How could I know at 16 what I would want at 28? If you asked me years ago where I thought I’d be in life at age 28, this is what I would tell you: high-powered job, money in the bank, married, trying to have my...
Alberni youth applies for $50K grant to keep charity running Angel Magnussen of Hugginz By Angel in Port Alberni is a busy woman these days. Magnussen has been named in the Top 10 for Roots Search for Canada’s Nicest Person. She is also in the running for...
Local nonprofit Tipping Point Community has pledged $100 million to cut the city’s chronically homeless population in half by 2021, the largest donation ever of its kind in San Francisco. [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="15814"] Tipping Point told the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday that its official launch...
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Thousands of the items will go on display — some in a museum, others online — on Monday, exactly one year after gunman Omar Mateen opened deadly fire inside the gay nightclub. In addition to those killed, 53 people were wounded in the hail of...
The kids in this Catholic school class learned plenty about history, math, and science this year – but most importantly, they learned about kindness, unity, and love. Owen Guertin of Carondelet Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota was diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation in November: a condition in...
A study found that it benefits students’ graduation rates and college aspirations to have more African American teachers. But their numbers are dropping. Kelly fifth-grade teacher Stephen Flemming leads a spirited discussion about bias in writing and the use of metaphor. His students say he inspires...
Yankees go to Central Park to honor 14-year-old Cashman, donate to 'Points for Pain' There may be no more quintessential New York experience than a sunny afternoon in Central Park. To conclude the ninth annual installment of HOPE Week, the Yankees visited those lush surroundings on...
A two-hour “Holy Ghost revival” was in progress in Jimmy Stewart’s office not long after he returned to work at the Alaska Baptist Convention earlier this year. Longtime Southern Baptist leader Paul Kim and his wife Rebekah from Boston were visiting the director of evangelism and...
Selfless foster families from across Essex have been sharing their stories in a bid to inspire the next generation of carers. [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="15759"] Part of a campaign by the Fostering Network, the annual Foster Care Fortnight hopes to raise vital awareness about the work carers...