Articles Tagged "Nonprofit"

A wheelchair signifies much more than just the opportunity to be mobile. For years, the international nonprofit, Free Wheelchair Mission (FWM), has set out to provide the transforming gift of mobility to the disabled around the world. Through its good deeds and missionary work, Free...

Who says that fashion has to be revealing? Elegantees is helping women understand that modesty can be the most sexy and confident style of all. Since 2010, Elegantees has flourished into a fashion label, designing and creating modestly cut shirts for women wanting to highlight their...

World AIDS Day, celebrated every year on Dec. 1, invites us to remember the many people who have been affected by the illness and the work that must be done to end its deadly consequences. In Sub-Suharan Africa alone, up to 30 million have died of AIDS since 1882 and it remains a major...

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and many families are busy compiling the essentials to create the perfect feast. Unfortunately, it is all too easy to forget about the millions who do not have the luxury of eating a wholesome meal and enjoying this festive holiday.

Food on Foot is one of the...

From tiny plankton to giant blue whales, sea creatures have evolved in amazing and diverse ways to survive in their natural environments. Unfortunately, they are not equipped to protect themselves from pollution, ocean warming, over-industrialization and other man-made threats currently...

Cervical cancer screening saves lives. Each year, approximately 11,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. Yet, simple measures including Pap and HPV tests can identify women at risk and prevent the disease, and vaccines can block common types of HPV. Eleven percent of American...

It is known as the sneak thief of sight for its ability to creep up on you. The second leading cause of blindness, glaucoma affects 2.3 million Americans over the age of 40. Yet most do not know they have it. Are you being screened? January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, and now...

Vitamin A packs a powerful punch. Two simple yearly doses of a small red pill, available for merely cents, can boost children’s immune systems, prevent blindness and maybe even save their lives. One in every three children is undernourished. Saving these children is the mission of...

One day, Cass Forkin was eating at a diner and noticed three elderly women trying to piece together enough change to pay for their meal. Moved, she told the server she wanted to anonymously pay for their lunch. After pressuring the server to name who had been so generous, the three...

Bill Grein becomes pretty popular around this time of year. Along with thousands of other volunteers around the country, every Christmas he plays Santa to children in need through the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, spreading the magic of the holidays to children who would otherwise go...