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Trash and assorted garbage collected form the North Pacific Gyre. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at ...
Trash and assorted garbage collected form the North Pacific Gyre. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific garbage patch"" in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG). The Algalita Marine Research Foundation has been studying and educating the public about the effects of oceanic micro-plastic pollution on the ocean's ecosystem and marine life for over ten years. Long Beach, California, USA.





Detroit, Michigan - A worker glues together reclaimed lumber to make butcher-block counter tops at a warehouse operated by th...
Detroit, Michigan - A worker glues together reclaimed lumber to make butcher-block counter tops at a warehouse operated by the nonprofit WARM Training Center The lumber was salvaged from homes being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to stan. Detroit, Michigan - A worker glues together reclaimed lumber to make butcher-block counter tops at a warehouse operated by the nonprofit WARM Training Center The lumber was salvaged from homes being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alterna





FoLAR's annual ""La Gran Limpieza"" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles...
FoLAR's annual ""La Gran Limpieza"" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles.





CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT Photo essay from the Centre des Cotes _ infantile cardiology 78, France. The a...
CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT Photo essay from the Centre des Cotes _ infantile cardiology 78, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfants du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, an operated child is with her ´host mother´ in a recovery center.





World trade center WTC new Orleans is a non-profit organization started in 1943 ; Canal street ; New Orleans ; Louisiana ; U....
World trade center WTC new Orleans is a non-profit organization started in 1943 ; Canal street ; New Orleans ; Louisiana ; U.S.A. United States of America





HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian as...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian association that has the aim to save the children affected by cardiopathy, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means. Medical consultation with the Professor Alain Deloche, president of the Chain of Hope, in Congo.





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 20...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Detroit, Michigan - Workers clean lumber and prepare it for re-use at a warehouse operated by the nonprofit WARM Training Cen...
Detroit, Michigan - Workers clean lumber and prepare it for re-use at a warehouse operated by the nonprofit WARM Training Center The lumber was salvaged from homes being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to standard demolition, takes a buil. Detroit, Michigan - Workers clean lumber and prepare it for re-use at a warehouse operated by the nonprofit WARM Training Center The lumber was salvaged from homes being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to standard demolition,





Ypsilanti, Michigan - Volunteers from Ford Motor Co renovate a foreclosed house for Habitat for Humanity





Plastic sample jars. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific...
Plastic sample jars. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific garbage patch"" in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG).





Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Oppor...
Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourced ingredien. Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourc





Detroit, Michigan - A student makes a measurement on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institute at the social service ...
Detroit, Michigan - A student makes a measurement on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institute at the social service agency Focus: HOPE MTI graduates have helped to diversify the traditionally white, male skilled machinist workforce in the Detroi. Detroit, Michigan - A student makes a measurement on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institute at the social service agency Focus: HOPE MTI graduates have helped to diversify the traditionally white, male skilled machinist workforce i





New Orleans, Louisiana - A volunteer with Common Ground Relief lays tile as the organization rebuilds a house for a resident ...
New Orleans, Louisiana - A volunteer with Common Ground Relief lays tile as the organization rebuilds a house for a resident seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina





Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Oppor...
Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourced ingredien. Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourc





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 20...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Detroit, Michigan - Dennis Nordmoe, executive director of the nonprofit Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, gives directions to v...
Detroit, Michigan - Dennis Nordmoe, executive director of the nonprofit Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, gives directions to volunteers from Chrysler Corp preparing to work on cleanup and community improvement projects in southwest Detroit





CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT Photo essay from Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association...
CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT Photo essay from Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Preparation before the surgery.





Knoxville, Tennessee - Children in the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a nonprofit supported by the Un...
Knoxville, Tennessee - Children in the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a nonprofit supported by the United Methodist Church and the United Way During time for devotions, children raised their hands to share what God means to them





Handing our gloves and bags. Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoL...
Handing our gloves and bags. Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River), Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA





Ray, Michigan - Volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in need The produce is dis...
Ray, Michigan - Volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in need The produce is distributed to soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters by a nonprofit organization, Forgotten Harvest





Family working together at Tree Planting at Calvert Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Los Angeles Conservation Corps works...
Family working together at Tree Planting at Calvert Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Los Angeles Conservation Corps works with local community groups to plant trees as part of Mayor’s office One Million Trees LA Initiative. LA Conservation Corps provides job skills training, education and work experience with an emphasis on conservation and service projects that benefit the community.





HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR. HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR Photo essay for press only. Sterile hospital room at the Institut Gustave Roussy...
HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR. HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR Photo essay for press only. Sterile hospital room at the Institut Gustave Roussy. Clown doctor (Clown du Rire hospital program).





