Breakthroughs in Chicago’s East Garfield Park
Yolanda Porter can tell you many stories about the Nettie Bailey Student Achievement Program (NBSAP), a program of Breakthrough Urban Ministries (Chicago, Ill.).
Donation Form Appeal July 2018
We Raise Foundation Seeking Submissions for the Richard E. Herman Leadership Award
Itasca, IL – We Raise Foundation is searching for an inspired, young leader to honor with the Richard E. Herman Leadership Award. The award will recognize the commitment and service of one leader [...]
We Raise Board Member’s Heart for Youth Guides His Service
When Greg Jordan visits grantee sites with other members of the We Raise Foundation board of directors, his thoughts often go to his three sons.
Emerging Leader Grantee Asks Questions to Build Trust
International traveler. Ministry leader. Church planter. These are just a few identities of Ashley Paavola, 32, a recent recipient of a We Raise Foundation Emerging Leader grant.
Raising awareness and supporting new solutions for the issue of deep poverty in the U.S.
The word poverty often recalls photographs of hollow-eyed children in third-world countries, but a rising tide of awareness regarding deep poverty in the United States is creating a new [...]
Dan Weidenbenner: Emerging Leader, Embedded Organizer
When asked to describe what the term “emerging leader” means, Dan Weidenbenner focuses on the “emerging” part. “I think I’ve got a lot to learn,” he says.
