Pounds and pet shelters across the country are over-crowded. They’re packed with animals who have done nothing wrong, but face the end of their lives if they’re not adopted. It’s a tragedy, but what options are there for people who want to help? Michael Louis Kelly, a senior partner at the California law firm of […]
How One Chicago Nonprofit Created 212 Fathers
Anyone viewing Sheldon Smith’s history would imagine that he would end up another statistic. Like nearly half of all African-American children in the US, he grew up without a father figure that he could rely on. His father was in and out of jail and his life. Like other kids in this situation, he fell […]
Café that Gives Adults with Special Needs a Purpose
It’s all in the name. Hugs Café is a place full of laughter and yes – hugs. However, it isn’t your usual neighborhood café. Hugs Café is a nonprofit restaurant that gives adults with special needs the opportunity to work. A recurring dream It all started with a recurring dream. “I had a dream of […]
Marine’s Wife Helping Kids Cope with Deployment of Parents through Personalized Books
According to senior vice president of Service to the Armed Forces of the American Red Cross, Koby J. Langley, deployment of parents can be extremely stressful to other members of military families. Repeated deployment can especially be a burden on families. Bridget Platt, now 31, knows this all too well having experienced it first-hand. Painful […]
Women in Baltimore Collect Diapers for Needy Families
Diapers. They are a need that we often don’t think about. However, they can be a significant expense for low-income families. Many families simply can’t afford them. Babies of these families are sometimes left for days in soiled diapers resulting in fecal impaction, infections of the urinary tract as well as skin diseases. The lack […]
California Woman Feeding Hundreds of Thousands
Komal Ahmad, 25, had her life planned out by the time she was in college. She had planned to join the Navy and had embarked on training by the time she was in college. However, all that would change after a chance encounter with an army veteran. Life-changing meal Ahmad had just returned from Navy […]
13 Year Old Girls Raise over $37,000 from Lemonade to Help Kids in Need
A dollar cup of lemonade can go a long way to quench thirst; and not just physical thirst. In the hands of the Lemonade Brigade, it has helped Blessing, a little Nigerian girl, pay for a crucial surgery that enabled her to walk for the first time. It has also helped Chase, a boy in […]
Ricochet Gives a Healing Paw
We are often so focused on what we think life ought to be, or who we think we ought to become, that we miss out on the special gifts that we already possess. However, as Ricochet’s life proves, much more can be achieved by accepting who we are and using our unique abilities to help others. Judy […]