Volunteering & Community

Darden Donates Food Every Day, Not Just on Hunger Action Day

As a restaurant company, Darden cannot ignore the reality that millions of people need food. Nearly 50 million Americans — including 16 million children — are at risk of hunger, and not just today on Hunger Action Day.

Volunteering & Community

Rebuilding Together and Lowe’s to Host Annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood Event in Cleveland, Ohio

Rebuilding Together, a leading national nonprofit in safe and healthy housing that provides low-income homeowners with critical home repairs, will join together with its affiliate, Rebuilding Together Northeast Ohio, to lead its sixth annual Building a Healthy Neighborhood community revitalization project in Cleveland, Ohio. The effort will be held Sept. 23-24, 2016 in Slavic Village, a historic neighborhood on the southeast side of Cleveland. The effort is expected to provide nearly $700,000 in market value back to the community.

Philanthropy

Champions for Social Good Podcast: A New Resource for the Social Good Movement

Today, the new resource for the social good movement, the Champions for Social Good Podcast hosted by Jamie Serino, Director of Marketing at MicroEdge + Blackbaud, launched and is available online and for download on mobile devices. Through the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Jamie brings together thought leaders and practitioners to share key learnings and inspire change to further the social good movement.

Health & Healthcare

Valued Social Roles: A Declaration of Identity

A person's identity is closely tied to the social role they hold. Having valued social roles can have a great impact on a person's life. Too often, people with disabilities find themselves thrust into deeply devalued roles that continue to marginalize them.

Volunteering & Community

generationOn and Hasbro Launch Campaign to Inspire Kindness in Kids and Teens

New York, NY, September 1, 2016 – generationOn, the youth service division of Points of Light, and Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today launched a new campaign that encourages kids and teens to create, share and act upon their own Rules of Kindness. The campaign is designed to build a culture of caring and empathy among today’s youth.

Volunteering & Community

Keep America Beautiful’s National Planting Day Kicks Off Sept. 10

Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading nonprofit which envisions a country where every community is a clean, green and beautiful place to live, is mobilizing Americans to bolster their local ecosystems by planting native species of trees, shrubs and plants for its fifth annual National Planting Day.

Health & Healthcare

Swinging for the Fences - a Doctor's Take on Volunteering

I recently volunteered at a Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy event, supported by VSP Global. My most memorable patient was a fifth-grade girl who never had an eye exam. She was uncorrected at 20/200 in each eye. After the exam, I witnessed her seeing clearly for the first time. Her reaction? An ear-to-ear smile.

Philanthropy

Join Keystone Human Services International in Building Inclusive Global Communities

Keystone Human Services International is part of an ongoing global effort to create a society where people with disabilities receive appropriate support and have the same opportunities and support as everyone else. Join us as change agents and support our work to make the world a safer, more inviting place for all people.

Inclusion & Opportunity

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