Teachers participate in intense training program

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• Job training program gets high marks
• SAN FRANCISCO - A Bay Area job training program for low-income people has had remarkable results even during tough economic times.
• Jericho Project helps train felons to enter workforce
• BRISBANE, Calif. - The Jericho Project in Brisbane helps train felons in a rigid military style so they can be successful in the workforce.
• East Palo Alto program inspiring kids to read
• EAST PALO ALTO, Calif. - A man's own struggles with reading inspired him to create an organization that hopes to instill children with a lifelong love for books.
• Surfers test cost-effective way to recycle styrofoam
• SAN FRANCISCO - Meet some local surfers who've caught the green wave and discovered a cost-effective way to recycle styrofoam.
• Parents tackle issue of teen bullying, acceptance
• MARIN, Calif. - A Bay Area power couple, known for their tough political tactics, is helping teens learn to be nicer to each other.
• TNDC to celebrate 30 years of service
• SAN FRANCISCO - The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation will celebrate 30 years of service this year.
• Students embark on ambitious ecosystem project
• GLEN ELLEN, Calif. - A Caltrans project that required cutting down more than 100 native oak trees has led to an ambitious restoration project.
• Entrepreneurs given chance to start culinary business
• SAN FRANCISCO - Many women and low income people have been helped by La Cocina to grow their culinary dreams.
• Rubicon offers help for those hit hard by economy
• BERKELEY, Calif. - An East Bay social services agency is providing a second chance for many Bay Area residents hard hit by the economy
• Animated program helps boost student math scores
• SAN JOSE, CA - An innovative program now being used in a South Bay school might help solve America's math crisis.
• At-risk youth help boost company's bottom line
• UNION CITY, CA - A Union City recycling plant is helping save people as well as the planet.
• Arts, empowerment help fight violence
• OAKLAND, CA - A violence prevention program is helping youngsters embrace peace.

• Spark: Preparing the workforce of tomorrow
• Tenderloin program gives homeless hope
• Bay Area welcomes rescued Greyhounds
• SF Conservation Corps keeps it green
• Philanthropists work to break cycle of poverty
• Loan program promotes self-sufficiency
• Keeping barn owls off endangered list
• Blue Dolphins celebrate swimming success
• A community call to action blossoms
• Local gardener founds scholarship foundation
• Homeless teens living in Marin County
• Exploratorium sponsors tech outreach program
• Judge listens to fmr. homeless teens
• High-tech solution to humanitarian needs
• School strives to close Latino achievement gap
• Woman helping Kenyan orphans from afar
• Organization matches charities with donors