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U.S. Friends of Hope Flowers School Supports Education, Healing for Children in the West Bank
For more than 300 children living in the West Bank/Palestine, the opportunity to enjoy a reprieve from the mental, emotional, and physical effects of living in an area of conflict…
Read MorePhiladelphia Nonprofit Y.E.A.H. Offers a New Solution for Youth and Community Support
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…
Read MoreAfros in Nature: Connecting BIPOC with each other and the Earth
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…
Read MoreLa Befana and Friends Shares Joy and Cookies through 12 Days of Crazy Love
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.…
Read MoreLehigh Valley Anti-Trafficking Week Brings Local Groups Together to Fight Human Trafficking
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,…
Read MoreWriting Wrongs: Elizabeth Ortiz’s Story
Writing Wrongs is a journalistic magazine that features stories about social issues written by students. Last year’s issue, “Addiction: Stories of Hope”, contains interviews with residents at Easy Does It…
Read MoreWriting Wrongs: Tyler Kline’s Story
Writing Wrongs is a journalistic magazine that features stories about social issues written by students. Last year’s issue, “Addiction: Stories of Hope”, contains interviews with residents at Easy Does It…
Read MoreProgram Focus: Bringing Up a Bookworm
Bringing Up a Bookworm, which provides children with foundational reading skills by encouraging parents to read aloud to them from the day they are born, is an inspiring example of…
Read MoreWriting Wrongs: Angela Powell’s Story
Writing Wrongs is a journalistic magazine that features stories about social issues written by students. Last year’s issue, “Addiction: Stories of Hope”, contains interviews with residents at Easy Does It (EDI),…
Read MoreContest Winner: Education in Every Language
On November 28th, 2016, the Humanitarian Social Innovations board of directors met to review submissions for the Lehigh Student Enterprise Plan Pitch Contest. The HSI sponsored contest asked Lehigh University…
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