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Lehigh Valley Landmarks Trust: Preserving the Past to Build a Better Future
The past lives alongside the present in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. With a rich history dating back hundreds of years, the region is home to a number of culturally-significant landmarks, including…
Read MoreBreaking Barriers: SOMA Foundation Rwanda Transforms Lives Through Education
The country of Rwanda experienced a devastating tragedy with the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi people. In the aftermath, tens of thousands of children were orphaned. Not only did these…
Read MoreYouth Creating New Beginnings Aims To Empower Philadelphia Youth
In the heart of Philadelphia, a non-profit organization is making significant strides in empowering the city’s youth to forge their own paths toward success. With a high school dropout rate…
Read MoreMore Than A Game: KNT Basketball Squares Up Against Suicide
Since 2021, a basketball tournament has taken place in the Lehigh Valley that represents meaning and hope for those who have been affected by suicide: The KNT Basketball Tournament. Named…
Read MoreFluency Forward Foundation: Advancing Language Fluency & Cultural Exchange
As a young immigrant from India, Caroline Praveen struggled in school and social interactions because she spoke with an Indian accent and did not always express her thoughts for fear…
Read MoreFriends of Historic Colonel Hooper House Assembles To Save Easton’s Oldest Home
At the corner of 5th and Northampton streets in Easton, PA stands the city’s oldest residence: the Colonel Hooper House. Despite carrying historical significance that dates back to the 18th…
Read MoreInspire Her Nurtures Change in Menstrual Health Across Ghana
Sandra Boakye felt the need for change in menstrual health and education after engaging with the young girls in the Ghana Adolescent Health Project in 2015. She witnessed their struggles,…
Read MoreBASD Proud Parents Educate Parents On School Issues
Greg Venneman started Bethlehem Area School District Proud Parents in 2010 because he was inspired by Pennsylvania Education Voters and similar groups who work towards increasing public school state funding.…
Read MoreHope And Coffee Coatesville Will Provide Resources & Community To Those In Recovery
Coatsville, Pennsylvania currently doesn’t have any coffee shops, and most of the places to hang out in the evenings are bars or serve alcohol. For those in recovery and those…
Read MoreThe Crohn’s Care Alliance Raises Awareness and Funding for Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease, a type of chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is estimated to affect more than half a million people in the United States, and millions more worldwide—with the number…
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