Samuel, age three This is Samuel. If he were your child, you would most likely wash his clothes, feed him adequately and tuck him into bed at night. You would educate him, raise him to be a young man who contributes to the world and you would hope that all of your dreams for him…

Today was one of those days that I needed for catching up. After hosting a large family gathering, my laundry room was full, the dishwasher was running non-stop and the dogs were in the mood for some much-needed attention. Flower beds needed weeding, the car was dirty and somewhere in the day, I had to…

I am five foot three inches and I weigh 134 lbs. Most women don’t like to admit their weight. But in this context, it helps to know for comparison.The woman in this photo is the mother of one of our sponsored single mothers. Her daughter’s husband died soon after being deported from illegally entering the…

My house is decorated, most gifts are wrapped, the holiday cards are on order and it all served the purpose of working through the grief that found our family a few days before Thanksgiving. Holiday rituals are like that; they take over your mind while your hands work the same habitual patterns, year after year….

Our board members are all parents, and in some cases, grandparents. We know what American children worry about. As their caretakers, we have watched over them and worried with them, often wondering if we had appropriate boundaries as we got a little too immersed in their issues.They chewed their fingernails down as they watched scoreboards,…

The Catapult Foundation in New York City was started by a group of professionals who have backgrounds in journalism, technology and design, and who have a passion for gender equality and the needs of women and girls around the world. Catapult shares our strong belief that there is an urgent need for increased financial and…