An old-fashioned, cross-generation village

View original article By Terry Galvin Business Editor Posted Apr 10, 2017 at 12:01 AM For a community with a mission to help children, it must be difficult to tell who benefits the most from New Life Village. Just listen to Luanne Panacek, the executive director of the cross-generation community of 31 townhomes west of […]

When one foster community loses power, another takes in its 30 children

After Hurricane Irma knocked out power to Everyday Blessings, a foster home in Thonotosassa, the nearly 30 children who live there were left with no air conditioning and spoiling food in the refrigerators. The operators first took them to a hurricane shelter, but it closed after one night of the storm, said Sister Claire LeBoeuf, […]

Nun’s devotion to foster kids earns her Lightning’s Hero award

View Original Article BY JOYCE MCKENZIE Special Correspondent Published: January 13, 2016 THONOTOSASSA — Claire LeBoeuf is a voice for the voiceless and a lifelong champion for children. Those are the sentiments of Paul Halpern, director of New Life Village in Tampa, founded in 2012 by LeBoeuf, a Catholic nun commonly referred to as Sister […]

Community Carnival aims to help children

View original article St. Petersburg, Fl – If you have a big heart and want to help kids, you should head to a community carnival on Saturday, October 15th. The All 4 Kids event was organized to let people know how they can help local children. 25 different social service agencies are participating. “They can […]

Harley-Davidson of Tampa hosts All 4 Kids event to help neglected or abused children

[dt_button link=”http://www.tbo.com/central-tampa/harley-davidson-of-tampa-hosts-all-4-kids-event-to-help-neglected-or-abused-children-20161012/” target_blank=”true” button_alignment=”default” animation=”fadeIn” size=”medium” style=”default” bg_color_style=”default” bg_hover_color_style=”default” text_color_style=”default” text_hover_color_style=”default” icon=”fa fa-chevron-circle-right” icon_align=”left”]Read Original Article[/dt_button] By Times staff Published: October 12, 2016 Bikers Against Child Abuse, shown here interacting with children and giving them rides at an event earlier this year, will be among the organizations at Saturday’s All 4 Kids event at Harley-Davidson […]