Category: Blog

How to Assess Your Community’s Needs

March 24, 2020

During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people all over the country are being affected in ways we could never imagine. While we’re all

Co-Creators of Paradise

February 21, 2020

This past year, 6,620 volunteers shared 649,946 moments of service with neighbors in need. Thanks to everyone who offered healthy food, career guidance, clean clothing,

Kenneth Kidd Appointed Executive Director of FOCUS North America

February 12, 2020

PITTSBURGH, PA, FEBRUARY 2020 — FOCUS North America appoints Kenneth Kidd as the Executive Director. Kidd has served as the Development Director for FOCUS North

Orthodox Impact in Urban Neighborhoods – Listen to FOCUS on Ancient Faith

February 7, 2020

FOCUS North America’s Interim Executive Director, Kenneth Kidd, and Fr. Paul Abernathy, Executive Director of the newly created Neighborhood Resilience Project, discuss the Orthodox impact

New FOCUS Detroit Director – Welcome To The Team!

January 6, 2020

Join us in welcoming Adam Murphy as the new director of FOCUS Detroit! Adam is ready to hit the ground running with new volunteer opportunities

FOCUS North America Announces Neighborhood Resilience Project

December 27, 2019

FOCUS North America announces the creation of a new Pittsburgh-based organization, the Neighborhood Resilience Project (NRP), which will be continuing trauma-informed services launched by FOCUS

Be Grateful, Everyone Has Something to Offer

November 11, 2019

Working at St. Herman House – FOCUS Cleveland, I’m grateful for many things. Some are obvious, like volunteers. We serve more than 70,000 meals a

This Month, FOCUS on Gratitude

November 4, 2019

Every day, you (yes, YOU) give us at FOCUS countless reasons to be inspired by gratitude. This month leading up to #GratitudeTuesday we’re inviting you