by alex-focus | Mar 16, 2012 | Blog
Absentee fathers are a growing national epidemic that reach across social, racial, and economic lines. Children from homes where fathers are absent are 5 times more likely to be poor. 70 percent of all juveniles in detention centers come from fatherless homes. 71...
by alex-focus | Feb 13, 2012 | Blog
FOCUS NORTH AMERICA BOARD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NICHOLAS J. CHAKOS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Board of Directors of FOCUS North America announces appointment of Nicholas J. Chakos as the new Executive Director of FOCUS North America. FOCUS North America...
by alex-focus | Oct 13, 2011 | Blog
Panayioti describes his first hand experience with FOCUS North America’s Youth Equipped to Serve (YES) program. Panayoiti and several other peers travelled throughout Pittsburgh gaining a new perspective on the poor of the city all the while helping and serving...
by alex-focus | Oct 3, 2011 | Blog
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Oct. 3, 2011) Troy and Theodora Polamalu, faithful Orthodox Christians, have joined FOCUS North America to “tackle” poverty.TacklePoverty.org campaign, which runs from Sept. 26, 2011 to Feb. 5, 2012, hopes to inspire 10,000 people to take...
by alex-focus | Sep 10, 2011 | Blog
Volunteers are impacted as much if not more than those they serve. This week Everyday Icons talks to a volunteer and how he has been touched by serving through FOCUS North America.
by alex-focus | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog
Sarah and Bart came to the FOCUS center in St. Louis without jobs. Through having access to the computer and technical help, they both gained employment and computer skills. Bart even went on to enroll in online school for computer technology!
