Lessons From Dad
With Father’s Day coming up this Sunday, naturally, I’m thinking about my dad. No matter what kind of man your father was, we all learned something from our dads. Among…
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Leslee Baron
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Another Reason to Love Bright Hope
Haiti has suffered a giant’s portion of hardship between natural disasters, political upheaval, gang violence, and deportations. And now, the small Caribbean country also faces a serious pending global food…
Hope Drives Them Forward
Haiti made the news again at the end of March when frustrated citizens set an airplane on fire. Yet, despite the barrage of violence and destruction, we see snippets of…
Haiti, a Country in Crisis. There Is No End to This Tunnel.
Although situated on the crystal blue water of the beautiful Caribbean, Haiti’s story reads like that of a country drowning in a humanitarian tsunami. A series of devastating blows In…
What I Learned When My Husband Lost His Job
Unemployment Can Feel Scary When my husband lost his job, I was scared. If he went too long without work, we could fall behind on our bills, or even lose our house. I trust…
The content’s so vital we’re rerunning this blog!
Last year Bright Hope Ally Henry Pitman wrote to tell us about his experience redeeming a Bright Coin with his grandkids. We shared his story with you last spring and want to…
What Do you Give the Person Who Has Everything?
An All Too Familiar Gift Giving Problem Who hasn’t been stumped when trying to buy a gift for someone who seems to have everything? It’s frustrating, isn’t it, when you want to give a gift,…
Living on Less Than $2 a Day
Living on less than $2 a day. You may not realize it, but many people are stuck living on less than $2 a day. Bright Hope helps them create a…
What’s the Big Deal About Sustainability?
Why we are passionate about sustainability. When Bright Hope talks about our “sustainable programs,” and we do talk about these a lot, we are saying, “Hey! This program isn’t about a one-time…
“Reading Eggs” Hatch Hope in Mathare Slum
“In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.” Do you recognize one of the greatest opening lines from this popular book? Learning to read opens up doors into…