by Sandra Cyr | Jan 3, 2022 | Features
By Sandy Cyr From an early age, we are programmed to believe that we need to know what we will be when we grow up; that we should study hard, get into a good college, land a career and never deviate from that plan. Everything should be clearly mapped out, and when...
by Sandra Cyr | Jan 3, 2022 | Features
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Amy Baird The Amboseli ecosystem is generally regarded as one of the richest wildlife areas in Africa. Located in Kenya on the border with Tanzania, Mt Kilimanjaro looms beyond. Teeming with biodiversity, the ecosystem boasts...
by Sandra Cyr | Jan 3, 2022 | Features
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Heather Bridges “Am I coming home with you? Do you have a safe place for me?” These words, spoken by a victim of human trafficking, are seared into Rodney Hammer’s memory. “What about my children? What about a job? How am I...
by Sandra Cyr | Jan 3, 2022 | Features
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Becky Gundrum In the early spring of March 2019, Urban Peak Colorado Springs (UPCS) was faced with an organizational changing decision. A decision that no matter the outcome, would fundamentally and permanently change the...
by Sandra Cyr | Dec 2, 2019 | Features, Mental Health and Crisis Intervention, Philanthropy Journal
By Sandy Cyr In mental health, and medicine in general, dissemination of good information is an ongoing challenge. Technology gives us vehicles to easily share information, but the problem lies in making sure that people are receiving valid information. This is an...
