The Helpers News

07/06/2020

The effort has fed thousands of the Capital Region’s needy since Muslim Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students launched the Muslim Soup Project in 2003.

Muslim Soup Kitchen Project director Uzma Popal talked about the unique challenges of...

06/06/2020

When Antonio Gwynn Jr. saw the damage from protests in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, he grabbed a broom, bought some trash bags and started cleaning the streets by himself.

When Antonio Gwynn Jr. saw the damage from protests in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, he grabbed a broom, bought some trash bags and started cleaning the streets by himself.

25/05/2020

The stories are really what make the pictures interesting. Everyone I’ve photographed is helping out the NHS in one way or another

Photographer Olivia Harris’s portraits of volunteers shows the breadth of those keen to help others during the pandemic

25/05/2020

Interest in solar power has grown rapidly in the Metro east. Overall, the program has helped 175 home and business owners install solar power since 2016.

Reduced utility bills among benefits of transitioning to renewable energy.

25/05/2020

A grocer on a remote Alaskan island that's only accessible by boat or plane is going above and beyond to keep his small city fed during the coronavirus pandemic.

A grocer in a remote Alaskan region that's only accessible by boat or plane is going above and beyond to keep his small city fed during the coronavirus pandemic.

24/05/2020

Xiao Zheng remains hard at work this month. She’s collecting phones and tablets and donating them to local senior citizens who need access to increasingly prevalent “telehealth” medicine.

Her college classrooms are closed, but Northborough’s Xiao Zheng remains hard at work this month. She’s collecting phones and tablets and donating them to local senior citizens who need access to increasingly prevalent “telehealth” medicine.

24/05/2020

Since founding Rainbow Rescue Manitoulin seven years ago, Ms. Fisher has been focussed on rescuing and providing a safe-haven for literally thousands of animals.

LITTLE CURRENT – From strays to feral cats, puppies, kittens and the odd injured creature of the wild, all have a place in Bleu Fisher’s heart. Since founding Rainbow Rescue Manitoulin seven years ago, Ms. Fisher has been focussed on rescuing and providing a safe-haven for literally thousands of...

24/05/2020

Flores wanted to help, so he did what he could do. He took a week off work and assembled the 3D printed face shield kits — “a little for 1,000 of them,” Flores said.

Here is a roundup of some volunteer efforts in the Lake County area.

23/05/2020

Thanks to the work of researchers, students and volunteers, 120 nests are now being monitored in Brazil.

Created in 1997, Projeto Harpia has surveyed 120 harpy eagle nests in Brazil, mostly in the Amazon, but also in the Pantanal and the Atlantic Forest.Projeto Harpia also carries out environmental education, raising awareness in the surrounding communities and collecting scientific data, and emphasize...

23/05/2020

10-year old Chelsea Phaire…has sent more than 1,500 children in homeless shelters and foster care homes art kits to give them something uplifting to do when they're feeling down.

A young girl with a big heart has found just the way to cheer up other kids stuck at home during the pandemic.

23/05/2020

Seven puppies will be flying in style to Phoenix as part of a special service dog mission.

So far, private pilots have flown 50 Canine Companion puppies from California to other states.

22/05/2020

Khan said the program…is emblematic of the humanity she has seen amid the darkness she has encountered in the hospital each day.

Iram Khan is one of over 40 out-of-town health workers that have received a two-month agreement on a free apartment next to where they work

22/05/2020

In 1999, I traveled to Madagascar as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I never imagined that 20 years later, I’d be running a chocolate company

In 1999, I traveled to Madagascar as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I never imagined that 20 years later, I’d be running a chocolate company in one of the most environmentally challenged countries on the planet. There were many lessons along the way, and undoubtedly there will be more to come. Beyond Go...

22/05/2020

Mariachi, Shakira, ACDC and Queen blare through speakers as workers from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East grill halal chicken, prepare chimichurri and sprinkle za’atar on a variety of dishes.

The Migrant Kitchen, a socially conscious caterer staffed almost entirely by immigrants and refugees, shifted its focus during New York’s coronavirus outbreak to producing 6,500 halal meals a day for food insecure families during Ramadan.

21/05/2020

The “Adopt a Grandparent” campaign pairs good-hearted neighbors who participate in the program with elderly Bolivians who might be in search of safe support.

More than half of the 76 people killed by COVID-19 in Bolivia were elderly.

21/05/2020

The JK Community Farm was founded to grow fresh produce for those who are food insecure in the Northern Virginia area.

PURCELLVILLE, Va. (WDVM) — The JK Community Farm was founded to grow fresh produce for those who are food insecure in the Northern Virginia area. Friday was the first day of its second annual…

21/05/2020

A coronavirus patient’s terrifying hospital experience inspired an NHS doctor to create a flashcard system to improve communication with medical staff wearing face masks.

Cardmedic overcomes communication barrier caused by healthcare staff wearing PPE

20/05/2020

A business in Southern Indiana has decided to pay its employees to volunteer around the area instead of letting them go.

20/05/2020

Lowe's primary work has been supporting Vermont's population of kestrels, the smallest raptors in North America, which play an important part in controlling the insect and rodent population.

