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Residents of a Bangalore apartment complex are inspired to aid street children via an SELP Community Project »

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, […]

Hearts of Fire: Helping fight Homelessness Through Art and Music »

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 […]

Trucken for Katrina: Michigan Families Donate Adopting Families on the Gulf Coast »

Trucken for Katrina: A project started in the Landmark Team Management and Leadership Program 
Not long after Hurricane Katrina hit Sherrill Sundberg learned that one of her neighbors had 4 separate family members who each lost their homes.  She was participating in the Landmark Team Management and Leadership Program at the time and immediately knew what she was […]

Homeless Not Toothless: Raising the Pride and Dignity of the Homeless Through Free Dental Care »

Dr. Jay Grossman is a dentist in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles County.  In a neighborhood with so much afluence one might be surprised to find that it home to a non-profit that provides vital services to homeless people.  Since 1992, when Dr. Grossman began “Homeless Not Toothless” in the Landmark Self Expression and […]

Donating Food Instead of Dumping it. »

Changing laws so surplus food can be given to the hungry Picture a few food industry workers hanging out at 3:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning, and you probably don’t envision the kind of conversation Guido Pozzebon, Francisco Valles, and Claire Nikakas had a few years ago. One night after their Landmark Advanced Course, Pozzebon […]

LA Landmark Forum Graduate Creates Smorgasbord for the Needy »

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Michael Herman found it absurd that so much food is thrown away in Los Angeles while nearby homeless people from skid row go hungry. While participating in Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership program, he decided to do something about it. In Landmark’s program, each participant creates a project that makes a difference in their […]