More than 6.5 million older adults suffer from depression according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). And the reasons can be as varied as the individual themselves.
More than 6.5 million older adults suffer from depression according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). And the reasons can be as varied as the individual themselves.
You can allow your lawn to ‘go golden’ or you can follow these water tips:
You can allow your lawn to ‘go golden’ or you can follow these water tips:
Gen X and Millennials wield more power than past generations due to massive amount of wealth being passed on to them, but they’re more strategic in their philanthropy.
Gen X and Millennials wield more power than past generations due to massive amount of wealth being passed on to them, but they’re more strategic in their philanthropy.
The Renton Kiwanis Clothes Bank served around 2,600 unduplicated people in 2015.
The Renton Kiwanis Clothes Bank served around 2,600 unduplicated people in 2015.
Lynn Bohart explains how donating to charity can be creative, meaningful and a gift in and of itself.
“Each of us is a potential resource, and our nonprofits need us.”
“We must approach each day with consciousness, with gratitude, and with a sense of expectation for what the next moment, the next hour or the next day will bring. Just like when we were children.”
“October is not only the month to celebrate ghouls and goblins on Halloween, it’s the month to acknowledge one of the most pervasive and negative social behaviors among children – the act of bullying.”
Poverty and homelessness can have a devastating impact on children and their ability to learn. Low-income or impoverished children suffer increased health, developmental and behavioral issues.
“While the homeless need clean clothes, food, and housing, let us remember – the meal filled this homeless man’s stomach, but it was treating him with kindness, dignity and compassion that fed his soul.”
The nonprofits that serve Renton are far too many to name here, as is the power of the services they provide. Suffice it to say, that measuring their impact by the numbers does little to tell their story.
There are probably as many different ways an individual can volunteer as there are individual skills and interests.
Memes like ‘makers vs the takers’ and being poor is ‘easy’ are degrading and demoralizing. And they prevent more people from getting involved in solving the problem.
“If we bestow honor on those who stand tall amongst us, might we inspire others to join their ranks and give back more often? The Renton Community Foundation believes that to be so.”
If you know of someone who stands up, stands out, and stands tall within the philanthropic community, we hope you will take a few moments to nominate them.
“For some of us, philanthropy is a family tradition. For others, it is an obligation. And yet for a very few, it is an inborn need to give back to their community. It exists somewhere in their DNA.”
But with fall comes a change in weather. Not just rain, but cold.
What? You mean there’s a way to improve my health without cutting out chocolate?
“The good news is that with the improving economy, the Renton School District won’t have to cut its budget this coming year. But the budget is tight, and our students and teachers will still need help.”
