Matayo grew up in a refugee camp in Tanzania. Now a Newport News resident, he is studying for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). Matayo is eager to enlist in the military and serve [Read More…]
Dream Catchers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching lives through equine-assisted services that foster physical, emotional and social well-being. Serving children, adults and veterans across a wide range of abilities and life experiences, its [Read More…]
In Virginia, and especially in Newport News, the voices of older adults play a vital role in shaping our communities. Advocacy is more than just raising concerns or sharing opinions. It is about using your [Read More…]
The word nonprofit is very familiar to the Peninsula community. Most think of it in terms of requests for donations, funding through grants and fundraisers. The Bernardine Franciscan Sisters Foundation through Entrepreneurial Thinking for Nonprofits [Read More…]
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and that is how many nonprofits get their start. They are entrepreneurial by nature, but oftentimes they do not see themselves that way. Nonprofits tend to [Read More…]
In the face of an aging society, the imperative for comprehensive support systems tailored to older adults is reaching critical importance. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peninsula Agency on Aging (PAA), this [Read More…]
Eastern Virginia is home to some of the largest immigrant communities in the Commonwealth. The Virginia Office of New Americans recently reported that an estimated 116,000 immigrants reside in the area around the Virginia Peninsula. [Read More…]
LINK of Hampton Roads, Inc. (LINK) is a nonprofit agency that has served the Virginia Peninsula’s unsheltered population since October 1991. The CANLINK permanent supportive housing initiative is a primary component of the LINK service [Read More…]
I’m sure you’ve seen them. Walking down the median strip near an intersection or at the exit of the Walmart parking lot. They are individuals, and sometimes, heartbreakingly, with a child, and a cardboard sign [Read More…]
Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads (YVCHR) is a youth development organization that activates young people in meaningful service to the community. Middle and high school students can sign up for volunteer opportunities throughout the [Read More…]
“I just want to see a show,” and “You have brought light into my dark world.” Those two statements probably best sum up what the mission and services of Access Virginia mean to — and have a [Read More…]
In generations past, we thought that children were born as “blank slates.” Within the past 35 years, we have learned that as babies listen to their world, for instance, a mother’s voice reading, their brains [Read More…]
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