Good News Notes: “A Chicago veteran can now call his new apartment home after a group of volunteers with a non-profit spent hours decorating it. ‘Humble Design’ decorated William Wade’s apartment in a new beginning that’s long overdue for the U.S. Marine Corps veteran. “It feels much like home now. I’ve had obstacles keeping work,”…
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Nonprofit FoodCycle LA makes sure excess donated food does not go to waste, using ChowMatch app to route food to those who need it
Good News Notes: “Food insecurity exploded during the pandemic. Many who had never been to a food bank, suddenly couldn’t survive without one. So then why is 40% of the food we produce just dumped in the trash? “Back last March, both husband and wife lost their job on the same day. And they were…
Kentucky nonprofit delivering groceries, essential items to people in need during pandemic
Good News Notes: “A Kentucky-based nonprofit born as a result of the coronavirus pandemicis hand-delivering groceries and other essential items to community members who otherwise can’t get to a food pantry. Maria Accardi and Constance Merritt created Bringing Justice Home last year after recognizing that food pantries were hit hard by the pandemic, losing both supplies and needed volunteers. They…
Rescued primates living longer, happier lives at Summerville sanctuary
Good News Notes: “It was 1973 when Shirley McGreal, then living in Southeast Asia, saw beady bright eyes staring back at her from between the slats of a wooden crate. The eyes belonged to a gibbon — a primate native to the region — who had fallen victim to the dangerous world of the pet trade, where gibbons were being sold into…
N.J. nonprofit helps shape the futures of young adults with special needs
Good News Notes: “Before joining a small nonprofit organization in Hunterdon County, Tanner Anderson mostly kept to himself. Now, one of his favorite things to do is make new friends. “I got here this past January, and I just like to meet new people,” said Anderson, who is 28 and lives in Washington Township in…
Cat rescued from plastic jug after 10 days recovering well
Good News Notes: “Animal rescues treasure the moments they save animals. Kitty City waited 10 days for this exciting lifesaving moment. This feral cat is counting its blessing after Kitty City volunteers began tracking him 10 days ago. “A lady and her husband and her friends would go out everyday. They would set up trail…
More than 2000 volunteers remove hundreds of bags of litter in Cayman
Good News Notes: “More than 2,000 community volunteers removed hundreds of bags of litter from Grand Cayman’s roads, beaches and coastlines on Saturday 24th April as part of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce’s annual Earth Day’s clean-up. Now in its 25th year, the Earth Day Clean-up is one of the Chamber’s signature community initiatives, in…
Nonprofit builds beds for NRV kids in need
Good News Notes: “Across our hometowns, it’s estimated three to four percent of children ages three through 17 do not have beds to sleep in each night. Sleep in Heavenly Peace is an international nonprofit dedicated to filling that need, and Saturday, one of its newer chapters was hard at work building beds for children in the…
Nonprofit begins construction on Tiny Homes for Almeda survivors
Good News Notes; “After losing her home to a wildfire in 2008, a California resident along with volunteers are now helping Almeda survivors by building them tiny homes. Alyssa Nolan, the founder and director of the Tiny Pine Foundation and a group of volunteers have begun constructing the first two tiny homes which will be donated to…
Drone Reforestation: Rebuilding Forests with Scalable Technology
Good News Notes: “Reforestation efforts have traditionally required armies of volunteers and workers to plant trees in areas that have been affected by deforestation and forest degradation. This is a time-consuming and difficult labor and means that costs vary heavily depending on site accessibility and local infrastructure. There are other established rapid reforestation methods –…