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08/03/2011
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Famine spreads in Africa

In the last 90 days 29,000 Somali children under the age of 5 have died –and if we don’t do something now, the death toll will grow by tens of thousands more.

The UN has officially declared a famine for the first time in nearly 30 years. The Eastern Horn of Africa is experiencing a major food crisis which threatens the lives of more than 12 million families and children.

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05/09/2011
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Energy Service Corps

This year we launched a new program with Americorps to provide direct service and community education around energy issues.

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11/22/2010
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CoPIRG Creates CU Denver Food Bank

The University of Colorado Denver created a campus food bank for students thanks to the work of CoPIRG students.

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11/05/2010
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CoPIRG Registers Nearly 2,000 Young People to Vote

CoPIRG’s New Voters Project is a nonpartisan effort to register young people and get them to the polls on Election Day.

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