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Wishes need stars like you!

Every child deserves a childhood. By helping to grant a wish, you can be a light of hope for a child fighting a critical illness…

The Critical Ways America’s Charities’ Nonprofit Members are Helping Communities Respond to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic

Nonprofits are the backbone of our communities – some more visible than others in their impact and the needs they meet. While COVID-19, otherwise known…

Give the gift of research this holiday season

At the age of 12, Eloise Gould was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma and her world turned upside down. In an instant, the Gould family became one…

Capital Caring Health: Advanced Home Care & Hospice For All Ages at All Times

Capital Caring provides the highest quality advanced illness care with Dignity, Respect, and Compassion. One of the first and largest nonprofit hospices in the United…

Montgomery Hospice: Gentling the Journey for Our Diverse Communities

We all want our loved ones to be comfortable as their health declines, right through to the end of life. We also want to deal…

How Catholic Charities is Helping People Recognize Their Abilities, Develop Self-sufficiency, and Maintain Dignity

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social service agency offering services in 21 counties and seven independent cities in northern…

National Bullying Prevention Month

National Bullying Prevention Month aims to bring together schools, communities and organizations to stop bullying and end hatred and racism by increasing awareness on the prevalence…

Art Spark Texas: Sparking the Creative in Everyone

Art Spark Texas (formerly VSA Texas) challenges perceptions of people with disabilities and ignites confidence, ideas and courage to make a difference. Founded in 1996…

Melwood Provides Pathways to Independence

Imagine that you KNOW you can do a job. You KNOW you can contribute – but at every turn you are denied the opportunity to…

Provide “a different kind of healing” to Seriously Ill Children and Their Families

At nine years old, Jaxson was an avid fisher who loved to ride his bike. Then his world was turned upside down when he was…

How to Build an Employee Volunteer Program That Makes an Impact

Thanks to a KaBOOM! project funded by The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and 150 volunteers organized by Marriott International and America’s Charities’…

Every Kid. Healthy Food. Every Day. Here’s What Your Dollars Can Do to Help No Kid Hungry Make This Possible.

“$1 can provide up to 10 meals for hungry kids.” That’s a statement you’ll often see from the No Kid Hungry campaign, and I’m frequently…