Home
Focus Areas
About Us
A Vietnam veteran from Alabama has won first place in a creative writing competition for his poem about his father's death from injuries in the war, and second place for his poem about his service dog, who died in 2020, AL.com reports.lon Hodge will attend the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Denver next month as the only first-place winner from the South Alabama region.
The visual arts division of the competition includes categories such as oil painting, leatherwork, paint-by-number kits, and more.
Veterans enroll at hundreds of VA health care facilities each year to compete in a local creative arts competition.
The winners advance to a national judging process and first, second, and third place entries are determined at the national level.
First place winners are invited to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival hosted by a different VA facility each year.
Hodge has traveled to 46 states in total with his service dogs Gander and Mae.
He also founded a group over a decade ago that supports acts of kindness for the homeless, veterans, and veterans families in need.
His photography is currently on display at the Coastal Arts Center in Orange Beach.
He plans to publish a second book of poetry and a collection of photographs from the South Alabama area within the next few months. Read the Entire Article
Selected Grant News Headlines
A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
Detroit's young artists are getting a boost from a $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Detroit Excellence in Youth Arts program, a partnership between Connect Detroit and...more
The president of the University of Dubai was among dozens of women honored for their achievements in business, health, media, the arts, and technology at the fourth annual Excellence Awards in Dubai...more
Three women from Australia's Indian community have been named in the country's Order of Australia for their contributions to society. Harinder Kaur, 29,Niharika Hiremath, 29, and Sakshi Thakur,...more
It's that time of year again: the time of year when many of us crank up our air-con and head out for a dip in the pool. But what if we told you that summer is also a great time to get outside and...more
"San Francisco is about the same size as my hometown, Chandigarh," Pritika Mehta tells Hindustan Times. "But this small city has changed the world.... The kind of conversations that happen...more
The superintendent of New Jersey's Orange Public School District has resigned, effective immediately, in the wake of what the district calls a "personnel matter." The resignation of Ronald Lee,...more
The city of Fremantle, Australia, has given more than $66,000 to 11 community, youth, and arts organizations in a bid to "make Freo a more inclusive, vibrant, and creative place," Mayor Hannah...more
Foundation: Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
The Blackshires Community Empowerment Foundation is a not-for-profit that works to "empower and enrich the Black community in the Berkshires and surrounding areas," according to its website. It's...more
Three physics majors at Davidson College in North Carolina set out to create an electric go-kart powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Unfortunately, the fuel cell they got only provided a tiny...more
Naomi Evans Stotts was born in Nebraska to a family of six and grew up in Loveland, Colo., where she attended school and worked at a library for 25 years. She died peacefully in her sleep last...more
Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight
Social Entrepreneurs to Get Free WiFi Access
iPass, a telecommunications provider, will give free internet access to 100 non-government organizations (NGOs) for a year as they work in dangerous countries to help its poor and underserved populations.
