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Operation Food Search Collects 53,000 Pounds of Food
Nonprofit's 10th annual Shop Out Hunger Day efforts equate to more than 145,000 meals for the area. - August 26, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Church of Scientology Nashville Continues to Share Resources from the Stay Well Center
The Churches of Scientology Disaster Response are known for helping communities during times of emergency. - August 26, 2020 - Church of Scientology Celebrity Centre Nashville
Meals On Wheels for Kids Launches in Clearwater
Delivering meals and shelf stable food to children, and their families, while attending school from home through virtual or online learning. - August 26, 2020 - Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger
YMCA of Greater Long Beach Enhances Its Day Camp Program to Meet the Needs of Working Parents During Virtual/Online Schooling
YMCA of Greater Long Beach is offering Y Camp Academy, an American Camp Association accredited day camp program, that was created to support students and families with their distance learning and childcare needs this fall. This in-person program supports students with their distance learning work... - August 20, 2020 - YMCA of Greater Long Beach
Wellroot Family Services Announces Allison Ashe as New CEO
Wellroot Family Services Board of Directors unanimously approves Allison Ashe to lead Wellroot’s mission, maximize impact and implement a new strategic plan. - August 20, 2020 - Wellroot Family Services
Be Strong International to Provide School Supplies for Needy Families
Be Strong International (BSI), joined by the City of Palmetto Bay, will distribute school supplies at the Palmetto Bay Village Hall to needy families on Friday, August 21. The “Be Strong Day Back-to-School Drive-Thru Distribution,” is the first school supply distribution in the Palmetto... - August 17, 2020 - Be Strong International, Inc.
The Way to Happiness Friendship Day Challenge 2020 Success
The Way to Happiness Association reminds all of Tennessee to spread kindness to one another through virtual resources. - August 15, 2020 - The Way to Happiness
Keep Irving Beautiful Honored by STAR-North Texas Virtual Awards Ceremony Held Aug. 13
Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) recently was recognized by the State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) North Texas Chapter with Honorable Mention in the “Outstanding Public Outreach Program” category. A virtual awards ceremony was held Aug. 13 to honor the award winners in all... - August 15, 2020 - Keep Irving Beautiful
UCLA and the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) Kick Off Annual “Dribble for the Cure” with Urgent Call for Public to Help Save Lives of Children with Cancer
An annual event that raises money for children's cancer research is going virtual. - August 12, 2020 - Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Drug-Free Tennessee Shares Virtual Learning
Drug-Free Tennessee has a vast amount of online resources for the community to help educate people on the Truth About Drugs. - August 12, 2020 - Drug Free South
Food Security Assurance Delivered to Your Door; New Focus on Food Security in Shadow of COVID-19 Pandemic
Providence International in Redding, CA, is now offering a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) subscription service which delivers locally-grown fresh produce to homes and businesses. The food is sourced from local farmers, including crops from Providence’s own Garden of Hope Farm, and... - August 11, 2020 - Providence International
JB Dondolo, Inc. Launches “Music For Water” Campaign Benefitting The Navajo Nation
JB Dondolo, a 501(3)c organization based out of Dallas, Texas, launched their first annual “Music for Water” competition, an annual campaign open to amateur and professional musicians. Musicians will produce high-quality recordings of songs and compete for the top five spots. One song... - August 09, 2020 - JB Dondolo
Operation Food Search Holds Gleaning Event
Nonprofit's newest partnership involves harvesting unwanted produce for food insecure families. - August 08, 2020 - Operation Food Search
NJCTS Announces Program of Webinars for Fall
NJ Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disoders provides free educational webinars for medical professionals, parents and educators. - August 08, 2020 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
Adoptions From The Heart Hosts First Virtual Week of Workouts
Join Adoptions From The Heart's Virtual Week of Workouts to Honor All Birth Parents. - August 07, 2020 - Adoptions From The Heart
Keep Irving Beautiful Presents Annual Awards - Local Community Members Honored in Virtual Ceremony
The Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) annual Mayor and KIB Awards event was held virtually and streamed on YouTube Premiere Aug. 3. Irving Community Television Network (ICTN) edited videos of all the winners and presented a finished product, which was as close to the live event as possible. Mayor... - August 07, 2020 - Keep Irving Beautiful
Palm Beach County's Biggest Birthday Celebration Benefits Local Vulnerable Children
