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Jeycen brings joy wherever he goes.
Jeycen enjoys community outings and hands-on play, including swimming, LEGO building, and drawing roadmaps. The article notes adoption from foster care in Massachusetts is free and outlines basic eligibility and steps such as training, interviews, and home visits.
Cedar Rapids furniture bank founder is passing on the baton
Susan Johnston, who founded Central Furniture Rescue in 2019 from a church giveaway, is retiring after seven years; the organization has diverted more than 1,300 tons of furniture to over 9,000 people in 3,700 households and is raising funds to hire its first paid CEO.
Creative Jeycen loves exploring his world
Jeycen is a happy, creative child who enjoys hands-on play like swimming, building with LEGO, and drawing imaginative roadmaps, and he thrives on community outings such as trips to the grocery store.
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Showing: 381-390Events this weekend in Baltimore: Feb. 13–15
A range of Valentine's Day weekend events takes place in Baltimore Feb. 13–15, including comedy nights, a science after-hours, an operatic program, maple-syrup demonstrations and a tattoo fundraiser that benefits BARCS Animal Shelter.
Great Plains SPCA offers Puppygrams through Valentine's Day
Great Plains SPCA is running 'Puppygrams'—30-minute visits by adoptable puppies across Kansas City through Feb. 15; reservations start at $250, are handled online, and availability is limited.
Fargo seniors give back with Valentine's Day cards.
Residents at the Good Samaritan Society in Fargo spent Feb. 9 making Valentine's Day cards to donate to the YWCA women's shelter, and staff said many residents enjoy volunteering.
Community Friends of Santa Barbara joins local chef to make soup for Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
The Auxiliary of Community Friends of Santa Barbara and Chef Coco LaForge will prepare soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, and cookies for the Santa Barbara Rescue Mission on Thursday, February 12; bread is donated by Ethnic Bread. This is the fourth year of the annual event.
Catholic Charities opens new warming center in Chenango County
Catholic Charities moved the county's lone warming center to a new O'Hara Drive building that offers 15 beds and operates nightly; the building was purchased for roughly $300,000 using opioid settlement funds.
UAH 'extremely grateful' to Katie Britt, Dale Strong for securing $10 million in federal funding for research and expansion
University of Alabama in Huntsville leaders thanked Senator Katie Britt and Rep. Dale Strong for federal funding tied to the Exploration Plaza expansion; project materials reference $10 million designated for artificial intelligence research infrastructure as part of a broader federal package.
United Way of the Brazos Valley updates 2-1-1 Texas services ahead of National 2-1-1 Day
United Way of the Brazos Valley highlighted local 2-1-1 Texas services and reported the Brazos Valley call center supported 39,715 calls in the most recent reporting year; National 2-1-1 Day is Feb. 11.
Houston's Hispanic youth are on the rise as local programs boost engagement.
Local after-school, mentorship, STEM, arts and sports programs in Houston are providing hands-on opportunities that help Hispanic teens build skills and confidence, and the article highlights organizations such as Mi Familia en Accion and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston.
Valentine's Day plans in Tucson include events for partners, friends and families
Tucson-area venues are hosting a range of Valentine’s Day events on Feb. 14, from museum exhibits and live music to workshops and a Chalk Block Party, and the Pima Animal Care Center is offering free adoptions of cats and dogs with extended hours that day.
Green Bay students strengthen social skills with rescue dogs.
First-grade students from Fort Howard Elementary visited Lucky 7 Dog Rescue to interact with newly rescued dogs and practice social-emotional skills, and they also prepared treat bags for a Valentine’s event.