(All photos by Nancy Stone for Nourishing Hope) Almost every week, students from Northside Learning Center High School arrive eager to volunteer at Nourishing Hope’s headquarters. All of the students have what could be generally described as intellectual disabilities or impaired functional abilities. Some communicate verbally; others do not. But they share a strong connection […]
(All photos taken by Nancy Stone for Nourishing Hope.) Anatoliy Plotskiy left his native country of Russia earlier this year because he feared imprisonment under the Putin regime. Like many other Russians, he is opposed to the ongoing war in Ukraine. “My political views are not supported in Russia,” said Plotskiy, 31, in a recent […]
(All photos by Mateo Zapata for Nourishing Hope) About a year and a half ago, Jonika Jackson moved to Chicago with her two children to start a new life. In doing so, she left behind heartache and hardship in Pennsylvania, where she’d been living in a domestic violence situation, she said. She’s also still reeling […]
Each year, Black History Month presents an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate the vast and remarkable achievements of Black people throughout the years. Officially designated in 1976, Black History Month is also a time for recognition of both the progress made and the work yet to be done toward racial justice. We asked four […]
Dear Nourishing Hope Friends and Supporters, The new year approaches, as it always does, with a complex tangle of emotions for the one now swiftly receding into the past. Putting it mildly, 2022 was a challenging year. The surge in gas prices, spurred by the war in Ukraine, and the ensuing spike in prices for […]
Community members eat in Deli King of Clark’s dining room in Clark, New Jersey. For Alyssa Lavroff, the Hanukkah season evokes warm memories of food, family and community activism. Serving others? It’s just how she was raised. “I think my grandparents’ own activism in their community is a reflection of their Jewish values and I […]