High school senior, Ashis Dhakal talks about starting his non-profit Ashis Collects Clothes Foundation and his vision for providing educational opportunities for children in his native home of Napal.

Ashis was interviewed by TODAY's Hoda Kotb and challenged by "Shark Tank" star Mark Cuban to collect 575 coats to give away for those in need.  

Ashis on TODAY

Ashis on Facebook

On September 19, 2017 hurricane Marie hit Puerto Rico and the next day Vickie Machaud committed herself to helping a small island city of Vieques off the mainland.

We believe, Vieques should have access to safe, sanitary and sustainable housing. We believe in giving opportunities to gain knowledge and skills to create economic development.

Our common goal is to repair 100’s of damaged homes and to construct sustainable concrete homes across the island. Focusing our efforts on supporting the elderly, bed ridden, and families with young children.

With an estimated 2,555 households on the island and 36% of individuals living below the poverty line, we’re aiming to provide a long-term strategy to establish and implement a workforce development and vocational training program. Our long term objectives are ambitious, but we believe they are achievable.

Our mission is demonstrating Gods love, building homes, communities and hope.

We invite you to join us to make this vision a reality by donating time, expertise, money, or tools in support of our work on Vieques. Hurricanes Irma and Maria wrought damage across the island and revealed the fragility of our community. Hope Builders is dedicated to hurricane recovery and to supporting the community to prosper. We work in partnership with other organizations and with hundreds of volunteers who dedicate their time and effort to bring this vision forward.

Everyone can be part of this effort.

Resources:

www.hopebuildersinc.org

Hope Builders Inc. 787-631-4500

info@hopebuildersinc.org

Facebook link for Hope Builders Inc.

Amy Dott Harmer shares with us her passion as a "service broker" between the refugees and the local community in her work with the Utah Refugee Connection.

Mission Statement:

Create meaningful connections between refugees, the community, and public and private organizations which support refugees in developing self-sufficient and fulfilling lives.

Resources:

serverefugees.org

Serve Refugees on Facebook