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Previous A Day In The Life Articles

A DAY IN THE LIFE
Fighting an Uphill Battle
A rural activist campaigns to highlight the costs of coal (11/8/2007)

Latin Mass
A priest tends to a growing flock of immigrant parishioners (10/18/2007)

Growing Up
The founder of a camp for ailing kids aims to reach thousands more (8/23/2007)

Maternal Instincts
A nurse midwife ministers to pregnant —and often troubled —girls (5/3/2007)

Caring for a Community
A health charity's leader serves poor people in the shadow of wealth (4/5/2007)

Children's Crusader
The head of a New York charity fights for kids, state by state (3/22/2007)

Starting Over
A former jail guard helps ex-prisoners move back into society (8/3/2006)

Healing the World
A love of science and a vision to save millions of lives make her day (4/6/2006)

Feeding New Jersey
A determined former homemaker has spent 3 decades building one of the nation's biggest food banks (12/8/2005)

Creating an Epic
The founder of the International Storytelling Center plots new opportunities for his charity (9/29/2005)

The Conductor
A former opera singer directs 1,000 volunteers a week for a Newark social-services charity (4/28/2005)

Field Trip
A no-frills journey to Nicaragua creates a shared experience for charity executives and donors (3/31/2005)

Equality Is Job One
A veteran leader combines social services with civil rights in Detroit (12/9/2004)

The Talking Cure
A charity leader helps defuse tense urban schools and neighborhoods (10/28/2004)

Rock and a Hard Place
An innovative music camp for girls wins applause but has trouble raising money (9/16/2004)

Fishing for Solutions
A Cape Cod nonprofit leader navigates controversy while preserving a way of life (9/2/2004)

Money and Modesty
Behind a hospital's fund-raising success stands a man with a tame ego (8/5/2004)

Head of the Households
The leader of a social-services group embraces fun and creative fund raising (4/29/2004)

Atlantic Crossing
An American fund raiser in London finds her job is more than translating dollars into pounds (3/18/2004)

Building Dreams
A housing counselor helps low-income renters move toward homeownership (3/4/2004)

Time After Time
An advocate works night and day to assist needy jazz musicians (2/19/2004)

Restoring Dignity
The leader of a Baltimore mental-health group serves diverse constituencies (11/13/2003)

Green Streets
A charity leader works to beautify an inner city (7/24/2003)


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