President of the New Bedford-based SouthCoast Community Foundation John Vasconcellos will be retiring at the end of the year, the nonprofit announced Wednesday.
The road to happiness is paved with… self-help books?
Is the solution to mental wellness finally here, or is it just another fad?
In the 1980s, a psychological theory became all the rage in North America and started to be implemented in institutions across Canada and the United States. You might be familiar with it; it’s now known as the self-esteem movement.
It was based on The Psychology of Self-Esteem, a book originally published in 1969 by Nathaniel Branden, which essentially explains that the key to happiness and success is to work on building a positive self-image for everyone. As the literature on this topic grew, it caught the attention of Californian legislator John Vasconcellos, who loved the idea so much he started funding initiatives to make it a greater part of his state’s policies.
SouthCoast Community Foundation awards $1.3M to 20 local nonprofits through Emergency Response Fund
SOUTHCOAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION awarded $1.3 million to 20 local nonprofits through its Emergency Response Fund. NEW BEDFORD – The SouthCoast Community Foundation announced Thursday that it has awarded 20 local nonprofits a combined $1.3 million in grants from the foundation’s Emergency Response Fund. The funds from the foundation help alleviate costs related to basic needs – food security, emergency child care, housing, technology for remote work or school, transportation and…
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Barbara J. Erickson, âcatalyst for the conservation movement,â dies at 42
By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated January 23, 2021, 4:55 p.m.
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Barbara Erickson, at a pond at Francis William Bird Park in Walpole.Handout
While leading one of the stateâs most important environmental organizations, Barbara J. Erickson looked back with reverence and ahead with anticipation.
âWe are always passing the baton to the next generation,â she said at the Trustees of Reservations annual meeting in 2019.
Ms. Erickson, who was 42 when she died of cancer on Jan. 15, played a key role statewide among those who preserve the open space jewels of the past and unearth new gems for the future.