On the third day of the trip the “Junk” sets sail about 65 miles from shore. Pictured is Joel Paschal. On Sunday June 1, the ...
On the third day of the trip the “Junk” sets sail about 65 miles from shore. Pictured is Joel Paschal. On Sunday June 1, the raft named ""Junk"" left Long Beach for it’s 2100 mile voyage to Hawaii to bring attention to the plastic marine debris (nicknamed the plastic soup) accumulating in the North Pacific Gyre.





HANDICAPPED PERSON, REHABILIT. HANDICAPPED PERSON, REHABILIT. Photo essay. A vacation center accessible to the handicapped ma...
HANDICAPPED PERSON, REHABILIT. HANDICAPPED PERSON, REHABILIT. Photo essay. A vacation center accessible to the handicapped managed by the Bastidon de Lucie association (Isabelle and Luigi Quarta).





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites ...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Tree People gives a presetation to school children at River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends o...
Tree People gives a presetation to school children at River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River), Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA





Dex Design Studio participates at the third annual Park[ing] Day LA, was held on Friday, September 18th. To highlight the lac...
Dex Design Studio participates at the third annual Park[ing] Day LA, was held on Friday, September 18th. To highlight the lack of park space in urban areas, community groups, design & architecture firms, professional organizations, non-profits, cyclists & pedestrian advocates all work together create a park for the day by occupying a parking space. Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, Los Angles, California, USA





Hot Springs, South Dakota - The Mammoth Site displays mammoth bones approximately 26,000 years old, left as they were discove...
Hot Springs, South Dakota - The Mammoth Site displays mammoth bones approximately 26,000 years old, left as they were discovered in a former sinkhole





Raft named 'Junk'. On the third day of the trip the 'Junk' sets sail about 65 miles from shore. Pictured is Joel Paschal. On ...
Raft named 'Junk'. On the third day of the trip the 'Junk' sets sail about 65 miles from shore. Pictured is Joel Paschal. On Sunday June 1, the raft named 'Junk' left Long Beach for it’s 2100 mile voyage to Hawaii to bring attention to the plastic marine debris (nicknamed the plastic soup) accumulating in the North Pacific Gyre. .





LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wil...
LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.





Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angele...
Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River), Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA





Captain Charles Moore, the man credited for first discovering the plastic soup in the Gyre over 10 years ago, showing plastic...
Captain Charles Moore, the man credited for first discovering the plastic soup in the Gyre over 10 years ago, showing plastic samples collected in the North Pacific Gyre.





Flagged information signs take visitors through a self guided tour of the farm. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview ...
Flagged information signs take visitors through a self guided tour of the farm. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California.





CT SCANNER. CT SCANNER Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Sur...
CT SCANNER. CT SCANNER Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, a pre_operatory check_up.





MEDICINE CAMBODIA. MEDICINE CAMBODIA Photo essay from hospital. Mother and daughter in the intensive care unit at the Calmett...
MEDICINE CAMBODIA. MEDICINE CAMBODIA Photo essay from hospital. Mother and daughter in the intensive care unit at the Calmette hospital, Cambodia.





HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian as...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian association that has the aim to save the children affected by cardiopathy, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means. Medical consultation with the Professor Alain Deloche, president of the Chain of Hope, in Congo.





FoLAR's annual ""La Gran Limpieza"" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles...
FoLAR's annual ""La Gran Limpieza"" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles.





Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a tree planting along Mission Road in East Los Angeles, part of the Mayor’s Million Trees LA In...
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a tree planting along Mission Road in East Los Angeles, part of the Mayor’s Million Trees LA Initiative. Los Angeles, California





The cleaned up Oakridge Trailer Park which was devastated after the Sylmar Wildfire in November 2008, behind a Tree planting ...
The cleaned up Oakridge Trailer Park which was devastated after the Sylmar Wildfire in November 2008, behind a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.





Dex Design Studio participates at the third annual Park[ing] Day LA, was held on Friday, September 18th. To highlight the lac...
Dex Design Studio participates at the third annual Park[ing] Day LA, was held on Friday, September 18th. To highlight the lack of park space in urban areas, community groups, design & architecture firms, professional organizations, non-profits, cyclists & pedestrian advocates all work together create a park for the day by occupying a parking space. Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, Los Angles, California, USA





Plastic sample jars. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific...
Plastic sample jars. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific garbage patch"" in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG). The Algalita Marine Research Foundation has been studying and educating the public about the effects of oceanic micro-plastic pollution on the ocean's ecosystem and marine life for over ten years. Long Beach, California, USA.





HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR. HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR Photo essay for press only. Sterile hospital room at the Institut Gustave Roussy...
HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR. HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR Photo essay for press only. Sterile hospital room at the Institut Gustave Roussy. Clown doctor (Clown du Rire hospital program).





Ray, Michigan - A bin of squash, collected for those in need by volunteers gleaning a farmer´s field The produce is distribut...
Ray, Michigan - A bin of squash, collected for those in need by volunteers gleaning a farmer´s field The produce is distributed to soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters by a nonprofit organization, Forgotten Harvest





Scott Hughes Architects participates at the third annual Park[ing] Day LA, which was held on Friday, September 18th.





kids overlooking 10th avenue at the high line park seating area 17th street New York City





Aerial view, Ruhr river valley in the snow, flood plain, non_profit educational institution of the Protestant Church of North...
Aerial view, Ruhr river valley in the snow, flood plain, non_profit educational institution of the Protestant Church of North Rhine_Westphalia, Ev. Akademie Villigst, Schwerte, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





The Community Supported Agriculture program allows members to take home seasonal produce on a weekly basis, by pre-paying a y...
The Community Supported Agriculture program allows members to take home seasonal produce on a weekly basis, by pre-paying a year for either a small or large share.





NOMA DISEASE. NOMA DISEASE Photo essay in a hospital in Congo Chain of Hope. Child affeted by Noma disease. Noma is also call...
NOMA DISEASE. NOMA DISEASE Photo essay in a hospital in Congo Chain of Hope. Child affeted by Noma disease. Noma is also called ´Cancrum oris´. ´Noma´ derives from Greek ´nomein´ which means devouring. It is an affection that starts as a benign lesion of the mouth, then rapidly detroys the soft and hard tissues of the mouth and the face. The result is deformity with all its physical, psychological and social consequences. In general, the victims of Noma are children less than 6 years old of age.





MEDICINE HUMANITY. MEDICINE HUMANITY Photo essay. Fatoumata, from Mali, with her French host mother. ´Professor Francine Leca...
MEDICINE HUMANITY. MEDICINE HUMANITY Photo essay. Fatoumata, from Mali, with her French host mother. ´Professor Francine Leca is chief of cardiac surgery at Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Her association, Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfants du Monde, operates on children afflicted with cardiac deformities and finances their associated stay in France. Aviation Without Borders brings the children to and from France´. -- extract from ´Flights for Hope´ from Aviation Without Bor





2009 Pacific Exploration of the ORV Alguita. Trash and assorted garbage collected form the North Pacific Gyre. The ORV Alguit...
2009 Pacific Exploration of the ORV Alguita. Trash and assorted garbage collected form the North Pacific Gyre. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the great Pacific garbage patch' in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG). The Algalita Marine Research Foundation has been studying and educating the public about the effects of oceanic micro-plastic pollution on the ocean's ecosystem and marine life for over ten years. Long Beach, California, USA





LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wil...
LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. .





MEDICINE HUMANITY. MEDICINE HUMANITY Photo essay. Anesthesia, Department of Cardiac Surgery at Necker Hospital for Children i...
MEDICINE HUMANITY. MEDICINE HUMANITY Photo essay. Anesthesia, Department of Cardiac Surgery at Necker Hospital for Children in Paris. Professor Francine Leca will be operating on this Madagascan child with congenital heart disease. Professor Francine Leca is chief of cardiac surgery at Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Her association, Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfants du Monde, operates on children afflicted with cardiac deformities and finances their associated stay in France.





A Tree Planting in Highland Park plans to plant 100 Arbutus Trees around and along Figueroa Street. Part of the Mayor’s offic...
A Tree Planting in Highland Park plans to plant 100 Arbutus Trees around and along Figueroa Street. Part of the Mayor’s office Million Trees LA Initiative, Community groups LA Conservation Corps, LA Causa and North East Trees are joined by local volunteers, families and area students for the planting. Los Angeles, California, USA





Knoxville, Tennessee - Kari Larkin ties a girl´s shoe during the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a non...
Knoxville, Tennessee - Kari Larkin ties a girl´s shoe during the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a nonprofit supported by the United Methodist Church and the United Way





Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Oppor...
Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourced ingredien. Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourc





HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian as...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian association that has the aim to save the children affected by cardiopathy, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means. Here at the Georges Pompidou hospital, in the department of resuscitation, a girl who has just undergone a heart surgery.





