For young adults transitioning out of foster care, housing instability is often among the greatest challenges they face. This, along with underemployment or unemployment and a sudden lack of support and resources, significantly increases the likelihood that they will ultimately slip through the cracks. Walden Family Services, a 50-year-old nonprofit that helps find stable, supportive home environments for local youth in foster care, is addressing the problem head-on through transitional...

Prom is a rite of passage for high schoolers, but a flashy new dress can cost hundreds of dollars. The Princess Project helps girls cut costs while promoting fashion sustainability. The nonprofit collects new and gently used formal dresses and accessories throughout the year, then when prom season rolls around, launches pop-up boutiques where girls can shop for their dream dress at no cost. The only criteria is they have to be a high school student who’s going to prom. The Princess Project...

Our service men and women risk life and limb for our country, and sadly many return home with serious combat injuries ranging from lost arms and legs to traumatic brain injuries and PTSD. Rehabbing from such wounds not only takes physical dedication, but also mental determination. It is a lifelong process of perseverance and learning, not unlike one of the most invigorating and simultaneously frustrating of all human diversions: the game of golf. Founded in 2008 by local golf enthusiast Tony...