Calgary Nonprofit Addresses Rising Deaths Among South Sudanese Youth

Calgary, Canada – A tragic trend is unfolding in Calgary’s South Sudanese community, where young adults are losing their lives to drug overdose and gang violence. Despite the alarming number of deaths, there is a deafening silence surrounding these incidents, with peers unwilling to speak about the circumstances leading to these tragedies. This lack of transparency has left families grappling with a complex grief, compounded by the absence of answers from police reports or medical …

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Community Rallies Around Fresno Non-Profit CEO After Daughter’s Tragic Murder

FRESNO, Calif. – Following a devastating tragedy, the Fresno community rallies around Debra Rush, the CEO of non-profit organization Breaking the Chains, as she copes with the loss of her daughter, Kendra. Kendra, a 20-year-old, tragically lost her life in Los Angeles last week. Breaking the Chains, a local group founded by Rush, is dedicated to assisting individuals in breaking free from the grasp of human trafficking. In the wake of this heartbreaking event, a …

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Private Investigative Lab Othram and Vegas-Based Nonprofit Project Justice Solve Decades Old Cold Case

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Project Justice, a Las Vegas-based nonprofit, is on a mission to solve cold cases by raising funds for the private investigative DNA lab Othram. The organization, founded by tech entrepreneur Justin Woo and DJ/violinist Lydia Ansel, is dedicated to providing financial support to help solve unsolved crimes through advanced DNA and forensic genealogy techniques. The inspiration for Project Justice came when Woo and Ansel discovered Othram, a company based in Houston, …

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Founders of Crime-Fighting Nonprofit Solve Decades-Old Cold Case Through DNA Technology & Philanthropy

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – A nonprofit organization called Project Justice has been working on solving cold cases in Las Vegas by raising funds for a private investigative DNA lab called Othram. This organization has made significant progress in solving crimes using DNA and forensic genealogy, such as the 1989 unsolved murder of 14-year-old Stephanie Isaacson. The brainchild behind Project Justice, Justin Woo, discovered Othram in Houston, Texas in 2020, while they were doing community work …

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