The new service includes an app recommendation program, known as Scout, a rewards program called Percs, "social media integration, " and customer service initiatives known as Pulse and Circle.

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She used it to create, under the banner of the Ruchika Social Service Organization, a pre-school, a high school program, and even nutrition and medical programs for her Train Platform kids.

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Paige, a 2010 graduate of Wagner College, a school with an esteemed service-learning program, was inspired by social innovation and the idea of AltruHelp using social technology to amplify volunteerism.

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The total number of homeless people has increased 61% under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a nagging problem for the administration, and elected officials and advocates are planning a rally on the steps of City Hall Monday morning to demand the restoration of social-service program funding.

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