Milwaukee theater professionals have been working with local veterans through intensive weekend workshops that allow emotions to boil from the cauldron of conflict within, using the words Shakespeare. The Feast of Crispian program, run out of the Milwaukee's Veterans Affairs hospital, has been such a success that last week it received a $50,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation to launch an all-veteran, fully-staged production of Julius Caesar.
The motorcycle group Hells Angels stood in line at the Fresno Walmart for a reported five days so they could buy up the entire stock of children's bicycles that were on sale for Black Friday to give to a local charity.
She is a hero to many kids and families. A Virginia single mom of five who struggles with MS, still has time to coach a youth football team even while working two jobs. Recently, thanks to the NFL's "Together We Make Football" Felicia Correa-Garcia was surprised by her own hero, retired American football star Brian Dawkins.
In a two-day conference over the weekend, Muslim, Jewish and Christian religious leaders from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi to discuss the challenges of violent religious extremism and identify ways to combat it. Organizers announced a "10-point action plan that they will initiate over the next three years.
The city of Chicago started a summer jobs program for public high school students living in high-crime, low-income neighborhoods. Officials hoped it might curb other social ills, like crime rates, that rise when there's no work to be found. A new study hails it as a success.
Diseases affecting the brain and central nervous system represent one of the largest healthcare challenges and greatest unmet medical needs in the world today. This week, a renowned biotech leader Tony Coles, M.D. launched Yumanity Therapeutics, a startup that will use discoveries about yeast to develop new treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Leon Delong figured out that Seattle's office buildings were discarding toilet paper rolls at the end of the day that were small but still had a quarter of the paper. It bothered him, so the retired man asked the janitors to collect the stub rolls, rather than throwing them away. Then Leon delivered them to food banks.
Enlistment has been brisk for 7-Eleven's first franchise giveaway contest offered exclusively to U.S. military veterans. With the Jan. 25 deadline less than two weeks away, more than 1,200 veterans have successfully applied for the corporate give-away called, "Operation: Take Command."
In 1986, the painful Guinea worm disease plagued more than 3.5 million people in Africa and Asia. Last year, there were only 126 cases left -- and thanks to the Carter Center's nearly 30-year campaign, the infectious disease is about to become the second on Earth to eradicated, after smallpox.
The Houston based Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) believes that helping inmates prepare to start their own businesses when they leave prison will reduce the likelihood that they will end up behind bars again. And the program's statistics show it is working extremely well.
Pizzas 4 Patriots teamed up with international shipping provider, DHL Express, to hand off piping hot pizzas to troops serving abroad. 5,000 pizzas touched down in Afghanistan just in time for Super Bowl Sunday so that soldiers can enjoy a taste of home while watching the NFL championship game.
A historic building in New Orleans damaged by Hurricane Katrina is being renovated and is now housing eleven formerly homeless veterans. On the Friday before Christmas, Darren Dalpiaz, a 48-year-old Army veteran, was one of the chronically homeless vets who moved into what's being called their "forever home," in the 1908 Sacred Heart convent and school. When completed, the building will house 109 low-income families in apartments, with 54 of them set aside for formerly homeless individuals.
Connecticut officials announced Thursday they had become the first state in the nation to provide housing for every one of its chronically homeless veterans.
OMEGA-3 fish oil can be more effective than stimulant drugs like Ritalin commonly prescribed for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it will be investing $23 million over the next three years to enhance management of India’s HIV prevention response.
Bono announced today the U.S. launch of (RED), the inspiring initiative that allows Americans to help fight AIDS in Africa by doing what they do best: Shopping! Famous brands like Apple will now be selling special edition products, like iPod, in RED with portions of sales going directly to help AIDS survivors in Africa.
Lesotho's single largest employer, the textile industry, has made a remarkable comeback, setting an example for the region and giving thousands back their jobs. 'All the factories that were closed have been reopened.
If you observe successful people, one of the things you will notice is their infectious enthusiasm for everything. Every problem is a challenge to be solved, with a reward to be reaped.
