Good News Notes: “For families impacted by disabilities, Molly’s House offers rest. A three-bedroom guest home within minutes of Northeast Georgia Medical Center and Tender Ones Therapy Services, the space was created by Ryan and Abigail Burle to offer respite to families who, like themselves, travel far and wide for specialized services. As parents of…
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Parents’ Night Out: Nonprofit offering no-cost care to give couples worry-free date night
Good News Notes: “Better Together, a nonprofit dedicated to helping families in crisis and preventing the need for foster care, is hosting two “Parents’ Night Out” events on Saturday, May 28, and Friday, June 3, in Jacksonville. The program offers parents, grandparents and other caregivers access to a couple of hours of no-cost care for…
Six endangered red wolves born in North Carolina refuge
Good News Notes: “Six critically endangered red wolves were introduced into the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in coastal North Carolina. But unlike other wolves, no one brought these new canines to the Outer Banks area as part of a federal program to recover a dying species. For the first time in four years, these…
Koala IVF could help save species from extinction
Good News Notes: “Freezing koala sperm could become a key part of a strategy to save koalas from extinction by 2050. University of Newcastle scientists Lachlan Howell and Ryan Witt say koala “biobanking”, could be harnessed with IVF technology to help the endangered species reproduce. An estimated 64,000 koalas were killed when 5.5m hectares were ravaged by…
$10M awarded to Raleigh nonprofits from American Rescue Plan funds
Good News Notes: “The City of Raleigh was awarded a total of $73.2 million from the American Rescue Plan Act. All that money needs to be spent by December 2026. The money can be used on a wide range of issues including community health initiatives, small business support, and infrastructure support. City staff has selected 13…
MacKenzie Scott boosts another Pittsburgh-area nonprofit with $10 million gift
Good News Notes: “Pressley Ridge, a nonprofit agency based in McCandless, announced Wednesday that it received a $10 million unrestricted gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. The gift is the single largest donation the organization has received in its 190-year history. “We are grateful for and humbled by Ms….
Jennifer Lawrence Gives Birth to First Child
Good News Notes: “Jennifer Lawrence‘s motherhood journey starts now, ’cause TMZ has learned she recently delivered her first kid. According to public records … JLaw gave birth in L.A. County, but we don’t yet know the gender of the baby or the exact date of birth. Jennifer sparked rumors she might be pregnant last summer,…
Prenatal mindfulness program improves stress response in infants
Good News Notes: “This is the first known study to show that a prenatal social intervention may improve health outcomes in offspring, as measured by autonomic nervous system responses, said Amanda Noroña-Zhou, PhD, first author of the study in Psychosomatic Medicine. “It is really well established that maternal stress in pregnancy increases the risk for health…
Detroit nonprofit helps mothers during baby formula recall, shortage
Good News Notes: “Nationwide baby formula shortages and Similac recalls are having an impact on Metro Detroit mothers and babies. Destined for Greatness, a nonprofit mentorship organization that has stepped up to serve the needs of families across Detroit, has been working overtime to help moms feed babies since the start of the pandemic. On Monday (Feb. 21) Local…
Five baby river otters born at SC’s Brookgreen Gardens zoo
Good News Notes: “Remember Egerton, the adorable baby penguin that hatched at Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach in 2020? He’s got competition, big competition. Five, just as cute (dare we say cuter), baby river otters were born last week during the winter storm at Brookgreen Gardens’ Lowcountry Zoo in Georgetown. On Tuesday, the zoo’s veterinarian…