West Virginia-based WALKING MIRACLES FAMILY FOUNDATION provides resources and travel assistance for pediatric and young adult cancer patients and their families. The nonprofit offers cancer-related information, referral network connections, and transportation payments. Its mission is to link pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors and their caregivers to the necessary resources to assist them to successfully navigate the cancer experience. The PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER covered the nonprofit’s expansion into the Pittsburgh area.
Two Michigan-based nonprofits – SHARE DETROIT and MERCY EDUCATION PROJECT – were recently featured on WDIV-TV Local 4. Share Detroit is a one-stop shop to search for local nonprofits and donate time, money, or items. The Share Detroit website shows skill-based nonprofit volunteer opportunities, an easy link to donate money, and an online marketplace of nonprofit wish lists where people can buy the exact items that nonprofits need to run their programs. One of the nonprofits on the Share Detroit platform is Mercy Education Project, which empowers low-income women and girls in Detroit through education. Its women’s program provides adult basic education courses, GED preparation, and college-and-career readiness training. Its girls’ program offers one-on-one academic tutoring, college-and-career readiness workshops, ACT/SAT test preparation, college campus tours, and STEAM enrichment activities.
Illinois-based PILOT LIGHT promotes informed decision-making through food education for students and investment in educator leadership. From pre-kindergarten through high school, the nonprofit partners with educators to teach students through and about food in everyday classroom subjects such as math, science, reading, and social studies. Through Pilot Light, students experience food and cooking while simultaneously learning about the food system’s profound relevance to their daily lives, communities, and futures. At this year’s Chicago Restaurant Week, which benefitted Pilot Light, WGN-TV interviewed Executive Director Alexandra DeSorbo-Quinn.