Dress for Success

As the stress of my final semester of college continues to build and the job search pressure increases by the hour, I am reminded as a young female professional looking for an entry-level position, I still have many advantages in comparison to other women job searching across the globe. I have professional attire when that […]

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

Northeast Ohio holds one of the United States’ National Parks with the Cuyahoga River running through it. At Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP), visitors are able to hike, ride or just take a leisurely walk along the Towpath Trail. The National Park Service (NPS) partners with the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (CVSR) to provide an […]

Kidney Foundation of Ohio, Inc.

Nearly 26 million adults in the United States have kidney disease. The problem is, most of them have no idea. Kidney Foundation of Ohio, Inc. is a patient assistant based foundation providing care and educational programming to 32 counties in northern and eastern Ohio along with five counties in northern West Virginia. Founded in 1950 […]

City Year: Make Better Happen

According to City Year’s results across America, in City Year schools there are 757,000 additional learning hours for students. With 2,800 AmeriCorps members in the 2014-2015 school year, City Year helps to provide at risk students in high-poverty communities extra attention helping to increase graduation rates throughout the country and giving students a further chance […]

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank

After the over-abundance of fatty, rich foods piled on during 2015’s Fat Tuesday festivities (not to mention the frigid temperature looming outside), the thought of this gluttonous routine in preparation for weeks of voluntary fasting by many makes me consider the number of people in the greater Cleveland area who don’t have this luxury to […]

My Life Without Limits

Kicking off its second month of programming, My Life Without Limits (MLWL) aims to reach adults with a range of disabilities to start conversations with each other regarding various aspects of life. Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Google+ provide individuals with the opportunity to connect with each other nationally in groups and form […]

Crispaz: El Salvador

I began 2015 with 16 fellow classmates on the trip of a lifetime. We traveled to a place where a civil war ended the year I was born. A place that experienced social injustices and oppression by its own government. A place where the United Nations reported nearly 75,000 people were killed and an unknown […]