By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Formerly incarcerated women reentering society have a soft place to land at A New Way of Life Reentry Project. The […]
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Vital Transformation helps people help themselves
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Debbie and Eliyahu Jian used to be full-time volunteers at a spiritual organization until they began to “disagree with some […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Reading To Kids wants to enrich young lives
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Reading to Kids is not only an admirable thing to do, it’s also the name of a grassroots organization that […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Writers group works with incarcerated youth
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer InsideOUT Writers believes the power of the pen has the power to keep its participants out of the “pen.” The […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Uncommon Good hopes to break cycle of poverty
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer For as long as she can remember, Nancy Mintie has had a thing about helping people. She doesn’t know where […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Organization looks out for rights of women farmworkers
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Mily Treviño-Sauceda is the executive director and co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, the first national women farmworkers’ organization in the U. […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Last Chance For Animals seeks to end exploitation
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer For 42 years, Chris DeRose has been an advocate for animals, and to this day, due to the things he’s […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Wells Bring Hope supports access to clean water in Niger
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Water is essential to living. As a general rule of thumb, without it, a person can survive for about three […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Community center provides social services, empowerment
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer Ever since she was 2 years old, Saundra Bryant has been associated with All Peoples Community Center. Growing up at […]
MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Organization creates pathways to jobs, housing
By Darlene Donloe Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Homelessness and unemployment have become critical issues in Los Angeles. With the unemployment rate in Los Angeles […]