While you may not have exercised this morning, we are happy to know that most of the people in this video, all clients of our grantee, Spirit Club, enjoyed a heart-thumping workout thanks to the scholarships The Good People Fund recently underwrote for their new Baltimore location. Jared Ciner, Spirit Club’s founder, understands that physical […]
Wish We Were There
Before all of the Pesach craziness began about ten days ago, The Good People Fund was excited to support Shutaf Overnight Camp 2018. This annual trip which coincides with the beginning of Israel’s 2+ week school vacation brings teens and young adults with special needs together for a few days of fun (what’s not to […]
Joy in the Face of Such Sadness
Meeting Carol Rosenstein is a joyful experience. Her lilting South African accent, colorful scarves and deep, deep passion for her newfound work captures you almost immediately. Carol and her beloved Irwin met the old-fashioned way, before online dating apps became the rage. Carol’s ad in a Los Angeles newspaper seeking a possible new mate put […]
A Job With Benefits
Growing up, how many times did your parents plead–wash your hands! And yet, we forget that in some cultures the very act of hand washing is foreign and practiced far less often than necessary because of ignorance AND the dearth of actual soap bars. It was this seemingly simple problem that Erin Zaikis chose to […]
Helping When Help is Most Needed
It’s a cold and dreary day here; a grey sky and impending snow just add to the bleak mix. It is a day like this when a ray of sunshine and some warmth take on even greater significance, and that is what arrived just a few hours ago in an email from our grantee, Blyth […]
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