Print pageGloria Cartagena: Overcoming trauma with âsmoochesâ
Once you get to know Gloria Cartagena just a little bit, it becomes obvious why her husband calls her “the mayor.”
Once you get to know Gloria Cartagena just a little bit, it becomes obvious why her husband calls her “the mayor.”
J'Tanya Adams: Doing what it takes
J’Tanya Adams will do whatever it takes to get things done. After founding a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the economic development of her historic neighborhood, Adams went even further and ran for the Charlotte, North Carolina, city council. Although she lost, it was by a razor-thin margin of 21 votes—the closest race in the town’s history.
Community conversations: Sheila Rice, recently retired executive director, NeighborWorks Great Falls
Sheila Rice came to her community development career rather late in life—going to college after having three children, having lots of jobs, starting a career in her 30s and spending 25 years as an executive with a natural gas company.
I recently visited Puerto Rico along with NeighborWorks America Regional Vice President Joan Straussman to assess the damage that still exists months after Hurricane Maria hit, learn firsthand the progress being made by our three network members on the ground and chart a path forward to continue to help the island's residents recover. Here is my report.
Rising from the ashes: HomeStart helps senior return to home destroyed by fire
After a fire ignited in Evera Moreland's house, she was in danger of becoming homeless. But thanks to assistance from NeighborWorks network member HomeStart, which serves Rockford and Freeport, Illinois, Moreland was able to stay in the home she has owned for years.
Too cold to play? Not for kids in Fairbanks, Alaska
"It is a happy talent to know how to play." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Alabama nonprofit's weatherization program helps seniors save money, improve health
Billie Dean and Jerry Stewart have been active in their Decatur, Alabama, community for decades. She ran her own daycare service for more than 35 years and is a volunteer with Community Action Partnership of North Alabama's foster-grandparent program. He is retired from the city of Decatur and is disabled.
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