Tag Archives: nonprofits

We’ve all heard the phrase it takes a village to raise a child. Well, sometimes it takes an entire community to support a village. When I was 19, I volunteered with a child battling cancer, and I quickly realized what a ripple effect the disease had on the entire family. …

Sixty-five first-graders received free bicycles at North Bend Elementary/Middle School earlier this month, where professional mountain biker Jeff Lenosky shared safety tips and encouraged the kids to get outside and stay active. Early on Friday, Oct. 14, volunteers showed up again, after having helped build the bikes the previous evening, …

  United Way of Central Maryland needs $35,000 to replace its neighborhood bus. The nonprofit is still about $10,000 short. The bus, which provides safe, free transportation for 18 families in Baltimore City, has broken down. Student-parents at Ben Franklin High School use the bus to get to school each …

  Work of Heart A middle-school teacher planted a seed of an idea for community volunteering, and Anning Cui took it to heart. “I chose Art with a Heart because I wanted to combine (volunteering) with something I was passionate about,” says Anning, now 17, a senior at Dulaney High …

  Jake Rusnak challenged himself to the longest swim of his life in October—10K (6.2 miles), or 438 laps around the pool. Thankfully, the Baltimore teen didn’t have to count all the laps—his all-in-one training partner, coach and former lifeguard dad, Andrew, took on that task. Aside from the physical …

    Even the Very Young Can Help Veterans Sometimes it’s hard to believe the words coming out of Tyler Stallings’ mouth are from a 10-year-old child. “Basically, when I was 4, I had a very real awakening to what veterans had to go through when they got out of …

Twenty years ago, Andres Gonzalez set out on a mission to address suffering in the world. With his experience teaching yoga to diverse populations in the Baltimore area and beyond, he began to witness the transformative power that breath work, movement and off-the-mat practice could have in people’s lives. Together …