Believe Project News Today

Nearly 1,500 St. Louis-area schoolchildren and educators cheered and danced in their seats to welcome literary superstar Jason Reynolds to the Chaifetz Arena last month.

TAMPA - Girls in need can find a little Christmas magic this season with some help from a local non-profit. Sisters Empowering Women, Inc. (SEW), a Tampa-based non-profit committed to

Action and ideas include investing in predominantly Black neighborhoods, funding entrepreneurs of color, developing greater economic opportunities for women, and more.

Believe Project closes with $100 to help woman recovering from an accident   Posted1/31/2021 6:00 AM A Gurnee woman will receive a $100 bill today as our Believe Project comes to a close for another year. Louise Villegas wants to give the money to a woman she knows. Here is an excerpt of her story:   "In May 2019, Kathy suffered a freak accident. The resulting concussion left her unable to teach art classes, drive a car or even tell time and make change. As Kathy struggled with her ...

  Posted1/21/2021 5:30 AM Todays recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Laura Ehrhardt of Bartlett. Here is an excerpt of her story:   "I would like to nominate my special friend who has a heart of gold to help others. She has put herself out there to give food, necessities (to) people that have no paycheck coming in or struggling to make ends meet. She will ... go to someones house to deliver whatever they might need. No one has to know, and she will pretend it never happene...

  Posted1/22/2021 5:30 AM Todays recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Teri Archam of Arlington Heights. Here is an excerpt of her story:   "We have been working with survivors of domestic violence for the last 10 years. We work on their resume writing and interviewing skills, host a Halloween party for their children, provide Mothers Day baskets with treats for the moms and do a toy drive at the holidays. "This year as we asked what was on their wish lists, it broke my hear...

Todays recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Linda Trilling of Buffalo Grove.

Todays recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Julie Schwartz of Buffalo Grove.

  Posted1/14/2021 5:30 AM Todays recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Pam Holmes of Lake Villa. She wants to give the money to a friend with multiple sclerosis. Here is an excerpt of her story:   "At this point in time, she is bedridden, unable to use her legs. Her husband works between 40 to 60 hours per week just trying to keep their heads above water. His pay check is their only source of income. "Because of a confirmed COVID case at his place of employment, they had to ...

  Posted1/12/2021 5:30 AM Todays recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Debbie Marach of Schaumburg. Marach wants to give the money to her sister. Here is an excerpt of her story:   "In March, she was diagnosed with breast cancer which required surgery and radiation. In November, she discovered she needed parathyroid surgery. "These health issues have left her with mounting medical bills and required her to retire from her job. She does not complain but continues to live life...