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Overwhelmed and Need Help?
Posted on 05/30/2019 by Alice Kenny | Share
Catholic Charities Provides New Yorkers the Free and Low-Cost Support They Need
Confronted with an eviction notice, an aging parent’s declining health, a child’s struggles with drugs or other crises? Seeking help in areas you once knew nothing about...
How Best to Treat Mental Illness
Posted on 05/6/2019 by Alice Kenny | Share
Offering Support, Not Shame

By Alice Kenny
Bigs and Littles NYC Mentoring Intervene to Help Bullied Siblings
Posted on 02/25/2019 by Alice Kenny | Share
“They’re There for Me”
Bullied by classmates, Lillian, 11, pretended she was sick to avoid school; her grades plummeting from 4’s to 2’s.
A gifted dancer, Lillian had studied ballet since age 5, landing full scholarships to the School of...
Ailing Homeless Pizza Maker Featured as a NY Times Neediest Case
Posted on 11/26/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Mr. Wicklin Tries on New Coat
“It’s all in the wrist,” Johnnie Wicklin tells New York Times Neediest Cases reporter Remy Tumin, mimicking a pizza toss.
First Kate Spade. Now Anthony Bourdain
Posted on 06/8/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Making Sense – and Coping – with Recent Suicides
With sorrow and sympathy, we pray for Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade and all whose sadness cuts so deep they contemplate acts of pure desperation. We pray also for those who love them; those now...
Top 10 New York Summer 2018 Volunteer Opportunities
Posted on 06/6/2018 by Alice Kenny | Share
Unique, Fulfilling and Tailored Just for You
Looking for the best volunteer opportunities in New York this summer?
You name it; we’ve got it.
Check out these unique –and fulfilling - ways to stretch and share...