http://www.inc.com/leigh-buchanan/innovation-story-of-the-year.html
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Humans of New York
https://m.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/
One of my favorite things is to read every post on this page. Some of the stories are sad, some happy, some tearful, but all inspirational. This guy goes around New York taking pictures of people and asks them about themselves. Then he uploads the picture and their story to facebook. He also has a book out that has pictures and stories published in it!
A Place Called Home
http://www.adoptafamilypbc.org/aplacecalledhome
http://www.adoptafamilypbc.org/aplacecalledhome
Adopt-A-Family’s A Place Called Home program (APCH) is a HUD-funded, permanent supportive housing program. Homeless families living with disabilities are assessed and referred by the Senator Philip D. Lewis Center and are placed in 2, 3, or 4 bedroom apartments or houses in Lake Worth, FL.
APCH offers much more than safe, affordable, permanent housing. Parenting classes, job training, afterschool programming, financial literacy courses, and nutrition counseling are common supportive services offered by providers such as Parent Child Center, Boys Town, CredAbility, local universities, and Gulfstream Goodwill. These services complement housing-based case management offered by the full-time case manager strictly dedicated to the nine families of APCH. Families work closely with the case manager to design “Family Action Plans” that are tailored to each family’s goals and needs to assist them to attain or regain self-sufficiency.
Project S.A.F.E.http://www.adoptafamilypbc.org/ProjectSAFE
Project S.A.F.E. (Stable Able Family Environment) is the oldest housing program of Adopt-A-Family. Project S.A.F.E. provides homeless families the opportunity to reside in safe, permanent, affordable housing. Residents are referred to Project S.A.F.E. from the various emergency shelter programs located in Palm Beach County, and have often spent time living in uninhabitable situations prior to entering this program. The head of household must have a disability which impeded their ability to live independently. To address the barriers and challenges the families are encountering, intensive support services are offered – including case management, advocacy, budgeting, mental health counseling, access to education and job training, financial literacy training, and childcare – all designed to help clients increase their self-sufficiency. All families must either be attending school and/or working while in the program. Read below for a testimonial from one of our families.
“My Name is Latoya Hatcher and I have a son named Jermaine. We have been in this program since March 2013. I cannot express how much Adopt-A-Family has helped my son and I! This program is a place that doesn’t just help. This program goes beyond your expectations. They treat you like you’re family. Whatever you may need they will go the extra mile to get any resources needed. If I can sum it up in one word I would say this program is EXCEPTIONAL because it helps families help themselves.”
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Suspended Coffee
When you buy a coffee, you can purchase another one for someone else. When someone in need comes in, they can ask for a suspended coffee and receive one that was already bought for them.
Recycling for Prizes
Pepsico recycling initiative: the Dream Machine
One example:
https://youtu.be/znwFOCFd0XM
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Random Acts
Even the smallest random act of kindness can do a lot of good.
Cathy O'Grady has always been a person who's life mission was to bring a smile to the faces of complete strangers. But after her mother passed away 15 years ago from breast cancer, she felt the need to embody her mother's legacy of unbridled generosity and took her random acts of kindness to the next level. From donating $50 gift cards to Boston families who couldn't afford a Thanksgiving dinner to leaving blankets, hats and scarves on park benches for the homeless, O'Grady devotes every second of her spare time outside of her accounting job and online jewelry business to giving back because it helps others and makes her feel good.
"I just want people to feel loved," she told HuffPost.
Epic Adventure
Epic adventures and giving can go hand in hand.
When U.S. Navy veteran Austin Shirley returned from duty with a sudden lack of purpose, he set out to find it in a way that was not just about himself, but was focused on wounded veterans around the country. Shirley mapped a 2,500-mile walking route that began in Jacksonville, Florida, and ended in San Diego, California, that he followed with his dog Archer and best friend John for nine and a half months, raising money for his fellow servicemen along the way. He traded in all of his possessions for hiking gear, camping equipment and food, raised more than $62,500 for Wounded Wear, and found the part of himself that was missing
http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhAW8vCnAsM6RQXjCL
This video discusses how adjunct professors have a high level of education but aren't getting paid enough. This low level of pay is causing these professors to seek help through ways such as welfare. This video inspired me because I am involved in the food pantry process going on at Tech. Tech has many adjunct professors who fall within this category. I was able to speak with an adjunct professor who had a daughter in high school. She mentioned how she barely makes enough for her and her daughter and just thinking about the expenses of sending her to college created financial stress. Food pantries on college campuses can address this problem.
This video discusses how adjunct professors have a high level of education but aren't getting paid enough. This low level of pay is causing these professors to seek help through ways such as welfare. This video inspired me because I am involved in the food pantry process going on at Tech. Tech has many adjunct professors who fall within this category. I was able to speak with an adjunct professor who had a daughter in high school. She mentioned how she barely makes enough for her and her daughter and just thinking about the expenses of sending her to college created financial stress. Food pantries on college campuses can address this problem.
http://www.5280.com/blogs/2013/09/24/get-involved-adopt-dog-day
I attended a college before I transferred to Tech that had a program similar to this. I could not find anything on it but basically for a day, students could rent a dog or a puppy for the whole day or even for just an hour. This not only allowed for the dogs to get attention and love but it also helped reduce stress students had and put them in happier moods. Also, because the weather was nice outside it got students outside and being active so that they could play with the dogs. It also creates an environment for students to be more open to the idea of adopting from a shelter later on in life when they may want to get a pet of their own.
Monday, January 25, 2016
The Most Pampered Vegetables in the World
http://www.npr.org/2016/01/25/462829094/meet-the-most-pampered-vegetables-in-america
Sometimes, it's about finding an "unmet need."
Friday, January 22, 2016
Pirate Supply Store/Tutoring Center
826 Valencia is a nonprofit started by Dave Eggers. It is a tutoring/writing center that uses it's front as a "pirate supply store".
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
How A Great Teacher Cultivates Veggies (and Kids) in the Bronx
How A Great Teacher Cultivates Veggies (and Kids) in the Bronx
One of those things that I see as a major social problem that needs addressing is our education system. I am inspired by stories about people who step outside of the box to try to get students to learn.
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