Friendship Bench DC, an adaptation of Friendship Bench Zimbabwe, trains older volunteers to sit and listen to people who need someone to talk to for free.

Readers may recall my October column dealing with ombuds. After submitting that piece, I was reminded of an example very close to home. The Champaign County Bar Association has a Bench-Bar Ombudsman ...

Bench Mark Program, a city-based mentoring program for at-risk youth, recently received the “Community-Based Program of the Year Award” from two juvenile justice organizations for its work within the ...

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MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — The community came together Thursday to relaunch the Buddy Bench program on the campus of Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. The latest Buddy Bench was built by Ian Young, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — This is the last year for Minnesota State Fair diehards to make their mark on the fair's seating accommodations. The multicolored "recognition" tables and benches throughout the fair ...

The Oct. 18 Chanhassen Villager included a story about regional park bench memorial programs, including one at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chanhassen. The city of Chanhassen also has a ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – Spartanburg County is giving residents a chance to clean up their record this week through its Family Court Child Support Bench Warrant Amnesty Program. Through the doors of ...