Helping Hand

We want give a huge thank you to Genesis Youth Foundation for donating over 200 3rd to 6th grade Science and reading books to our students.

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Successful field trip to the capital city of Liberia 🇱🇷 (Monrovia). For some of these beautiful kids, this is their first time to the city.

cultural day at Helping Hand academy.
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Everyone, help us wish Talia a wonderful birthday.

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Iowa Soccer on Twitter “🔥🔥🔥🔥 SOCCER PEOPLE: WE HAVE DONATIONS TO MAKE!🔥🔥🔥🔥 Get your request in to the Share the Love, Powered by SCORE Sports by the March 31 Midnight! Details and online form ➡️ https://t.co/ETQsd3kXh2”

Thanks for the gifts 🎁 PADS

Our partner PADS For Girls passed out some holiday gifts to the girls. That’s something to smile about.

Less than 35% of children from households with less than $25k annual income played a single day of team sports in 2016 🤦🏽‍♂️

The percentage of children from $100k+ households is almost DOUBLE that 😳

Money should not limit a child's ability to play sports. Help us eliminate the financial barrier and make soccer accessible to 🙌🏽 ALL!

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*These statistics are from an Aspen Institute Project Play study released in 2017.

We are extremely happy and honored to introduce Talia Malka as our volunteer/intern coordinator. She will be starting her position this coming January. HELP US WELCOME TALIA!

In collaboration with PADS For Girls we focused on survey and data collection at this months Female Empowerment Seminar. We also distributed personal feminine hygiene Products. THATS SOMETHING TO BE EXCITED ABOUT!!

80%?🤦🏿‍♂️🙏🏾

Day 13 of 21 days of hard facts about Liberia that you should know.

Day 12 of 21 days of hard facts about Liberia that you should know.

THANK YOU Matthew Kodis for your generous donation. Your contribution helps us to fulfill our mission. Now that's something to celebrate!

Stand against all forms of r**e

Day 11 of 21 days of hard facts about Liberia that you should know.

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Support our girls👧🏾

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Day 3 of 21 days of hard facts about Liberia that you should know.

Day 2 of 21 days of hard facts about Liberia that you should know. Extreme poverty and no access to adequate health facility plays a huge role.

For the next 21 days we will post some hard facts about Liberia that you should know.

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Donate new/gently used shoes. Drop off location Urban Dream 601 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314.

Partnership announcement!

We are happy to partner with LACED UP FAMILY.

With this pandemic and all the other obstacles in our way. Our team and partner are proud and happy to be able to continue our program.

Our partner in action.

We are very excited to announce our partnership with Pads for Girls.

Johns Hopkins has appointed health equity expert Lisa Cooper director of its Urban Health Institute, where she will execute a new vision for the institute's future as a vital partner in the health of Baltimore City.
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Under Cooper, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in the university's schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health, the 20-year-old institute will reframe its purpose to advance health and health equity in Baltimore—a timely mission given the current threat of the novel coronavirus to our city, said Provost Sunil Kumar.-jhu.edu
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Cooper has devoted her career to addressing health disparities through her research and practice. Prior to taking on this role, which became effective April 15, she worked with Joshua Sharfstein, vice dean for public health practice in the Bloomberg School of Public Health; Amy Gawad, the institute's executive director; a steering committee; and others across the institution and the city to set out a new vision for the Urban Health Institute.
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“I am delighted by this opportunity," Cooper said. "It is an honor to have my work addressing health disparities validated in such a significant way. My appointment to this position affirms for me the importance that we are collectively placing on the pursuit of health equity in the city of Baltimore."
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Dr. Cooper was born in Liberia, to a mother who was a reference librarian, and a physician father. Read more about Dr. Cooper at hub.jhn.edu
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“Over 60% of teachers in Liberia do not possess a high school degree or basic teaching credentials.
Want to be a part of the solution? Apply for the 2020 Teach For Liberia Leadership Development Fellowship. Help us ensure that all Liberian children can attain an excellent education. For more information visit teachforliberia.org and follow our work on all platforms “
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