On April 8, 2021, Speak Up for Kids is set to host the Gift-A-Birthday extravaganza, touted as Palm Beach County’s biggest birthday celebration, all proceeds will benefit the almost 1,600 local child victims of abuse and neglect. - August 06, 2020 - Speak Up for Kids
Southern Pines Police K9s Receive Donation of Body Armor and Heat Monitoring Systems
Southern Pines Police Department’s three K9s have received custom bullet and stab protective vests through a charitable donation from the non-profit organization Project Paws Alive, Inc. The vests were anonymously sponsored by a donor from Texas and are embroidered with “Gifted by Axel... - August 06, 2020 - Project Paws Alive
FDA's New Arsenic Guidelines Fail to Protect Babies from Neurological Impact
The 100 ppb limit suggested, released today, did not consider IQ loss or other forms of neurological impact, allowed cancer risks far outside of protective limits, and failed to account for children who have unusually high exposures to arsenic in rice. - August 05, 2020 - Healthy Babies Bright Futures
Adoptions From The Heart’s "AFTHtv" Dedicates Season 6 to Black Voices in Adoption
This summer AFTHtv is dedicating its entire sixth season to serve as a program giving Black voices within the adoption triad (adoptive parents, birth parents, adoptees) the platform to discuss racial matters and adoption in today’s society. New episodes air on the nonprofit’s official... - August 05, 2020 - Adoptions From The Heart
Wallis Companies Raise $50,000 for Operation Food Search
Locally owned On the Run stores keep team members employed and help local community. - August 05, 2020 - Operation Food Search
GivingTuesday Launches Global Learning Initiative and Microgranting for Grassroots Leaders
GivingTuesday's Starling Collective is a new global learning collaborative for grassroots leaders, offering coaching +$250,000 in microgrants to accelerate innovative approaches to generosity. - August 04, 2020 - GivingTuesday
Changing the Image of Men: L&R Productions Sings for a Healthy Manhood
Connecticut musicians and founders of L&R Productions, concerned with the current image of manhood, release two original songs about becoming a good man. - August 04, 2020 - L&R Productions
Dream Foundation Announces Director of Development
Susie Willett joins national dream-granting organization. - August 04, 2020 - Dream Foundation
Tampa Crossroads Announces Gwendolyn Green as CEO
Tampa Crossroads, a nonprofit organization serving the Tampa Bay community since 1977, announced that Gwendolyn Green, LMHC, MCAP has been named the Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Green has served over 14 years with Tampa Crossroads, most recently as the Clinical Director, guiding the... - August 02, 2020 - Tampa Crossroads, Inc.
Presenting: #DylanStrong
A Charity Sale of Custom Eye Patches Supporting Dylan Schwartz and the Children’s Eye Foundation - August 01, 2020 - #DylanStrong
The Way to Happiness Puts Out Friendship Day Challenge 2020
The Way to Happiness Association reminds all of Tennessee to spread kindness to one another through virtual resources. - August 01, 2020 - The Way to Happiness
River Tree Arts Presents "Small Works Fundraiser" September 4 - 7, 2020 / Virtual and In-Person Event
The event will feature over 60 talented, local artists and over 80 pieces of art. 100% of proceeds will benefit River Tree Arts Non-Profit Community Arts Center in Kennebunk, Maine. - August 01, 2020 - River Tree Arts
PAWS NY Receives $20,000 Grant from PetSmart Charities® to Help Keep Pets and People Together
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) NY has received a $20,000 grant from PetSmart Charities to help keep more pets in loving homes and out of shelters in New York City. PAWS NY is the only nonprofit organization in New York City that is dedicated exclusively to providing services to help vulnerable... - July 31, 2020 - PAWS NY
The Black Women’s Health Imperative & The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses Partner to Address Maternal Mortality Among Black Women
Today, the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI) announced its partnership with the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) to lay the groundwork necessary to develop a patient-centered, values-based implicit bias curriculum that incorporates the lived... - July 29, 2020 - Black Women's Health Imperative
Catholic Charities of St. Louis and Operation Food Search Host Drive-Through Event
Nonprofits provide food and personal supplies to the public. - July 29, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Meals On Wheels St. Petersburg and Friends of Strays Deliver Pet Food to Homebound and Seniors
New partnership developed to provide pet food assistance for Pinellas County recipients. - July 29, 2020 - Tampa Bay Network to End Hunger
Keep Irving Beautiful, Aquatics Staff Work Together; Groups Team Up to Paint Senter Pool Fencing
Summers for Keep Irving Beautiful (KIB) are usually filled with projects where they work with a variety of volunteers from corporate, faith, civic or youth groups. This year the KIB staff has stayed busy by adjusting their schedules to a new parameter and working with City of Irving staff instead... - July 26, 2020 - Keep Irving Beautiful
