While it's a source of income for many, local small business owners say taking care of the community is worthwhile.

Crews upgraded the pavement on several miles of road, replaced old curbs and gutters, and upgraded curb ramps to meet ADA standards.

The U.S. Department of Education's civil rights office told the district the wheelchair ramp at an elementary school violated disability rights protections. The district has designed a new one that ...

“It’s all part of a network called the Heart of Lake Forest. The whole point of the group is to help people in the community,” said C.J. Pellegrin as he unloaded that lumber. The help Rebecca Bell ...

Many Texans using wheelchairs or walkers are stuck in their homes for long stretches of time, but the Caldwell Men’s Lions Club has partnered with the Texas Ramp Project to help alleviate those ...

MESICK — Annie Simpson’s 6-year-old son Caleb is like any other child. He loves the little things like seeing his family, going to school and being out in the community surrounded by other people.

On a cold December morning in McHenry, members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12216 of Wiggins gathered with lumber, concrete and tools to build a wheelchair-accessible ramp for a local veteran. The ...

Students from a school in Kansas have returned to Acadiana to help with some projects identified by Catholic Charities of Acadiana. Students from St. James Academy in Lenexa, Kansas, have visited ...

VERMILION PARISH — A team of high school students from Kansas is in Acadiana this week, trading classrooms for construction work and volunteer shifts. Students from St. James Academy in Lenexa are ...

From everyday neighbors to teams of volunteers, Make an Impact stories captured the shining moments of people who are making a difference in big ways and small. From everyday neighbors to teams of ...

Community-focused P.A.T.C.H. Career Institute offers small classes and personal attention P.A.T.C.H. Career Institute has been a pillar in the Chicora-Cherokee neighborhood since 2007. It was the ...