HYDROCEPHALUS. Photo essay in a hospital in Congo Chain of Hope. Chindren affected by hydrocephalus.





The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the ...
The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California





Detroit, Michigan - Instructor Dan Blue left works with a student on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institute at the...
Detroit, Michigan - Instructor Dan Blue left works with a student on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institute at the social service agency Focus: HOPE MTI graduates have helped to diversify the traditionally white, male skilled machinist workfor. Detroit, Michigan - Instructor Dan Blue left works with a student on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institute at the social service agency Focus: HOPE MTI graduates have helped to diversify the traditionally white, male skilled machi





Detroit, Michigan - A Block Party for children at the Boys and Girls Club featured a free lunch, face painting, clowns, and g...
Detroit, Michigan - A Block Party for children at the Boys and Girls Club featured a free lunch, face painting, clowns, and games It was one of a series of summer block parties sponsored by the United Way, Chrysler, and the United Auto Workers





Salida, Colorado - A crew member carries pulaskis as the Southwest Conservation Corps builds a mountain bike trail on land ad...
Salida, Colorado - A crew member carries pulaskis as the Southwest Conservation Corps builds a mountain bike trail on land administered by the U S Bureau of Land Management Modeled after the Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930s, the nonprofit Southw





LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wil...
LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.





Las Vegas, Nevada - Tonopah Community Garden, a nonprofit garden that grows organic produce which is donated to organizations...
Las Vegas, Nevada - Tonopah Community Garden, a nonprofit garden that grows organic produce which is donated to organizations serving the less fortunate It also rents plots to groups and individuals who grow their own vegetables





PARENTERAL NUTRITION. Photo essay in a hospital in Congo Chain of Hope. Child with an implantable chamber for a parenteral nu...
PARENTERAL NUTRITION. Photo essay in a hospital in Congo Chain of Hope. Child with an implantable chamber for a parenteral nutrition. The child has a burnt esophagus by ingestion of soda.





In Pismo Beach, California, Courtney Wilson, who lost one leg to cancer as an adolescent, moves towards the shore to particip...
In Pismo Beach, California, Courtney Wilson, who lost one leg to cancer as an adolescent, moves towards the shore to participate in one of the regular Surf Clinics sponsored by AmpSurf, a Non-Profit Organization made up of amputees, veterans and friends &





Crossing the Catalina Channel. On Sunday June 1, the raft named ""Junk"" left Long Beach for it’s 2100 mile voyage to Hawaii ...
Crossing the Catalina Channel. On Sunday June 1, the raft named ""Junk"" left Long Beach for it’s 2100 mile voyage to Hawaii to bring attention to the plastic marine debris (nicknamed the plastic soup) accumulating in the North Pacific Gyre.





A HOSPITAL IN AFRICA. A HOSPITAL IN AFRICA Photo essay in a hospital in Congo consultation of the Chain of Hope. African doct...
A HOSPITAL IN AFRICA. A HOSPITAL IN AFRICA Photo essay in a hospital in Congo consultation of the Chain of Hope. African doctor.





Knoxville, Tennessee - Low-income senior citizens are served lunch by members of the United Methodist Women at Asbury United ...
Knoxville, Tennessee - Low-income senior citizens are served lunch by members of the United Methodist Women at Asbury United Methodist Church The weekly lunch-and-bingo program allows seniors an opportunity to socialize The program is organized by Wesle. Knoxville, Tennessee - Low-income senior citizens are served lunch by members of the United Methodist Women at Asbury United Methodist Church The weekly lunch-and-bingo program allows seniors an opportunity to socialize The program is organi





Romulus, Michigan - The nonprofit organization First Book joins with members of the American Federation of Teachers and other...
Romulus, Michigan - The nonprofit organization First Book joins with members of the American Federation of Teachers and other volunteers to sort books for distribution to children in low-income families First Book distributes 35,000 free and low-cost boo. Romulus, Michigan - The nonprofit organization First Book joins with members of the American Federation of Teachers and other volunteers to sort books for distribution to children in low-income families First Book distributes 35,000 free and





MEDICINE HUMANITY. MEDICINE HUMANITY Photo essay from hospital. Francine Leca examines the fingernail´s color of an child aff...
MEDICINE HUMANITY. MEDICINE HUMANITY Photo essay from hospital. Francine Leca examines the fingernail´s color of an child afflicted with tetralogy of Fallot. « Le professeur Francine Leca est chef du service de chirurgie cardiaque pédiatrique à l’Hôpital Necker, Paris. Son association Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque Enfants du Monde, finance l’opération et le séjour en France d’enfants atteints de malformations cardiaques, convoyés par Aviation sans Frontières. » Extraits de « Envols pour l’e





LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wil...
LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. .





