Stories of Philanthropy & Corporate Giving
AmeriCares, with its crew on the ground providing medical services since cholera struck, is preparing more emergency shipments of medicines to Haiti. These will be sent by both air and water, to fight the deadly disease which is spreading rapidly and has now reached Port-au-Prince, the capital city. In order[…]
Read moreThe Top 5 Youth Per Capita Award was given to Quinnipiac University at the American Cancer Society’s New England Relay For Life College Summit in Marlborough, Mass. The Top 5 Youth Per Capita Award was given to Quinnipiac because it was one of the top five schools, with between 5,[…]
Read moreThere are many ways to perform good deeds and to keep them giving. One can pay it forward to others who need help, or return a kindness or Tell 10 People. Feeding America’s “Hunger-Free Families” campaign seeks to encourage families to reach out and Tell 10 others about families who[…]
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On Thursday, November 5, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) Councilwoman Jan Perry (9th district) and SRO Housing joined Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise), new residents and neighbors to celebrate the opening of the Renato Apartments located at 531 S. San Julian Street on Skid Row. The Renato[…]
Read moreCure, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, is very active in promoting research to find cures for epilepsy. In order to fund research cure also does a lot of fund raising. On Thursday, October 22, Susan Axelrod, the president of Cure, and her husband spoke at the CIA kick-off of[…]
Read moreThe Knicks Poetry Program is an amazing opportunity and outlet for youth to try their wings in poetry. The winners receive money for college tuitions, but the participants and the community receive much more. Youths aged 13-20 are encouraged to write poetry, in their own language, in hip hop form.[…]
Read moreAmeriCares is a disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which gives immediate response to emergency medical needs. It also supports long-term health care projects for people in the United States and around the world. One of the projects AmeriCares has been focusing on is helping victims and refugees from the[…]
Read moreEnterprise Community Partners assists in building and/or repairing affordable housing for low income families. They work to assist communities or to build new communities so that families can have the security and peace of mind. All of the units that they build are green, making sure to use water and[…]
Read moreThe American Library Association (ALA) sponsored the banned books week; which protects the freedom to read and viability of the First amendment. Banning Books week draws the public’s attention to book bannings across America by various types of organizations. Held at the end of September, banned books week emphasizes the[…]
Read moreChildfund is dedicated to helping children around the world. One great childfund program involves giving farm animals to needy families. For example, they give chickens, ducks, turkeys, goats, pigs or cows to needy families. These animals provide two benefits. First, the family can eat the eggs or drink the nutritious[…]
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