Jim McCorkell Founder and CEO, Admission Possible St. Paul, Minnesota 2011 In Harmony with Hope® Award winner [Press Release IHH 2011] [About IHH Award] [Live Streaming] As a kid growing up in St. Paul, Minnesota, Jim McCorkell set up a lawn-mowing business, going door to door and politely stating that he would “be happy to… Continue Reading
Generations of Hope Development Corporation
Brenda Krause Eheart, PhD Founder & Director, Hope Meadows & Generations of Hope Development Corporation Rantoul & Champaign, Illinois 2011 In Harmony with Hope® Award winner [Press Release IHH 2011] [About IHH Award] [Live Streaming] Everything old is new again—or so the song says. Hope Meadows, the brainchild of Brenda Krause Eheart, PhD, is a… Continue Reading
Communities In Schools
Bill Milliken Founder, Communities In Schools Arlington, Virginia 2011 In Harmony with Hope® Award winner [Press Release IHH 2011] [About IHH Award] [Live Streaming] Failure—that’s what 17-year-old Bill Milliken understood best. He didn’t know how to succeed in a school system that continually reinforced the notion that he was dumb. So, he found himself spending… Continue Reading
Rosalynn Carter
You may also be interested in learning more about The Carter Center. Rosalynn Carter, wife of the thirty-ninth U.S. president, Jimmy Carter, has forged a career in public service as one of the nation’s foremost advocates for mental health. Her lifelong dedication to improving life for women, children, the elderly, people with mental illness, and… Continue Reading
Project HEALTH (now called “Health Leads”)
Rebecca Onie, Founder, Project Health, Boston, MA Project HEALTH changed its name to Health Leads on November 8, 2010. To read more about their new name, click here. Rebecca Onie credits a magazine article with changing her life. It was in a pile of articles that her father had handed her to read when Onie,… Continue Reading
Growing Power
From a 2.5-acre farm, located in the heart of Milwaukee, Growing Power is bringing healthy, low-cost, sustainable food to the “food deserts” of our nation’s urban centers, while educating a nation of the benefits of urban farming, and mitigating racism by empowering the minority communities they serve. Growing Power also runs numerous collaborative projects, teen… Continue Reading
Common Ground
Rosanne Haggerty, Founder, Common Ground, New York, New York Life plans can change suddenly. Understanding the full truth of that is something Rosanne Haggerty shares with the chronically homeless people she has helped for the past 20 years. Haggerty’s senior year at Tufts University was full of plans for law school—but a thesis paper she… Continue Reading
Peter Young Housing, Industries & Treatment
A simple three-legged stool is the symbol of Rev. Peter Young’s lifetime of work, and he uses it to explain his successful model for rehabilitating addicts. The three requirements for success are: treatment, housing and employment. Missing one leg, the stool cannot stand. Donations of any kind are welcome. Rev. Peter Young is a recipient of… Continue Reading
Volunteers in Medicine
About Volunteers in Medicine Many of the hundreds of thousands of retired physicians, nurses and dentists in the United States welcome the opportunity to enrich their retirement years by volunteering their skills on a part-time basis on behalf of the 50.7 millions Americans who have no health insurance. Founder Dr. Jack McConnell is a recipient… Continue Reading
The All Stars Project
The All Stars Project (ASP) promotes human development through innovative performance-based model, with outside-of-school, educational and performing arts activities for thousands of poor and minority young people. The organization sponsors community and experimental theatre, develops leadership training and pursues volunteer initiatives that build and strengthen communities. Founder Joyce Dattner is a recipient of the Elfenworks… Continue Reading
Partners In Health
For nearly 30 years, physician and medical anthropologist Paul Farmer has been proving that quality health care can be delivered successfully to millions of the world’s poor. It began, in 1983, with a visit to Haiti. Today, Partners In Health (PIH), still most famous for its ongoing work in Haiti, has a presence in 12… Continue Reading
Homeboy Industries
Homeboy Industries assists at-risk and formerly gang-involved youth to become positive and contributing members of society through job placement, training and education. Founder Greg Boyle S.J. is a recipient of the Elfenworks Foundation In Harmony With Hopesm award for his “jobs not jails” intelligent, compassionate approach. Contact: www.homeboy-industries.org ~ 130 W. Bruno St / Los… Continue Reading
DC Central Kitchen
Through job training, meal distribution, and supporting local food systems, DC Central Kitchen is building long-term solutions to the interconnected problems of poverty, hunger, and homelessness. The Kitchen is founded on the premise that when fighting poverty, one must fight to win by using every resource available: “Be it food, money, or people, we hate… Continue Reading
Children of the Night
Children of the Night is dedicated to assisting children between the ages of 11 and 17 who are forced to prostitute on the streets for food to eat and a place to sleep. Donations are welcome and needed, and a wish-list is kept updated, on the website. Founder Lois Lee is a recipient of the… Continue Reading
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Boys Hope Girls Hope helps academically capable and motivated children-in-need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others by providing family-like support, opportunities and education through college. CEO Paul Minorini is a recipient of the Elfenworks Foundation In Harmony with Hope®award. Contact: www.boyshopegirlshope.org ~ 12120 Bridgeton Square Drive / Bridgeton, MO… Continue Reading
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