The program, titled “Cops and Gobblers,” enters its third year of providing hundreds of Rosewind Apartments residents with free Thanksgiving meals The spirit of giving was in the air as Columbus police partnered with a local nonprofit group to distribute free Thanksgiving meals Wednesday to hundreds of residents of a South Linden apartment complex. The…
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Husband and wife immigrants give back, start nonprofit animal rescue ‘Mercy Full Project’
When Hedyi Acuna and Nash Bandayan immigrated to America, they first found each other then they found the passion for giving back to their new home country through Mercy Full Project. TAMPA, Fla. — We may be in the month of August, but if you work at an animal rescue, you might call it Dogust. It’s…
Where the heart is: When charities got hit by COVID, one OKC building company stepped up
Charities were hit hard by COVID-19. In OKC, Homes By Taber is taking up some of the slack by giving to nonprofits with each home it sells. Home is where the heart is, they say, and homes are where the hearts are for Oklahoma City builder Homes By Taber. Charity fundraising has taken a hit because…
Nonprofits join forces to expand in-home primary care services for seniors
Parker Health Group and Visiting Nurse Association Health Group have partnered to launch the Parker Advanced Care Institute at VNAHG Inc., or PACI, according to a Thursday announcement. Over the last three years, Parker has awarded a series of grants to help fund the growth and expansion of VNAHG’s Advanced Care Institute. After working closely together and evaluating…
Nonprofit to distribute 1,000 food boxes to Bowling Green families
It will be hosted in partnership with the National Corvette Museum. Distributions begin at 8 a.m. Following the deadly tornadoes last month, Feed America First will be distributing food boxes in Bowling Green on Saturday morning to those in need. Some of the larger disaster relief organizations have left, leaving it up to smaller nonprofits…
Area nonprofit raises awareness about domestic violence
Members of the community are invited to learn about domestic violence by viewing a series of online educational videos that outline the problem and how residents can help. Safe Journey, a Union City-based nonprofit that advocates for and assists domestic violence victims, welcomes any and all interested parties to view the tutorials as a means…
Colin Powell’s Nonprofit Legacy: a Belief in America’s Promise
The outpouring of tributes following Colin Powell’s death last month — and those expected during his memorial service on Friday at Washington National Cathedral — largely overlook one important piece of his legacy: his volunteer service in the nonprofit world. That service deserves recognition, along with the many other accolades he will continue to receive…
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Local nonprofit empowering the homeless through running
Back on My Feet has logged a million miles and counting – to help people reach their potential Source: Local nonprofit empowering the homeless through running
Please How We Met: Faith group, nonprofit work to feed hungr
Over the course of two days in May, 1,018 volunteers in the San Ramon Valley and beyond — many from Interfaith–San Ramon Valley (I-SRV) and local schools — prepared 212,000 life-saving meals for malnourished children in other countries. The event, funded through the local community and the LDS Humanitarian Services in Salt Lake City, benefited…