Welcome to another edition of #ServiceSpotlight with The Smile Project where we share incredible stories of people doing incredible things in their communities. This week, we are thrilled to share the story of Nisha Evangelista, the Founder of the TeenSpace, based in New Jersey. Shoutout to our friends at Matt’s Kindness Ripples On for the connection! (Content warning toward the bottom of this post re: self-harm.) Liz: Let’s start in traditional Smile Project fashion. Give u

Welcome to another edition of #ServiceSpotlight with The Smile Project where we share incredible stories of people doing incredible things in their communities. This week, we are thrilled to share the story of Sahana Srikanth, the Founder and Executive Director of Young Learners Foundation, an Ohio-based nonprofit focused on bridging the gap in literacy access. Shoutout to our friends at Matt’s Kindness Ripples On for the connection! Liz: Let’s start in traditional Smile Pr

Welcome to another edition of #ServiceSpotlight with The Smile Project where we share incredible stories of people doing incredible things in their communities. This week, we are thrilled to share the story of Daniel Zhang, the co-founder and CEO of Tumor Tactics and the National President of STEAMLabs in San Diego, CA. Shoutout to our friends at Matt’s Kindness Ripples On for the connection! Liz: Let’s start in traditional Smile Project fashion. Give us a Happiness! Daniel

Welcome to another edition of #ServiceSpotlight with The Smile Project where we share incredible stories of people doing incredible things in their communities. This week, we are thrilled to share the story of Simran Patel, the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Leukemia Together, a New Jersey based nonprofit. Liz: Let’s start in traditional Smile Project fashion. Give us a Happiness! Simran: Happiness is being the steady backbone of support when life feels fragile. Liz:

I was catching up on emails one day when I stumbled upon a newsletter from The Awesome Foundation , an ever-growing worldwide community devoted to forwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe. I've been following The Awesome Foundation for years and I love reading about their grantees who are doing amazing things all around the world. In the recent newsletter, I found myself drawn to a Bronx-based organization called the Just Write Community Project . I reached out to

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