Art with a Heart
March 3, 2008
By Tyisha Manigo
Photography Courtesy of Art with a Heart
CHARITY’S MISSION
Art With a Heart, Inc., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing, empowering and changing the lives of underserved and disadvantaged Baltimore-area residents through the visual arts. Read more »
Franciscan Youth Center
February 24, 2008
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
The nonprofit Franciscan Youth Center is dedicated to providing children from disadvantaged Baltimore neighborhoods a healthy and safe environment where they can grow academically and socially. Read more »
Charitable Birthday Parties
January 17, 2008
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
It’s a new year and I have made a vow to get organized for a year’s worth of birthday parties — parties for my own four children and the parties they are invited to each month. It’s amazing how much time birthday parties can take up on weekends! Read more »
Baltimore Outreach Services, Inc.
November 5, 2007
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
Baltimore Outreach Services, Inc., is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the housing, educational and employment needs of impoverished women and children in Baltimore City. On average, BOS serves 300 homeless families each year. Read more »
Time, Talent and Treasure
The SHERO Awards
November 4, 2007
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
For centuries, women have worked to bring about social change, giving their energy and fortunes to the causes they champion. Yet while the role of volunteer or giver is a traditional one for women, they have not been thought of as philanthropists per se.
Family Fun That Makes A Difference
Volunteer Programs for Children
September 17, 2007
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
School’s out for the summer. For many of us, that means our kids are sleeping in, enjoying homework-free evenings and catching up on some much-needed playtime. Read more »
Baltimore’s Safe & Sound Campaign
September 13, 2007
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
Baltimore’s Safe & Sound Campaign aims to ensure that the city’s children and young people receive basic opportunities to grow up safe and healthy.
Helping The Elderly Poor
The test of any society is the way it treats its older citizens.
September 8, 2007
By Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz
These days, you can’t pick up a newspaper or magazine without reading about “the graying of America.” Much of the coverage has an ominous tone, as if the fact that the population is aging is necessarily bad news. Read more »
CASA of Baltimore
August 28, 2007
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
CASA of Baltimore, Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to finding safe and permanent homes for abused and neglected children in Baltimore City. CASA volunteers act as advocates for the children they serve, helping to ensure that the children’s best interests are met by the juvenile court system. Read more »
Chesapeake Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build Program
June 18, 2007
By Tyisha Manigo
CHARITY’S MISSION
Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity International program dedicated to encouraging and empowering women to address the problem of inadequate housing by becoming actively involved in building homes in their communities. Read more »
