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In tonight's People Make A Difference, Amy Johnson takes a look at a local nonprofit that's tackling mental health and homelessness.
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In tonight's People Make A Difference, Amy Johnson takes a look at a local nonprofit that's tackling mental health and homelessness.
The Rheuben Allen Music Education Foundation donates musical instruments to aspiring musicians. "In the last three, four years, we've given over 500 instruments to young people to learn to play," Rheuben, a Torrance-based clarinet player, sax designer and music philanthropist, says.
Isabella Dominguez was born with Down Syndrome and is on the autism spectrum, but she doesn't let any of that get in the way of achieving her goals.
Debra Starr-Knecht was diagnosed with Stage 5 kidney failure last year. Now, she and her husband make the drive from their Altadena home to the 405 freeway overpass in West Los Angeles in hopes of not only finding a match, but also raising awareness of organ donation.
In 2014, social worker Erica Chait started the nonprofit Bags of Hope, a program that recycles used suitcases and gives them to children in foster care so they can have a way to take their belongings with them.
Timi Spaulding and her mom, Nel Andraos, run the Orange County fitness studio I Am Movement. The studio encourages and challenges people with and without disabilities through focused exercise.
The I Did Something Good Today Foundation aims to address social isolation as well as health and housing issues for seniors.
Every summer, thousands of 12-year-olds descend upon Cooperstown, New York to play ball. It's a special tournament that ballplayers look forward to for years, but many kids have missed out on the opportunity because of the pandemic.
Every night, hundreds of thousands of people across America find themselves without a place to call home. Tonight's People Making A Difference takes a look at one company that's changing the way we help and house our homeless neighbors.
Founded in 2010, Las Fotos Project aims to elevate the voices of young women by teaching them how to showcase their individual personalities through their art.
An act of kindness doesn’t need to be huge in order to make a difference. For the people who need help, the smallest deed can be life-changing and sometimes, even lifesaving. Tonight’s People Making A Difference looks at one local non-profit that’s teaching young people core values and helping them find their own voice.
Suzanne Marques reports on The Autism Community In Action or TACA, a nonprofit that, since the year 2000, has been providing support services at little or no cost to families living with autism.
A Los Angeles motorcycle club is standing up for abused children. Amy Johnson reports.