National Volunteer Week – Interview with Emily
How did you get involved with Joni and Friends? I have known since early childhood that I wanted to work with people with disabilities. I went to preschool at a ...
11
Apr
11
Apr
Meet My Friends at Nathaniel’s Hope
It all began with a little boy name Nathaniel who was born in 1997 with multiple special-needs – he kept beating the medical odds until he was a little over ...
11
Apr
Easter Egg Hunt
Got your Easter basket? You ready to find every Easter egg you can? Good! Did you know Jesus told a story about this? Oh, he wasn’t talking about finding Easter ...
9
Apr
Tim’s Place
When was the last time you gave someone a hug? Tim, a young man with Down syndrome, actually owns a family restaurant where hugs are served up every day. Sure, ...
9
Apr
National Volunteer Week – Cameron
For National Volunteer Week, we’re recognizing some of our faithful Joni and Friends volunteers. Meet Cameron, a 17-year-old high school junior, who was introduced to Joni and Friends when his ...
7
Apr
Meet Veronica Hache, Wheels for the World Physical Therapist
Every year Joni and Friends distributes thousands of wheelchairs to developing nations—but we don’t do it alone. With the help of volunteers, translators, mechanics, and physical therapists, we are able ...
7
Apr
Disability Awareness Day
Last week a Christian school in New Hampshire held a Disability Awareness Day – the students heard from a variety of presenters associated with our Joni and Friends team in ...
7
Apr
Joni’s Spoon
Have you thanked your spoon recently? Of course that’s silly. Our spoons can’t hear or talk. But if they did… what do you think they might say? Watch this video ...
6
Apr
National Volunteer Week
Did you know that this week is National Volunteer Week? At Joni and Friends, we are so thankful for you, our dedicated volunteers who partner with us to serve people ...
4
Apr
April Star Kid: Jackson
Jackson knows God can surprise you. His favorite Bible story is about how the young shepherd boy David fought Goliath the mean giant. No one thought David had a chance ...