By George F on Apr 11, 2008 in Homelessness, Seattle | 0 Comments
Brent Jones, a Seattle native and Landmark Forum graduate who has received press coverage for his work landscaping a Mexican town, is back in the news: This time for his role in reconnecting a homeless man to his long lost family. Jones and fellow Landmark Forum graduate Danielle Olsen were written about recently in Real […]
By George F on Mar 21, 2008 in Events, Gulf Coast, Homelessness, NewYork | 1 Comment
Ithaca resident Catherine Martinez took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership program in NYC in the Summer 2006, taking a four hour bus ride into the city on the weekends for classes.
Like others in her class, she was at a loss what her project would be. Two weeks into the course she realized that not only […]
By George F on Mar 10, 2008 in Homelessness, new jersey | 1 Comment
Sometimes it starts with with seeing one injustice in the world. Four years ago, New Jeresey Landmark Forum graduate Gini Mundy asked her family to give anything they were going to spend on her for Christmas to the Pediatric AIDS foundation. Upon receiving a check from Mundy’s family, someone from the foundation remarked that this money […]
By Olivia Seery on Jan 31, 2008 in Arizona, Education, Family, Homelessness, Society, children | 0 Comments
Committed to impacting the lives of the over 12,000 homeless children attending schools in Maricopa County, Arizona in direct, positive and meaningful ways, the Real Gift Foundation is a volunteer-based organization committed to impacting the lives of the over 12,000 homeless children attending schools in Phoenix area.
The mission and purpose of the Real Gift Foundation […]
By George F on Jan 25, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Homelessness, california | 0 Comments
Bob Ballard is an Ojai, California graduate of the Landmark Forum who has used his participation in Landmark Education’s programs to discover and cultivate his commitment to make a difference with homeless people in unique ways, such as by giving them an outlet for artistic expression. Several years ago, he realized that he was uncomfortable around homeless […]
By Heather D on Dec 14, 2007 in Denver, Economic Development, Homelessness, People | 0 Comments
Denver Self Expression and Leadership Program participant Kristina Yarrington worked with her husband to create a community project to renovate a home with Habitat for Humanity.
Here is the story from the Rocky Mountain News
Kristina Yarrington, and her husband, David, sit amid construction material as work continues Monday on a soon- to-be-donated house on Mariposa Street […]
By Nitu Patel on Nov 25, 2007 in Health/Medicine, Homelessness, India, children | 0 Comments
Project Aarogya: Health, Hope and Happiness
Project Aarogya is an initiative started by some of the residents of Ranka Court Apartments, Cambridge Layout, to provide medical attention to street children in Bangalore. The core team consists of five members:- Asmita Rajiv, Geetha Prem, Ritu Jain, Savita Singh and Nondini Das. Coming from different backgrounds, these ladies, […]
By Vincent Cahill on Sep 27, 2007 in Homelessness, Video Features, california, massachusetts | 0 Comments
Bob Ballard is a musician who lives in Ojai California. He is the creator of a project called Hearts of Fire that is dedicated shifing the public perception of homeless people. Several years ago while taking a program with Landmark Education he was struck by his personal reaction to being around homeless people. He did not […]