Millennials: The Civic Generation a Force for Change

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Millennials: The Civic Generation a Force for Change

Called the Civic Generation, young adults who grew up in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks and saw the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina are volunteering at home and abroad in record numbers. The Millennials pioneered social networking to support favorite causes.

The ‘Civic generation' is rolling up its sleeves to lend a hand at home and abroad

Young adults who grew up in the shadow of the 9/11 attacks and saw the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina are volunteering at home and abroad in record numbers. The Millennials, the generation that learned in school to serve as well as to read and write, became the first global Internet explorers as they pioneered social networking for favorite causes at home.

"Community service is part of their DNA."

(Read the full article in USA Today)

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