NJCTS Announces New Virtual Summit for Teens with Tourette Syndrome
Teenagers with Tourette Syndrome (TS) are invited to participate in a virtual Global TS Teen Summit with teens from across the country and the world. - July 26, 2020 - New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome
DIY Service Dogs? Medical Mutts Launches Online Service Dog Classes
Dog owners all over the country can now learn how to train their own service dogs. Live and interactive, this step by step course is an innovative option for those who can't afford the wait or the cost of a fully trained service dog. - July 25, 2020 - Medical Mutts Service Dogs Inc
MOSTe Welcomes New Board Leadership
First-generation college graduate takes the reins of college-access nonprofit. - July 24, 2020 - MOSTe Motivating Our Students Through Experience
Children Leading the Way in Giving Back
Easterseals North Georgia has been selected as a beneficiary of the 2020 Jump Ahead Benefit Horse Show. - July 24, 2020 - Easterseals North Georgia
The Marcus Harris Foundation Launches Neighborfood Express
New program helps feed kids and families living in food insecure neighborhoods. - July 24, 2020 - Marcus Harris Foundation
Guide Dogs of America Merges with Tender Loving Canines
Guide Dogs of America, a non-profit organization that empowers the blind and visually impaired to live with greater confidence, mobility and independence, recently announced their merger with Tender Loving Canines in an effort to provide even more services to Veterans, Individuals with Autism and... - July 23, 2020 - Guide Dogs of America
Ex-Police Chief Saving the Lower Ninth Ward; Kristle Bautista's Book, "The Pivotal Moment," Nominated for Global Award
“The Pivotal Moment," written by Kristle Bautista, has been nominated for a 2020 Author Academy Award, an honor bestowed for literary merit and publishing excellence in the writing and publishing industry. "The Pivotal Moment" is up for an award in the Memoir category. #1 New Release and #1 Best Seller on Amazon for 3 weeks. - July 19, 2020 - Kristle Bautista Consulting
Good News Map Lifts Spirits During Pandemic
OneWorld-Stories.org - Good News During the Pandemic - July 15, 2020 - OneWorld-Stories
Operation Food Search Holds 10th Annual Shop Out Hunger Day
Summertime food drive to help alleviate the area's food insecurity. - July 12, 2020 - Operation Food Search
CPA Marie Torossian of Quantum CPAs & Advisors Joins Florida Justice Center Board of Directors
Former Chief Administrative Officer of Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce explores passion for social justice. - July 09, 2020 - Florida Justice Center
smarTrike Donates Over 500 Tricycles to Children Living in Poverty
smarTrike has made their largest donation ever by sending over 500 children’s tricycles to be distributed to Baby2Baby’s network of families in need. - July 09, 2020 - smarTrike
APFED Will Host Virtual Patient Education Conference on Eosinophil-Associated Diseases, July 9-11, 2020
EOS Connection 2020 offers the latest in science and research on eosinophil-associated diseases, practical management strategies, and an opportunity to connect with others. - July 08, 2020 - APFED
Unity in the Community: Proactive Event to Facilitate the Change That is Needed in Our Communities
Unity in the Community is a free event with NBA coaches, players, local legends, and others putting on a clinic then games for 9th - 12th graders playing with policemen and firemen as coaches. We believe that it is only when people get to know each other as people rather than by race or occupation, that is when true change will happen. A mentoring program following the event will further solidify relationships, allowing the law enforcement to know the people in the communities where they serve. - July 05, 2020 - Unity in the Community
Dierbergs Markets Raises More Than $160,000 for Operation Food Search
Dierbergs created campaigns to benefit nonprofit's emergency response and Operation Backpack program. - July 03, 2020 - Operation Food Search
Florida Justice Center and Stripe Come Together to Fight Racism
Social justice organization and payment processor join forces to bail protesters out of jail. - July 02, 2020 - Florida Justice Center
In New Fundraising Effort, Herberger Theater Gives Donors a Surprise Bonus
On pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Phoenix landmark Herberger Theater has embarked on an unusual, even memorable, fundraising effort to support ongoing and future expenses. - July 01, 2020 - Biltmore Portrait Studios
Dress for Success Tampa Bay and CareerSource Tampa Bay Open Second Boutique for Local Women
Dress for Success Tampa Bay recently celebrated the Grand Opening of their second location at CareerSource Tampa Bay with a ribbon cutting. Dress for Success Tampa Bay currently is offering tours of the new boutique to small groups, in compliance with CDC recommendations and local safety guidelines. - July 01, 2020 - Dress for Success Tampa Bay