“Boxing is the backdrop. Boxing is the catalyst. Any kid that comes past the gym, they want to be a champion. But what happens in here…we do build champions in boxing, but we build, mostly, champions at life. We have a number of students that avoided pitfalls. We CAN do rehabilitation, but we don’t do rehabilitation. We do prevention.”
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A blog dedicated to highlighting the local nonprofit scene, written by a professional visual storyteller with the purpose of celebrating and spreading awareness of the stunning work being done to better our community and further the health of humanity.
TERI is currently a global model for autism services and disability services. If it’s a service that is typically provided to people on the spectrum, we do it. Our goal is to support our clients in every aspect of their life, not just what they need to survive. We’re not just feeding, clothing, and housing them, we’re enriching their lives and giving them the opportunity to express themselves and participate in activities the same [as] anybody who isn’t on the autism spectrum would have.
Read MoreWelcome, readers! Thank you for visiting The Village Visionary, the blog dedicated to highlighting the work of the local nonprofit. This particular post highlights the work of an organization called Dreams for Change, which strives to help people struggling with housing insecurity and barriers to entering the workforce to create stability in their lives. Read my conversation with Founder and CEO, Teresa Smith.
Read MoreWell, 4Paws was born out of necessity, basically. I was struggling when I came home from the military and started training a dog to help myself and met some other disabled veterans at that time. We started training a dog to help them, and we just never stopped. We’re still training after all these years.
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