HSI NEWS
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 it comes to including diverse voices. “When I found through a study that, in the [Lehigh] Valley and particularly in…
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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 Carolina-based organization that offers meaningful and fun community engagement opportunities to individuals aged 50 and above. “Love Thy Elders was…
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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 activity by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group responsible for countless atrocities including child abduction, enslavement, forced labor…
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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 from a young age, and their families often suffer social consequences as a result of the stigma that is cast…
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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 says that he is inspired by how a small gesture can have a huge impact on someone’s life. And Sibomana…
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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 his idea — to create a place where educators could easily exchange resources — would become a vital platform just…
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Humanitarian Social Innovations is excited to introduce Search and Recovery Canines (SARC) as a new member of our community. When Gregory Chown met his first search dog, Krabi, it wasn’t just the beginning of a bond between man and Man’s Best Friend — it was the start of a partnership in…
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Humanitarian Social Innovations is excited to welcome CupCats Cafe to our network of social entrepreneurs. From Tokyo to Paris to New York City, cat cafes are beloved for giving visitors the opportunity to enjoy delicious treats in the company of adorable furry friends. Soon, the Lehigh Valley will boast one…
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Humanitarian Social Innovations is pleased to welcome VAW Global Health Alliance to our community of social entrepreneurs. Clean water, safe medical treatment and health education are just a few of the vitally important resources that many communities around the world now have access to, thanks to VAW Global Health Alliance.…
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Humanitarian Social Innovations is proud to have Downtown Wellness Berks as part of our network of social entrepreneurs. In the spring of 2017, a small group of entrepreneurs and business owners passionate about wellness gathered to discuss healthy living practices and ways to make those practices more accessible to the…
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Allentown United Football Club
March 22, 2019-“United Premier Soccer League Announces Pennsylvania Expansion with Allentown United Football Club”
https://www.prlog.org/12760906-united-premier-soccer-league-announces-pennsylvania-expansion-with-allentown-united-football-club.html
Writing Wrongs
August 13, 2018-“Intensive 2-Day Workshop to Challenge College Students to Produce an Awareness-Raising Book on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault”
September 1, 2016 – “Student Journalists Illuminate Issue of Addiction at Easy Does It”
Bringing Up A Bookworm
July 30, 2018 – “2018 Freedom Through Literacy Award Winners Announced”
Reading Entrepreneurs’ Connection
June 4, 2018 – “Reading’s Entrepreneurs’ Connection Announces Kauffman FastTrac® Entrepreneur Training Program”
We Need Books
February 8, 2018 – “Local Nonprofit Partners with Greek Nonprofit to Aid Refugees”
MELTDOWN: Based on True Events
November 22, 2017 – “JML Films LLC has partnered with EUE/Sokolow to develop a TV limited series based on true events about the 1979 nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island.”
July 6, 2017 – “Humanitarian Social Innovations Sponsors Movie on Lasting Impact of Three Mile Island Disaster”
Bethlehem Women of Excellence
November 13, 2017 – “Organizations Collaborate to Assist Area Poor”
Overcoming Odds
May 1, 2017 – “I Am on a Mission to Revolutionize the Adoption Process”
Great Girls Scholarship
April 11, 2017 – “Humanitarian Social Innovations Partners With Scholarship Program”
OUR PROGRAMS IN THE NEWS
La Befana and Friends
"Madison native writes book to inspire small acts of kindness."
Fox 61, January 7, 2021, interview by Audrey Kuchen
Y.E.A.H. Philly
"This successful Black-led org couldn't get a loan that wasn't predatory. Philanthropy needs to step up."
Generocity, November 17, 2020, by Sarah Martinez-Helfman
Mountain Bike Afghanistan
"These Afghan Women are Defying the Patriarchy--On Bikes"
Bicycling, October 12, 2020, by Farid Noori
“Young Afghans Look to Mountain Biking as a Means to Transcend Conflict”
The Diplomat, November 5, 2019, by Ian J. Lynch
“Farid Noori, Mountain Bike Afghanistan”
iamtedking Podcast, July 2018
“Student Hopes to Represent Afghanistan at 2020 Olympics
Middlebury College Online Newsroom, May 15, 2018
“Farid Noori ’18 Looks to Blaze a Trail with Mountain Biking”
Middlebury Campus Newspaper, March 14, 2018
Bringing Up a Bookworm
“Nonprofit Kindled by Teacher’s Fervor for Early Reading”
Reading Eagle, April 27, 2018
Overcoming Odds
“He was a Russian orphan. Now he’s a podcast host changing lives.”
The American Statesman, June, 2018
Humanitarian Social Innovations
“The Business of Making a Better World”
Gettysburg: Our College’s Magazine, Winter 2016