By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
After more than 35 years as a film and television writer, producer and director, Peter Rosten had had enough of Hollywood, and in 2002 he decamped for rural Darby, Montana. He soon noted a social need in his new community: a paucity of arts education. He saw budget...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
In 2011, the godson of well-known poet Heather McHugh welcomed his daughter to the world. The girl was severely disabled, and required constant support and therapy. Abandoning their expat careers in Cambodia, he and his wife returned to the U.S. Their situation was...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
On a cold day in 2006, the Reverend Violet Little walked into a public transit restroom in Philadelphia. She was exhausted. She’d been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease that causes weakness, vision problems and breathing difficulties. Unable to...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
As both a medical professional and an avid traveler, ophthalmologist W. Andrew Harris knew the need for skilled medical care in developing regions of the world. He also knew his colleagues, many of whom were nearing retirement, were devoted to helping others but...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
In 1990, Mikki Sager was a midcareer administrative assistant looking to make an impact. A year later she co-created the Resourceful Communities Program, which brings together community leaders, grassroots groups, government agencies, land trusts and others to create...
