Author: New Leash on Life

This is Part 1 of the six-part Philadelphia Inquirer series on New Leash on Life USA.   By Melissa Dribben, Inquirer Staff Writer   Joseph Davis was born a few weeks before Thanksgiving in 1972, better off than most. His father worked in a chocolate factory. His mother counseled troubled kids and drug addicts. In…

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We take you inside the Philadelphia Prison System to find out about a program that is training adoptable shelter dogs with the help of inmates.  These dogs are set to graduate from the program on May 8th.  If you are interested in adopting one of these pooches check out www.newleashonlife-usa.org.

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by Josh Middleton There was a fantastic turnout to last night’s Philly DoGooder Awards — especially from the LGBTQ community. Tons of pretty gay faces comprised the well-dressed, happily tipsy crowd in the University of the Arts’ Hamilton Hall. Unfortunately, though, none of the LGBTQ non-profits took home awards, but gay Philly on-the-scene photog HughE…

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By Shannon Collins For the past 5 months, The Philly DoGooder Awards have been working to shine a light on the innovative ways nonprofits tell their stories. Beginning with a video hackathon in November, Here’s My Chance — a socially-minded marketing agency — paired 25 volunteer filmmakers with 25 nonprofits to create 2-minute films telling…

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by HughE Dillon The Philly DoGooder Awards were held last night at the University of the Arts’ Hamilton Hall. The DoGooder campaign was designed to promote skills-based volunteering and bring Philadelphians together to benefit local nonprofits. Hosted by Here’s My Chance and presented by Wells Fargo, the event announced the winning nonprofits of the video…

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By Zack Seward Five months in the making, the Philly DoGooder campaign wrapped up with a lively awards ceremony Thursday night. The project had paired nonprofits and filmmakers, in a bid to help local organizations spread the word about how they’re making Philadelphia a better place in more interesting ways. “It’s the beginning of a movement,”…

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A graduation ceremony for the fifth graduating class occurred at a Philadelphia prison. Inmates are paired with dogs to train them for new homes. The dogs were once the most at-risk dogs at shelters. By NBC10 Philadelphia – Tracy Davidson Jan 10, 2013

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Cell mates Jamal Thompson (right) & Domonic Hayes (left) trained Hershey (credit: John McDevitt) By John McDevitt PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A special program where prisoners in Philadelphia train and rehabilitate shelter dogs to become more adoptable while living with the animals in their cells for 11 weeks continues to change lives, both human and canine.…

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