by Lauren West | May 16, 2021 | Kindness Stories
From the moment Jen Hanson joined Random Acts as a DEI Specialist, she knew she wanted to put Random Acts’ resources to work to help her community in a big way. She knew of the nonprofit organization GrassROOTS Community Foundation from when she worked in New Jersey...
by Lauren West | Apr 10, 2021 | Food Equity, Kindness Stories, Social Justice and Equity
“Food is a gift from the Creator; in this respect, the right to food is sacred and cannot be constrained or recalled by colonial laws, policies, and institutions. Indigenous food sovereignty is fundamentally achieved by upholding our sacred responsibility to nurture...
by Lauren West | Mar 5, 2021 | Kindness Stories
Last December, Random Acts Staff Writer Aubrey Houck was drawn toward SPCA Florida for a special holiday act. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Florida is a nonprofit organization dedicated to animal welfare in Lakeland, Florida. SPCA...
by Lauren West | Aug 8, 2020 | Kindness Stories
Recently, Regional Representative Anwesha Das reached out to the rest of the Random Acts team in the wake of the devastation that Cyclone Amphan has left on the country of India. Amidst the havoc from this natural disaster, India (like many countries) is still...
by Lauren West | Jul 9, 2020 | Kindness Stories
As a teacher, Stacie Amber Baldwin said the first thought that came to her mind when she heard Random Acts was focusing on childhood hunger in December was the Sparta RIII School District’s “Care to Learn” program. This program helps send food home with qualified...