Sep 29, 2022
People of all backgrounds have difficulties trying to hold down a job. Even more so, job employment opportunities are few for people with disabilities and for those facing barriers. More specifically, people with these disabilities, physical and mental, are often overlooked or lack opportunities to attend job...
Sep 28, 2022
Communities around the world face untold difficulties. Many countries suffer from unique issues that make understanding those issues even more difficult. With boots on the ground, we can learn how community members deal with these issues and how they find ways to improve lives. Esperança works to improve health equity...
Sep 26, 2022
The Kansas City area recorded 44,000 domestic violence hotline calls in 2021. In addition, the domestic violence rate among women in the US is one in three. That means one woman in three will experience some form of domestic violence in their lifetime. The statistics for men are also no different. It is estimated that...
Sep 23, 2022
The people of South Sudan face danger, disease, and starvation on a daily bases. In addition, the South Sudanese Civil War left millions in no-go zones. The people living in these zones had no access to food, water, or shelter. There are hundreds of similar examples where vulnerable people need life-saving nope. Crisis...
Sep 21, 2022
Mental illnesses come in many forms. But that doesn't change the fact that people are scared to admit they have a mental illness or live with someone suffering from one of the many harmful conditions. In addition, many mental illnesses develop in children. Almost 50% of mental illness cases develop in children by age...