Today’s society doesn’t always paint the most positive image of fatherhood. In so many TV shows, movies, and commercials, dads are portrayed as flaky, sports-obsessed, and blissfully uninvolved [...]
Healing House, a medical respite care facility of Madison-Area Urban Ministry (MUM), in Madison, Wis., is a story of persistence, patience, and partnerships. Thanks to our generous donors, We [...]
Lisa Wagner-Carollo founded Still Point Theatre Collective in 1993 to produce original professional plays and provide arts outreach programs to marginalized communities.
Ask Moses Kavishe, 28, what inspires him most, and he'll tell you immediately. "People making a difference--people making an impact in their community..."
Darnell Woodson registered with Kidz Express when he was 14 years old. Today, he is a mentor in the program and a graduate student of Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) He’s seen many [...]
In March 2016, Amy was at the lowest point of her life. Recently released from Sierra Vista Mental Health center after attempting suicide, she knew she needed something different to break her [...]
Recovery from surgery is challenging enough when you can recuperate in your own bed—but what if you are homeless? If you’re lucky, you can grab a shelter bed at night, but during the day your [...]
“John” had been living in his RV for nearly 10 years when Hillary Carr of the Compass Housing Alliance (Seattle) met him. His long beard, toothless grin and bare feet set him apart as much as his [...]
Tasha was just 17 and living with her boyfriend at his mother’s house when the Milwaukee police arrested her for prostitution. With no money and no job, Tasha had been working the streets to pay [...]
