Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Dr. Mae Jemison. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer, family or organization as a Daily Point of Light. Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the world’s first woman of color to go into space, served six years as . . .
Meet Daily Point of Light Award honoree Tamron Hall. Read her story and nominate an outstanding volunteer, family or organization as a Daily Point of Light. Tamron Hall is an award-winning journalist and host of Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall on Investigation Discovery, where she . . .
Cierra “Fly” Bobo is the founder and executive director of Fly Life Inc., a nonprofit with a mission to empower girls in low-income communities through after-school programs and mentorship. She has pledged to change the outlook for the girls she . . .
Robert McGhee, vice president of community development at Citi, has been a part of the Chicago banking community for more than two decades, with roles in retail banking, mortgage banking and community affairs. He supports the Citi Foundation’s partnership with . . .
During the annual Conference on Volunteering and Service, thousands of nonprofit, government, business and civic leaders gather to discuss the future of volunteerism, and to showcase the true power and impact of putting people at the center of change. And each . . .
Adam Grabowski may just be 17 years old, but the junior at Vacaville Christian Schools in Vacaville, California has already spent eight years helping other young people succeed. Grabowski, who says his parents raised him to be oriented towards community . . .
To Dedric Dennist, a 39-year-old electrical engineer in Bloomington, Indiana, mentoring young people is a commitment fueled not so much by the need to give back as it is his by passion for paying forward. “I guess I really don’t . . .
If you’re interested in putting your passion and skills to work, but aren’t sure where to start, look towards the next generation! There are so many opportunities to support kids and teens by inspiring them, supporting them and investing in . . .
In celebration of AmeriCorps Week 2017 (March 4-11), Points of Light is recognizing some of the outstanding AmeriCorps members who currently serve or who have served in our ServiceWorks, Ready Corps, Frontline Families, and Financial Opportunity Corps programs with Daily . . .
There are a variety of ways companies support education initiatives across the country, from philanthropic investments and fundraising to employee engagement activities and skills-based volunteering. For 2016 Civic 50 sector leaders KPMG and Freeport-McMoRan, investment in education translates to a . . .