Community
The Positive Signs Initiative Serves The Community Through Art
As an artist, Areli Pellegrino has always been passionate about making art accessible to everyone and using it as a way for self-care. So in 2021, she established The Positive…
Read MorePhilly TRUCE Foundation Helps Prevent Violence Through App And Outreach Program
The Philly TRUCE Foundation started in May 2021 with a vision to “make every community functional, meeting dysfunctional communities where they are most likely to be underserved; in their neighborhoods…
Read MoreHunting Park Green Invests In The Youth Of North Philadelphia
When Jose Ferran was 17, he was shot. Since that traumatic incident, he has been passionate about serving others and creating environments that guide and support youth to become the…
Read MoreMercy World Organization Supports Vulnerable Children in Tanzania
In Tanzania, the Mbeya region has the highest number of children and teens who have been orphaned by HIV and AIDS. This staggering number of children, which is approximately 860,000…
Read MoreNew Horizons Rebuilds, Restores, and Renews Lives In Ukraine
When Russia started invading Ukraine in February 2022, many Ukrainians had to deal with the reality that the war could damage their houses and put their lives in danger. Thousands…
Read MoreRestore Ukraine Provides Life-Saving Support for Displaced Ukrainians
Since Russia began launching attacks in February 2022, Ukraine and its citizens have suffered devastating destruction, violence, and loss of life. According to a statement by the mayor of Kharkiv,…
Read MoreReparations Finance Lab: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
In the summer of 2020, racial injustice in the United States came to a boiling point when the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others by police officers sparked…
Read MoreThe Lynfield Community Center Provides A Safe Place For Bethlehem Children To Thrive
The high number of single-parent households in Bethlehem, PA means that many children are at a higher risk of being left without support when their guardians are out of the…
Read MoreBackpack Pals Bethlehem Provides Meals And More For Students Facing Food Uncertainty
For students who face food uncertainty, free or reduced breakfast and/or lunch programs at their schools are crucial; for some, it’s their only nutritious meal of the day. But when…
Read MoreA Conversation With Ibrahim Issa, Director of Hope Flowers School
On March 15, the Board of U.S. Friends of Hope Flowers School and Humanitarian Social Innovations (HSI) gathered for a virtual conversation with the director of Hope Flowers School (HFS),…
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