Topic: Tara Nielsen
From sleeping in cars and on sofas to a place of their own
A few months ago, Jose Rodriguez and his family were living in a Hyundai i20 parked by the beach. Their entire world was packed into the little car: clothes, food, a few schoolbooks and even their pet dog.
Community builds new home for senior who lost everything in fire
A senior citizen who lost her house and all her belongings in a devastating fire, has finally got the keys to her new home.
Community to build new house for senior who lost home in fire
A charred and weathered family bible was all that Marva Bodden salvaged from the fire that destroyed her home in George Town.
Lack of homeless shelters while housing crisis looms
Faced with no other alternative Olivia Sanders and her family were forced to live in a tent on the beach last month, the decision though difficult reflects the reality that there is woeful lack of facilities open to those who may need emergency housing in Cayman.
Home sweet home for ARK after ‘miraculous’ community effort
Cayman charity ARK celebrated a 'dream come true' Sunday as new Governor Jane Owen cut the ribbon on its new home following a four-month...
Community builds new home for ARK
A charity that has rebuilt homes for some of the most underprivileged families in Cayman, is finally getting a place of its own.
Pilot programme seeks to catch struggling children
A pilot programme, funded and run by charity Acts of Random Kindness, is providing extra support to children who are way behind their age-group peers in reading.
Spotlight on Cayman’s hidden housing crisis
Out of sight and, in many cases, out of mind on the winding back streets of Grand Cayman, many families are living in crisis.
Closing the divide: Education programme expands into West Bay
An innovative education programme that provides intensive extra tutoring for children from under privileged backgrounds is expanding into West Bay.
A dream for affordable housing in Cayman
For families with no safety net, the search for affordable and safe housing in Cayman can seem like an unattainable goal. The nonprofit sector - in particular, Cayman’s Acts of Random Kindness - can offer one last option to find relief.
Refugees turn to Cayman’s ARK for safe shelter
Seven months since the shutdown of Cayman’s tourism sector, life remains uncertain for many other unemployed foreign-born workers who remain on island.
Kite for COVID trio presents cheque to ARK
On Wednesday, 3 June, three remarkable boys completed a 22-mile kitesurfing challenge to raise money for the Acts of Random Kindness charity.
Jake Fagan, 12,...
Sinclair Group donates vehicle to ARK
The Sinclair Group (Sinclair Corporate Services Ltd and the law firm Sinclairs) has donated a Jeep Liberty car to help charity Cayman's Acts of Random Kindness deliver meals to people in need.
Hundreds live in unfit housing
Hundreds of families in the Cayman Islands are living in sub-standard housing, according to charity Acts of Random Kindness.
Charity project aims to lift children out of poverty
An innovative new charity project aims to reverse trends in poverty by enticing some of Cayman’s biggest companies to invest in education for underprivileged children.
Community helps rebuild home for single mom, daughter
As home transformations go, they do not come much more life-changing than this. Little over a month ago, Treasan Myles stood in the tumble-down bedroom she shares with her 5-year-old daughter, Kelana, crouching under the ramshackle timber roof.
Shiver me shillelaghs! Time for the Irish Jog!
It’s hard to believe that it has already been a year since a sea of green walkers, joggers and runners made their way around Britannia to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in fine form.
