How Can I Help?
Do you want to make a positive impact on the world, but don’t know where to start? Does learning about the challenges people face make you want to help, but you don’t know how? Do thoughts and prayers sound fine, but you think taking action is better? On this podcast, Caitlin McHugh Stamos finds nonprofits, businesses, and individuals who are making a positive impact in the world and she figures out how to help their causes.
How Can I Help?
Help Children of Incarcerated Parents with Michael’s Daughter Foundation
Ciera Payton’s father spent time in prison while she was growing up, and her arts teachers were instrumental in shaping the incredible person she is today. With Michael’s Daughter Foundation she provides free and low-cost enrichment programs to youth and families in underserved communities. These programs include, creative writing workshops, creating original plays, monologues and short films along with documentaries, and music. Her vision is to create a world where arts and scholarship funds are easily accessible to youth and families dealing with the challenges of having a loved one in the prison system. Oftentimes this impacts underserved and inner-city communities. The arts provide the power of creating something special and original, which results in a sense of accomplishment and confidence.
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