Randolph's Brian Lowe, whose work with building and siting bird boxes for more than 25 years to protect kestrels and allow them to successfully hatch and fledge in central Vermont,

20/05/2020

We’re trying to teach people about food sovereignty, about growing their own food and being more self-sufficient

The San Jose agriculture nonprofit teamed up with the Silicon Valley Bike Coalition to give away vegetable plants to low-income families hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis.

19/05/2020

After working as a jack-of-all-trades volunteer for 74 days, Lou Weichen left Wuhan on April 8, the day when the city's lockdown was officially lifted.

HANGZHOU, May 13 (Xinhua) -- After working as a jack-of-all-trades volunteer for 74 days, Lou Weichen left Wuhan on April 8, the day when the city's lockdown was officially lifted. At the expressway gate, a local girl who recovered from COVID-19 hugged him and wished he would come back to visit Wuha...

19/05/2020

When Abigail Forsyth first came up with the idea of making and selling reusable coffee cups, one of the first designers she approached to help was utterly dismissive.

How Abigail Forsyth set up and grew the popular reusable cup business, KeepCup.

19/05/2020

Singh, 38, a Los Angeles-based scientist, is the Southern California coordinator for the international humanitarian nonprofit United Sikhs.

A volunteer says his drive to help comes from his religion, which includes the idea of selfless service — or "seva." "We have always been taught on Sikh principle that we should be helping people out."

18/05/2020

Thanks to the site, Portland high school students are running food drives, making face masks and collecting other sorts of personal protective equipment.

Zumee Hasan and Rye Scholin find a way to make a difference.

18/05/2020

With her degree in hand, she hopes to advance in the VA, coordinating care for veterans with often-complicated social, medical, and support needs.

"Along with the educational learning UT has provided, this program has been a life-changing experience for me," Jazmynn Hardy says.

18/05/2020

Soldiers of the 20th CBRNE Command have joined other volunteers in the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland area to volunteer their free time and personal 3D printing capabilities

The low hum buzzing quietly in the background of a conference call with a group of 20th CBRNE Soldiers isn’t your typical household appliance, but the sound of personal protective equipment in the making, readying itself for healthcare workers and emergency responders in need. Soldiers of the 20th...

17/05/2020

Ever since he has been discharged from the quarantine centre at Gorantla, Mr. Khasim has been coming to the centre, distributing biscuits to children and motivating the inmates.

Khasim helps families cope with stress and frustration at isolation centres

17/05/2020

Kipsang emphasised the importance of the country partaking in tree planting, and nurturing trees just like children for optimal growth and survival.

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kibuku Forest Station on Saturday played host to seven Principal Secretaries

17/05/2020

Every resident received a package containing 4-5 masks, in addition to information about food, mental health, other resources,

MELROSE, MASS. (WHDH) - More than 100 volunteers in yellow vests could be seen going door-to-door as they delivered packages of masks to every household...

16/05/2020

By the end of the morning on Tuesday, the amateur green-thumbs had hauled in quite a bounty…all of it headed to needy families.

16/05/2020

He thought people he met in Zanskar had next to nothing yet they were some of the most positive and energetic people he has ever come across in life.

Balazs Busznyak participated in a number of volunteer efforts growing up in Foxboro, but little did he know then that it would lead him on an even broader mission.

16/05/2020

16-year-old June Almeida took an entry-level job in the histology department of a Glasgow hospital, where she learned to examine tissue under a microscope for signs of disease.

In 1966, she used a powerful electron microscope to capture an image of a mysterious pathogen — the first coronavirus known to cause human disease.

15/05/2020

axi always felt a desire to give back to his country. He was born in California to parents who had immigrated to the U.S. from India in order to provide their family a better life and opportunities.

Due to the overwhelming numbers of coronavirus patients, the Air Force Reserve called on its Airmen to help ensure hot spots around the country have the support they need. Dr. (Maj.) Sanjiv Baxi,

15/05/2020

In the last 20 years, something extraordinary has happened. Scientists from all over the world have switched to a more hopeful view of mankind.

When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman

15/05/2020

In 2002, Reardon started a program called AID a Pet, which helps people on fixed incomes who own pets with an emergency pet food bank

AID a Pet, started by Lorie Reardon, a dietitian at the Charter Oak Health Center in Hartford, helps people in Hartford get pet food to feed their pets and also helps with emergencies and spaying and neutering. The need is much greater now with the pandemic and people are feeding their pets food the...

14/05/2020

Thousands of farm workers have not been hunkered down at home during the pandemic, they have been working in the fields and packing houses to put food on our tables

San Jose volunteers are making sure that one group of essential workers is not overlooked in the COVID-19 crisis.

14/05/2020

When they see how their work is having a positive impact on the environment, it makes all their efforts worthwhile.

The pair are founders of not-for-profit organisation Sea Shelter, and since 2014, have been owners of Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters where they care for injured or sick marine animals.

14/05/2020

The story behind the donations stretches back two centuries and encompasses a singular act of generosity that forged a bond between Native Americans and Ireland

GoFundMe page for Navajo and Hopi aid lists many Irish names echoing donation in 1847 by Choctaw Nation for potato famine victims

13/05/2020

On 3 June 1987, the Cat Boat was registered as an official charity and a Stichting de Poezenboot (“Catboat Foundation”) was established.

While cats are not the biggest fans of water, the felines of De Poezenboot seem perfectly content with their floating house.