Good News Notes: “It was a big day for the staff at For Oak Cliff and its clients on Wednesday. The Dallas Mavericks sponsored a large mural and resources to fill the nonprofit’s technology lab. “We want our community, as a whole, to be future proof,” said Taylor Toynes, of For Oak Cliff. The Mavs…
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Santa Rosa youth grow career and life skills in neglected garden
Good News Notes: “When Curtis Short and his wife Patricia Seddon first saw the space where they were asked to help young adults with special needs and disabilities create a garden, they were dismayed. The small fenced area was a tangle of weeds, with only a rose bush and several small fruit trees — plum,…
North Carolina nonprofit builds free homes for licensed foster families
Good News Notes: “A North Carolina nonprofit is building free homes for foster families aimed at keeping large sibling groups together and in their own home communities. Alex Williams, the founder of Fostering Hopes, told Fox News that North Carolina limits how many children, including biological children, can be in a home. “It’s very, very difficult to…
Actress Tatyana Ali donates $100K to Winter Garden midwifery school
Good News Notes: “She’s been on soap operas and one of the most successful sitcoms of all time. Now Tatyana Ali is stepping up to help a local organization that helps expectant mothers and the midwives who help them deliver. Ali played for a local cause during a recent celebrity edition of Wheel of Fortune….
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack surprises Jacksonville native John Marcus with Super Bowl tickets
Good News Notes: “The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award has become the highest honor the NFL can bestow upon a player. Named for the Chicago Bears legendary running back and famed humanitarian, it is presented each year at the Super Bowl to a great player who is also a great force for…
Council Bluffs nonprofit Promise 4 Paws cares for senior dogs
Good News Notes: “Cathy Graeve’s life’s purpose is bringing care and comfort to dogs who need it most. “I love all dogs, but old dogs, they just get me. Even when they’re peeing on the floor, it’s just like, what do you do?” Graeve laughed. Her passion was sparked about fifteen years ago as a…
A local nonprofit is planning transitional homes in Joplin
Good News Notes: “A nonprofit is getting help from the community to get up and running. Vita Nova Village is raising funds to build several transitional homes. “Vita Nova Village was born out of the idea of creating something to provide the next step to homeless people once they were ready to leave the shelters,”…
Better Natured Partners with Terracycle to Make Its Product Packaging Recyclable Nationwide
Good News Notes: “Better Natured, a Henkel professional-level hair care and styling line, has partnered with TerraCycle to make their hair color product packaging nationally recyclable across the United States. As an added incentive, for every shipment of Better Natured hair color packaging waste sent to TerraCycle, collectors earn points that can be donated to a non-profit, school or charitable…
Kindness spreads in Haywood County for 7th annual tradition
Good News Notes: “One local community is making sure everyone has a smile on their face. “We need to have it more often in this town and everywhere else,” said Brownsville resident Anita Morris. “We need to have more kindness in this world.” For the past seven years, Haywood County has recognized January 13 as Act of…
A little girl with a big heart works to donate blankets to those experiencing homelessness in Forsyth County
Good News Notes: “At Lewisville Elementary School they’re teaching students to become “world changers.” One student is learning that lesson well. Bri Hall is only in the fourth grade, but she’s working hard to change the world for the homeless in her community. “I was laying in my bed one night and I was really,…