WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-KiddPHOTOGRAPHY BY Capehart Photography “Old bag” is not usually a term one wants to be associated with, but in Palm Beach the Old Bags Luncheon® is one of the hottest tickets of the season. The event started 23 years ago to benefit the Center for Family Services of Palm Beach County. The Center strives to preserve and strengthen individual and family life through professional, affordable counseling, early childhood education, and vital ancillary services. …
Inspiration
Heart of the City
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-Kidd Having one of the most beautiful urban parks in American is a claim St. Louis takes seriously. At approximately 1,300 acres, it is bigger than New York City’s Central Park and opened to the public in 1876. …
A Home for Help
WRITTEN BY Bek Mitchell-KiddPHOTOGRAPHY BY Lindsay Kappius Crisis Assistance Ministry serves as a one-stop shop for Mecklenburg County families facing poverty. The non-profit offers assistance with everything, including clothing, utility payments, and rental assistance. It has been a challenging year and the organization has served more than 43,000 individuals of which nearly half were children. A big focus has been the prevention of eviction. …
It’s the Connections that Count
WRITTEN BY Sarah DuBosePHOTOGRAPHY BY Children’s Museum of the East End Empowered by their disappointment, eight moms wanted to take action to create more educational opportunities for their children. Gathered around a kitchen table in 1997, on the East End of Long Island, they discussed the idea of what is now known as the Children’s Museum of the East End (CMEE). These moms had a vision for this children’s museum: to cultivate and foster creativity, imagination, and a sense of community …
