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Bloom ‘n Toss brings hope through flowers to Chicago
“Put down the gun and pick up a flower.” Catherine Costello, a Chicago native, shared a mantra that Dr. Andrew Holmes believes in – a
June 7, 2023
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WNY Thrive Hosts ‘Network for a Cause’ Supporting Cancer-Related Missions
Our Hope Rises correspondent, Vilona Trachtenberg sat down with WNY Thrive’s Founder to talk more about his upcoming event, “Network for a Cause” and how
May 23, 2023
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Taco Festival benefits mental health and suicide prevention
This May, a new event is coming… a festival of TACOS! Oh, and there will be music. Lots of Music. In fact, music all day
April 27, 2023
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Transit Police ‘Angels’ aid young boy whose giraffe stuffie was stolen – Hope Rises
“We were praying for help, and we got it in the most unexpected way.” This is a story of strangers turned family. This is a
March 30, 2023
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Reckless Son Provides Hope Through Music to the Incarcerated – Hope Rises
“Crying on the inside.” An incarcerated inmate at Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center left a note with those words for singer-songwriter Matt Butler after watching
March 16, 2023
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Chicago’s Project Onward a leader in disability art, inspiring hopeful change
William Douglas is a visual, multimedia artist who experiments with collage, drawing, painting and sculptures. He also creates mandalas with vestiges of faces and bodies
March 8, 2023