Lack of Housing Bedevils Haiti Earthquake Recovery as Cash Runs Low
Two years after an earthquake tore across Haiti, nonprofits are struggling to provide shelter to more than a half-million people.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Haiti Earthquake Relief, Two Years Later: an Update
A look at how various charities used their donations to provide services after the disaster.
Most Money Raised for Haiti Recovery Has Been Spent, but Needs Continue, a Chronicle Survey Finds
Two-thirds of money donated after the earthquake has been put to use in the two years since the island was devastated, a Chronicle survey finds.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
A Nonprofit Blends Old and New to Help Entrepreneurs
From business training to legendary lemon-meringue pie, the Women’s Exchange in Baltimore has been serving it up since 1880.
By Derek Lieu
Contributor
Charity’s Photos Capture Precious Moments of Terminally Ill Kids
The Tiny Sparrow Foundation enlists professional photographers as volunteers to develop photo albums for families.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Nike’s Charity Fund Seeks to Help Unleash the ‘Girl Effect’
A charitable effort by the sporting-goods company encourages girls in developing countries to get an education and learn to be self-sufficient.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Bat Navigation Inspires Charity’s Method to Aid the Blind
World Access for the Blind uses unconventional methods to help people walk, bike, hike, and play without relying on anyone else.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Film Screenings Help Refugees Escape Pains of Dislocation
FilmAid International, a nonprofit, shows movies in refugee camps and teaches video skills to people who have been dislocated.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
A Fla. Charity Helps Families Under Stress Relax and Bond
Deliver the Dream provides free trips to allow families coping with serious illnesses or crises a chance to get away from the daily stresses.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
A Charity Seeks to Give Students a Smarter Summer
Affiliates of Horizons National help kids from low-income families build robots, make movies, learn to swim, and undertake other efforts to prevent learning losses.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
A Curator Marches for a Broader View of the Civil War
Brett Kelley re-created a march of Southern soldiers made on the eve of the epic battle at Gettysburg so he could better understand his own work as a curator.
By BRENNEN JENSEN
Contributor
A N.J. Program Seeks to Get Struggling Dads Back on Track
A charity founded by Newark’s mayor, Cory Booker, offers mentors, job training, and other support to help fathers succeed in earning money and taking care of their kids.
By Sandy Asirvatham
Contributor
A Los Angeles Charity Gives Needy Girls Some Prom-Night Glamour
A Los Angeles nonprofit group offers teenagers in foster care a “princess” experience.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor
A Grant Maker Supports Unexpected Moments of Beauty
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation runs a Random Acts of Culture program that gets artists Into supermarkets, malls, airports and other unexpected places.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
A New York Charity Works to Keep the City’s Parks Vital
The City Parks Foundation runs education, arts, and sports programs in 750 open spaces in the five boroughs.
By nicole lewis
Contributor
A Texas Charity Harvests Enthusiasm for Healthy Food
Urban Roots gives high-school students in Austin a taste of farming.
By Michelle Gienow
Contributor