Posts by Carina Bonasera

Philadelphia nonprofit YEAH takes an innovative approach to supporting at-risk teens and putting a stop to community violence: they host fun, educational and culturally-relevant teen hangouts. “We live in a…

When Melanie Lino, co-owner of Lit (a Bethlehem coffee roastery and bakeshop beloved by locals) looked to the Lehigh Valley for a space where Black, Indigenous and people of color…

In ancient Italian folklore, legend has it that an old woman called La Befana flies from house to house leaving toys for good children on the twelfth day of Christmas.…

Humanitarian Social Innovations is thrilled to welcome Lehigh Valley Anti-Trafficking Week to our network of social entrepreneurs. Human trafficking can often seem like a tragedy that happens far from home,…

During years of working with nonprofit and arts organizations in the Lehigh Valley, Norberto Dominguez saw a number of flaws with the way these institutions are run — especially when…

As a child, Amber Phillips developed a passion for working with seniors while caring for her grandparents. Today, she channels that passion into Love Thy Elders Enrichment Services, a North…

Humanitarian Social Innovations is excited to welcome Agoro Community Development Association to our community of social entrepreneurs. For the past 50 years, Northern Uganda has been ravaged by conflict and…

In Southern Ghana, lack of understanding and acceptance of those born with disabilities creates barriers to success for individuals and families of individuals who are disabled. They are treated differently…

Humanitarian Social Innovations is thrilled to welcome Pillar of Health to our network of social entrepreneurs. Reflecting on the work of his nonprofit organization, Pillar of Health, founder Laurien Sibomana…

Humanitarian Social Innovations is excited to welcome Amazing Educational Resources to our community of social entrepreneurs. When he started a Facebook group in December 2019, Nick Hoover never imagined that…