News and Updates

Danielle launches her new book, Wild Hope Now, and brings crowds at recent speaking engagements

Danielle launches her new book, Wild Hope Now, and brings crowds at recent speaking engagements.

Ethiopian Jews in dire need as Israel-Hamas conflict disrupts established aid

A Jewish humanitarian organization has completed an airlift of medical materials to enclaves of Ethiopian...

Danielle’s Field Notes from Grenada

Heather (Afya’s Chief of Programs) and I recently did what we do well together-travel to...

Westchester inmates making a difference

At Afya, we always believe that people have the capacity to make a difference and...

Action is the antidote to trauma

Amputation surgical kits. Chemical protection respirators. These are some of the items that doctors in...

An Afya Moment: Department of Corrections Inmates Volunteer

Working closely with the Westchester Commissioner’s team over the past 18 months, Afya has been...

Notes from the field: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

The Afya Foundation and our partners deliver supplies to refugee welcoming center in New Jersey...

A Son of Haiti Speaks From Ground Zero After the Earthquake

This article also appears on Hands Up for Haiti. This blog is written by Samson...

Yonkers Public Schools Autism Program & Afya

Covid-19 turned everyone’s world upside down, but Kara and Dmitry worked to create a sense...

Meet Afya’s volunteers!

The Afya Foundation’s Occupational Therapy program brings dedicated volunteers into the warehouse and simultaneously helps...