Good News Notes: “The COVID-19 pandemic is still exposing how many communities continue to struggle. One Chicago neighborhood is getting a huge amount of help, through a new partnership. CBS 2’s Steven Graves explains. Cecile De Mello does the long work of leading nonprofit Teamwork Englewood because of a love for her home and three young children….
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Las Vegas teen’s nonprofit has donated 2,000 duffel bags filled with clothes to foster youth
Good News Notes: “Since learning that many foster kids don’t have clothes or shoes that fit them, Nijel Murray has made it his mission to solve this problem. Four years ago, Murray’s family welcomed a foster son, and when he arrived at their Las Vegas home, he carried his ill-fitting clothes and shoes in a…
Nonprofit stepping up for education during the COVID crisis
Good News Notes: “When COVID-19 forced Summit54 to cancel its signature program for elementary school students in the lower Roaring Fork Valley last summer, the local nonprofit could have gone on hiatus. Instead, it doubled down on its efforts. Summit54 created new, free programs to provide tutoring for elementary school students at a time when…
21 Savage Launches Free Online Financial Program For Youth
Good News Notes: “Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Grammy winner announced his new Bank Account At Home nationwide initiative on Wednesday (July 1). His efforts will include a partnership with Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to provide free…
Going green: Teens take aim at cross-country bike trip
Good News Notes: “A half-dozen teenagers and one slightly-older teacher will bicycle out of San Francisco this summer, on their way across the Central Valley, over the Sierra Nevada mountains and then all the way to New York City. The lucky seven cyclists from San Francisco’s Ruth Asawa School of the Arts call their upcoming…
Kansas City T-Bones to host Tyrann Mathieu celebrity charity event
Good News Notes: “The Kansas City T-Bones, now under new ownership, will return to the field this spring and celebrate the team’s relaunch with a celebrity charity event for the Tyrann Mathieu Foundation. The Kansas City Chiefs safety, along with other Chiefs players and celebrities, will compete in a kickball game on May 16, the team’s new…
Youth Art Month returns to Ann Arbor in March with installations, events
Good News Notes: “Each year in March, downtown Ann Arbor is transformed into a gallery showcasing artwork by local students for Youth Art Month. The annual observance is organized by the Main Street Area Association and local partners in order to highlight the value of art education.” View the whole story here: https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/2020/02/26/youth-art-month-returns-to-ann-arbor-in-march-with-installations-events/
Endangered Species Youth Art Contest opens
Good News Notes: “The Endangered Species Coalition is taking entries for its annual youth art contest. Elementary, middle and high school teachers and their students are encouraged to submit artwork by the March 1 deadline. The Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is an integral part of the annual Endangered Species Day, celebrated the third…
Loudoun County nonprofit opens Threads of Hope clothing store
Good News Notes: “Loudoun nonprofit Mobile Hope, which assists homeless and precariously housed youth in the area, has launched Threads of Hope, a clothing boutique accepting donations for gently used, quality clothes. The shop will be open within Mobile Hope’s headquarters at 741 Miller Drive in Leesburg from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays….
“We help them realize their potential.” LXI extra support system for youth
Good News Notes: “In 2010, a group of college students were around a ministry similar to LXI in Charlotte. It was then they felt a similar resource needed to come to our region. LXI focuses on long term, day to day relationships with at-risk middle and high school youth.” View the whole story here: http://wcyb.com/news/local/we-help-them-realize-their-potential-lxi-extra-support-system-for-youth