths and talents of young people, ages 7-14, who are living in high poverty, urban neighborhoods. Information on programs in Bridgeport, New Haven, New London, Waterbury and Hartford.

Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters - - Improves the lives of young people and enables them to become responsible adults by creating one-to-one mentoring relationships between at-risk children from single-parent homes and adult volunteers.

Ready, Set, Grow ... CT Kids! - - A statewide, multi-year communications and mobilizing campaign in support of the public goal: "All children born in Connecticut beginning in 2004 will enter kindergarten healthy, eager to learn, and ready for school success..