Nonprofits

SANTA CLARA, CA — Non-profit organization LEAD Filipino recently held its third annual Fly Pinay leadership summit to give Filipinas a chance to build relationships with successful Pinays in their field. Along with this conference, LEAD Filipino...

by Lalaine Ignao, ABS-CBN News HONOLULU, HI —  Student organization RiceUp, from Brigham Young University, recently won as the top social enterprise out of 450 enterprises at the Enactus United States National Competition. It all began in 2016...

Despite her hectic homecoming schedule, Miss Universe 2018 — Catriona Gray — took the time to visit the organizations she’s worked with in the past, even before she bagged the coveted crown. Catriona met with the...

She’s definitely not your ordinary teenager. In fact, with all she’s accomplished its easy to call her an extraordinary teen, and one who’s been hailed a hero, or bayani. Loizza Aquino has been advocating for social causes...

DALY CITY, CA — Filipina environmentalist Gina Lopez spent time speaking to potential Fil-Am donors about out her latest efforts to uplift poor and disadvantaged communities in the Philippines, by emphasizing the need to use the...

LOS ANGELES —  A WWE superstar, UFC ring girl, and a handful of musicians, actors, and YouTubers played Santa’s helpers in Historic Filipinotown, spreading some cheer at the Search to Involve Pilipino American (SIPA)’s annual toy drive....

CALGARY, ALBERTA — Verna Marzo has always lived a healthy and active lifestyle since she came to Canada in 2001 as a caregiver. Through the years, she brought her sisters to Canada and even started her own...

In a little over a month, the Liter of Light organization traveled from California to New York with multiple stops in between — teaching over 2,000 young students how to make solar lights for people around...

COSTA MESA, CA — June is National Cancer Survivors month. But all year long, these Filipinas are treating these cancer survivors like queens, bringing smiles to their faces as they place floral crowns around their heads. The...

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Police Department and the city’s Mayor Mark Farrell, along with mayor-elect London Breed, gathered to show their support for this weekend’s annual gun buyback program. San Francisco officials praise Fil-Am founder and director...