A Nonprofit Effort Delivers Green Groceries—and Opportunity
A foundation is collaborating with the New York City government to create new street-vendor businesses that will generate jobs -- and make healthy produce available to low-income city residents.
By Caroline Bermudez
Contributor
Baseball Star’s Camp Champions the Needs of Bereaved Children
A charity founded by a baseball star aims to help childlren across the nation who must cope with the death of parents, siblings, or other loved ones.
By Debra E. Blum
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A Charity Grants Wishes to Brighten People’s Twilight Years
A Pennsylvania charity grants the wishes of low-income elderly people.
By Caroline Bermudez
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Survival Instinct Keeps Animal Hospital Afloat in Tough Climate
An animal center near Boston has carved out a niche providing emergency care to wild animals and teaching local children how to explore nature.
By Emma Carew Grovum
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Spiritual Message Gives Kids In Need A Ray of Hope
A Florida charity says universal themes in the Bible can offer comfort and hope to children under stress in other parts of the world.
By Caroline Bermudez
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Cardiologists who treat a rare but often fatal disease climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money to battle the ailment and found that the physical challenge was much like the ones their patients fight.
Rescued Animals Get a First-Class Ticket to Freedom
Two pilots who share a passion for animals recruit fellow pilots to rescue dogs, cats, and other pets in overcrowded shelters and transport them to new homes.
By Caroline Bermudez
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Online Videos Allow Glass Museum to Extend Its Reach
Washington’s Museum of Glass lets online viewers everywhere watch a live glass-blowing operation and pose questions to the craft makers.
By Noelle Barton
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Supporting a Global Classroom for Environmentalists
The World Wildlife Fund offers scholarships to groom activists around the world to become conservationists in their home counties.
By Holly Hall
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Living the History of the People’s House
Two Washington nonprofit groups have joined forces to give schoolchildren a vivid view of historical events at the White House.
By Caroline Bermudez
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Girls Move Mountains builds self-esteem among adolescents by getting them to pursue challenging outdoor activities.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Capturing Images of Struggle and Charity
International Medical Corps always knew that the photographs taken to capture the organization’s humanitarian work were important. For more than 20 years, the Santa Monica, Calif., organization stored a jumble of prints, negatives, slides, and even some Polaroids in a series of file cabinets, which…
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
A Guardian Angel for Afghanistan’s Pets
A Washington Post reporter’s charity brings new life to neglected animals.
By Caroline Preston
Contributor
Volunteers work with Earthwatch Institute scientists to create a sustainable future.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Inner-city youths learn equestrian skills from an Olympic jockey.
By Paula Wasley
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Charitable donations help sustain traditional textile weaving in Indonesia.
By Noelle Barton
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