Money is now being collected to aid the victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Taiwan, where the current situations are truly desperate. Donations will allow the difficult work of reconstruction to begin. Holy Innocents provides not only an education for some of the most impoverished children in the world but also a safe haven of love and care in a nation battered by strife and natural disasters of the past year. The 320 students in grades K through 6 receive nutritional and medical care in addition to classroom instruction. Every dollar given to Holy Innocents makes a difference.
Urban gardens feed the human spirit.
In addition, gardens teach job skills, build intergenerational relationships, and can even provide families with supplemental income from small businesses developed to market surplus garden products. FOOD FOR ALL , a program of the Food Industry Crusade Against Hunger, encourages community gardening as a sustainable solution to hunger. Your gift will make it possible for many low income families, at-risk youth, and homeless citizens to reap the benefits of healthy nutrition through participation in several community gardening projects. It is also home to 13,000 Mayangna and Miskito people who live along the river valleys of the Bosawas. They have maintained the forest in good condition for thousands of years due to their traditional low impact use of natural resources.