HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An organization in the Carolinas is helping parents and children cope with the effects of childhood cancer. Executive Director of Children’s Cancer Partners,… Source: Organization assists families impacted by childhood cancer in Carolinas
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‘We’re doing very well’: Perry Helping Perry Clothes Closet serves 600 families monthly
The second annual Perry Helping Perry auction is Oct. 15 at McKinley Eagles. PERRY TWP. – It’s been two years since Perry Helping Perry opened its Clothes Closet in a storefront in the center of the township. Since then, the former hardware store at 5038 Tuscarawas St. W, has been transformed into a bright, well-stocked repository of…
Nonprofit raising money to help 37 National Guard families who are victims of Eastern Kentucky flooding
Members of the National Guard were deployed to help with the recovery despite having their own homes destroyed. When natural disasters hit, the National Guard is often called in to help with search, rescue and recovery. That was the case when torrential rains hit eastern Kentucky. Many of those in uniform working to help with…
Natasha Kirsch’s The Grooming Project helps families in KC become self-reliant through pet grooming
The next time you see an impeccably groomed dog, it might be the work of a graduate from The Grooming Project, a program founded by Natasha Kirsch. The Grooming Project is expanding into a new headquarters this year, and just in time: The program received more than three hundred applications but can currently only accommodate fifteen…
Normal Moments for Families with Medically Complex/Fragile Kids
Offering service providers & volunteers to help with ordinary tasks. Normal Moments for Families with Medically Complex/Fragile Kids. Normal Moments provides supportive services for families with critically ill or medically-complex children. Normal Moments was founded in 2007 by Patricia Fragen, just weeks before her 16-year-old daughter Melissa Fragen died of cancer. During Melissa’s battle with…
“Helping people makes you whole.” Non-profit focuses on supporting families
Supporting families is the goal of the non-profit, Men Making A Difference. They’ve been doing that for more than a decade. It all started 15 years ago at Hawk Island when they held a cookout… LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Supporting families is the goal of the non-profit, Men Making A Difference. They’ve been doing that for…
‘We are here for the in-between,’: Carter’s House aids in expanding wardrobes of struggling families
A small storage room at the Park South Family YMCA is stuffed with racks of everything from school uniforms, to warm coats, to undergarments. In this storage room alone, there is enough clothing for dozens of families. This is where the South Dallas non-profit Carter’s House provides extra support for those struggling to afford the…