A sizable donation from Giles Automotive and Subaru of America is helping give hope to children with life-threatening illness.
As lawmakers debate work requirements in Medicaid expansion bills, Walker faces a Catch-22: she first needs health insurance to get healthy enough to be able to return to work.
Hundreds of runners will gather in Northampton Sunday morning for a fundraiser benefiting children in foster care.
An event is scheduled on April 30 to spotlight foster care needs in the Las Vegas valley.
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Getting to and from doctor's appointments is critical for those fighting cancer. The American Cancer Society Road to Recovery Program is looking for more volunteer drivers to provide rides that can help save lives. Diedra Hamilton is a childhood cancer survivor and oncology nurse by day. But by night she volunteers her time []
Children with additional needs wait an average of 11 months longer in care than their peers and voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) are urgently looking for people who can offer them a permanent and loving home. Local adoption charity and voluntary adoption agency, Adoption Matters, is among 21 VAAs from all over the UK who have together created a guide for people considering adoption containing helpful information and advice from parents who have already adopted children with additional needs....
The good people of Mojacar are calling on all animal lovers to volunteer their services for a humane cause. An alert has been posted on the Mojacar Society’s Facebook platform asking for all cat lovers in the vicinity to please get in touch. In an effort to improve the lives of residents and the town’s […]
A disturbing report from the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law indicates that nearly all states routinely take federal benefits from children in the foster system and use those benefits to offset the cost of foster care.Like their counterparts who are not in the foster care system, some foster kids are entitled to receive federal money, including disability benefits associated with Social Security as well as survivor benefits associated with the Veterans'...
IN El Mirador, San Javier, the Casa del Sol shelter is dedicated to rescuing, caring for, and re-homing stray dogs. Known as PAPS (Protectora Animales Perros del Sol), the shelter is on a mission to provide a safe haven for as many dogs as possible. However, they can’t do it alone. Calling All Volunteers: Help […]
Kim Murphy caught the volunteer bug when she was in college and it never left her. She first volunteered at Vincent House, now Vincent Village, and says the experience changed her life. "I thought there was a need to help not only those who were homeless, but also the children who were involved in those []
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Animal Shelter is asking for the public's help with volunteers. The shelter recently opened its doors and is asking for volunteers who will feed, play, clean up, and take care of the shelter's pets in hopes of getting their pets adopted. "Just the enrichment you get from being with []
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Hundreds of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work to fix up homes in Dayton neighborhoods on Saturday. Around two dozen volunteers from Shiloh Church helped with installing new windows, landscaping, painting and other repairs at a home in Dayton. "It's extravagant," homeowner Kimberly Hayes said. "It's overwhelming a []