Dejah Powell  grew up on the South Side of Chicago.  Last summer, she mobilized a team of volunteers to design and plant a community garden at her former elementary school, which offered fruits and vegetables to children, teachers and neighborhood residents.  The...

The McGinnity Family Foundation was recently featured in an article on People with Panache, a website that believes in "sharing stories, promoting positivity, and supporting people who make the world better."    The article notes that, "Some people have a little extra...

Islands of Brilliance is one of the organization that the MFF fundss. A recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article highlighted the work to help autistic children.  The article notes, "Mark and Margaret Fairbanks, of Shorewood, created Islands of Brilliance, a nonprofit...