The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoretical bases for understanding, or criteria for evaluating, human activity. Anthropologists most commonly use the term "culture" to refer to the universal human capacity to classify, codify and communicate their experiences symbolically. This capacity is long been taken as a defining feature of the genus Homo. However, primatologists such as Jane Goodall have identified aspects of culture among our closest relatives in the animal kingdom.Goodall, J. 1986. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of Behavior.
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Children's Alliance of New Hampshire - Advocacy organization that works to improve the health and well-being of children in NH. Vision statement, board of directors, current issues, advocate's toolbox, online resources, and information on the NH Children's Advocacy Network.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire - Non-profit group recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children in the New Hampshire court system. Volunteer and donor information, history, mission statement, board of directors, newsletter, announcements, and training overview.
Family Resource Connection - An information clearinghouse provided by the New Hampshire State Library. Offers resources for raising, caring for, and educating children in the state. Children's service directory, lending library materials list, related links, event calendar, support groups directory, and FAQs.
Meta Description: [ The Web Site for the Family Resource Connection of the NH State Library, a special library and informational resource focusing on children with special needs and their families. ]
Foster Care in New Hampshire - Extensive collection of links to NH groups, information, and services for foster care givers and families.
Meta Description: [ The Foster Care in New Hampshire Web site serves as a
source of information about foster parenting and links to NH Department of Health & Human Services, Division
for Children, Youth & Families foster, adoption and teen independent living information pages, the College for Lifelong Learning
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LifeWise Community Service Projects - Advocates for Citizen Involvement, LifeWise continues to promote many and varied Volunteer Opportunities to the public at large. Volunteer Opportunities are often connected to issues of Safe Drinking Water through a program we call, Water Guardians. Site offer project list, partnership information, news and press releases, photo galleries, site search and information on officers and LifeWise NH.
Meta Description: [ NH Volunteer Opportunities - NH Safe Drinking Water and NH Community Service also NH Mentoring and NH Public Safety Advocates of Citizen Involvement in Civic Affairs, Community Service and Public Safety. ]
New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence - Umbrella organization for a statewide network of programs that works with victims of abuse. Includes crisis center directory and hotline numbers.
Meta Description: [ New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is committed to ending domestic and sexual violence. ]
New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness - Resource and article links, hotline phone number for assistance and referrals, donor and volunteer information, directors, staff, and contacts.
New Hampshire Peace Action - Works to end the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, eliminate nuclear weapons, reduce defense spending, and support peacemaking efforts. News and opinion articles, event calendar, list of suggested actions, discussion forums, and related links.
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Volunteer NH! - Provides resources and a clearinghouse for communities and people who wish to do volunteer work. Information on national service opportunities in the state, local groups looking for help, event calendar, volunteer management advice, organization directory by town, and related links.
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