2019 Nation of Neighbors

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Help YOUR Community Champion

There is only one thing as good as making a difference in your community – helping your community champion who goes above and beyond to inspire and make lives better. Royal Neighbors members have a unique opportunity to support local community champions by nominating them for a Nation of Neighbors℠ empowerment grant.

Nonprofit offers care for caregivers

After her husband was given a cancer diagnosis at the age of 28, Amanda Clark took on a role she never anticipated would be hers at such a young age – that of caregiver.

Little Llamas Ministry helps struggling moms and families

When Desiree Gagliardotto heard that there was a woman in her community who was unable to afford clothing for her newborn due to medical expenses, she pulled together a care package of supplies and shipped it to the struggling family.

Growing opportunities for the homeless

Merideth Spriggs is no stranger to economic hardship. Having once been homeless herself, she – more than most - understands the importance of not losing sight of the humans that make up the homeless population.

Mobile unit brings care to new and expecting moms

Following the traumatic loss of her newborn son, Timmy, Katie Kirkhoff researched newborn and prenatal issues as part of her healing process and, she and Steffany Stoeffler discovered a significant need among disadvantaged pregnant women.

Artwork exhibit comforts cancer patients

Pamela Crouch is touching lives of cancer patients, survivors, and families through her art therapy organization, Living Proof Exhibit. As a breast cancer survivor, she found comfort and emotional healing while creating art during and after treatments.

Foster Hope improves lives of foster children

As a way to honor her son that passed away from a heart condition at age 19, Lola Rahn founded a nonprofit organization, Foster Hope, which provides services, classes, and physical needs to adults fostering children.

Brain injury survivors connect through clubhouse community

What started as a dream is now becoming a reality for speech therapist, Missey Heinrichs. She saw the long-term impact brain injuries could have on her patients and their families and wanted to make a difference.

Mobile grocery to bring food to the homebound

Dr. Cynthia Chess, founder of Victory Over Individual Challenges (VOIC) and pastor at Mountain’s Hope Community Worship, currently operates a monthly food distribution program, providing groceries for approximately 75 local families in need.

Horse therapy supports childhood abuse victims

With a grant from the Nation of Neighbors program, award recipients and program co-founders Kristine Eikenbary and Robin Nelson plan to establish a new outreach for pre-teen girls who have experienced child abuse.

Apple Rose Beauty empowers human trafficking survivors

Kristy Alexander founded Apple Rose Beauty, a business focused on hiring female human trafficking survivors and supporting organizations involved with their rescue and rehabilitation.