Civic & Community News

[ Sep 12 - CNN International ]

After they battle fires, she fights for them

Since 1999, Minor has dedicated herself to providing emergency assistance and ongoing support to injured and fallen wildfire fighters and their families nationwide through her Wildland Firefighter Foundation.

[ Sep 3 - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com ]

State, Bon Jovi to build affordable housing in Newark

Bon Jovi started his organization, Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation three years ago with the intent of helping the homeless and the destitute. Since then, the group has built or is in the process of constructing 140 homes in New Orleans, Colorado Springs, Los Angles, Detroit and Philadelphia.

[ Sep 2 - A Lever On Poverty Around The World - The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel ]

ACCION

ACCION International is a nonprofit organization with a mission of giving people the financial tools they need to work their way out of poverty. A world pioneer in microfinance, ACCION has more than 45 years in the field and works in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the United States.