New Orleans, Louisiana - Volunteers at Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners select books to send to prisoners The nonprofit organizati...
New Orleans, Louisiana - Volunteers at Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners select books to send to prisoners The nonprofit organization receives book requests by mail and tries to match the requests to books that have been donated Their aim is to promote litera. New Orleans, Louisiana - Volunteers at Louisiana Books 2 Prisoners select books to send to prisoners The nonprofit organization receives book requests by mail and tries to match the requests to books that have been donated Their aim is to pr





Ann Arbor, Michigan - Volunteers from Ford Motor Co work in a greenhouse at the University of Michigan´s Matthaei Botanical G...
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Volunteers from Ford Motor Co work in a greenhouse at the University of Michigan´s Matthaei Botanical Garden They are dismantling old growing benches before building new ones





EMERGENCY AID WORKER. EMERGENCY AID WORKER Photo essay. Paris Marathon, April 2007. First aid attendants from the French Red ...
EMERGENCY AID WORKER. EMERGENCY AID WORKER Photo essay. Paris Marathon, April 2007. First aid attendants from the French Red Cross.





ASIAN CHILD. ASIAN CHILD Photo essay for press only. The Mass Eduction association boys home, India.





The Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area is one of only three unpaved sections of the River. San Fernando V...
The Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area is one of only three unpaved sections of the River. San Fernando Valley, California, USA





Recycled plastic outdoor furniture by Loll Designs, made from recycled high density polyethylene (HDPE). The furniture is par...
Recycled plastic outdoor furniture by Loll Designs, made from recycled high density polyethylene (HDPE). The furniture is part of the Dex Design Studio display at the third annual Park[ing] Day LA, which was held on Friday, September 18th.





Cleaning the LA River. Ocean Kayak at FoLAR's annual 'La Gran Limpieza' clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic...
Cleaning the LA River. Ocean Kayak at FoLAR's annual 'La Gran Limpieza' clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles.





Bicycle Gate. Founded in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, so...
Bicycle Gate. Founded in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, socially and economically and to reduce environmental impacts while raising the quality of neighborhood life.





CHILD AT HOSPITAL CONSULTATION. CHILD AT HOSPITAL CONSULTATION Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, Fra...
CHILD AT HOSPITAL CONSULTATION. CHILD AT HOSPITAL CONSULTATION Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, a pre_operatory check_up with a cardiologist.





Free Citrus Trees are given away to local residents as part of the Mayor’s office Million Trees LA Initiative at a Tree Plant...
Free Citrus Trees are given away to local residents as part of the Mayor’s office Million Trees LA Initiative at a Tree Planting in Highland Park. The Million Trees LA Initiative plans to plant over one million trees over the next few years in and around Los Angeles, California, USA





Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times on a cell phone. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpie...
Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times on a cell phone. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Lois Arkin, founder of LA Eco-Village, greet visitors and potential Eco-Villagers for tour. Started in 1993, LA Eco-Village d...
Lois Arkin, founder of LA Eco-Village, greet visitors and potential Eco-Villagers for tour. Started in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, socially and economically and to reduce environmental impacts while raising the quality of neighborhood life.





Ray, Michigan - Volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in need The produce is dis...
Ray, Michigan - Volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in need The produce is distributed to soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters by a nonprofit organization, Forgotten Harvest





Kid overlooking 10th avenue at the high line park seating area 17th street New York City





HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR. HOSPITAL CLOWN DOCTOR Photo essay from hospital. Clown doctor, France.





Free Citrus Trees are given away to local residents as part of the Mayor’s office Million Trees LA Initiative at a Tree Plant...
Free Citrus Trees are given away to local residents as part of the Mayor’s office Million Trees LA Initiative at a Tree Planting in Highland Park. The Million Trees LA Initiative plans to plant over one million trees over the next few years in and around Los Angeles, California, USA





FIRST AID. FIRST AID Photo essay. Paris Marathon, April 2007. First aid attendants from the French Red Cross with an injured ...
FIRST AID. FIRST AID Photo essay. Paris Marathon, April 2007. First aid attendants from the French Red Cross with an injured person.





Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Oppor...
Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourced ingredien. Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourc





Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a tree planting along Mission Road in East Los Angeles, part of the Mayor’s Million Trees LA In...
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at a tree planting along Mission Road in East Los Angeles, part of the Mayor’s Million Trees LA Initiative. Los Angeles, California





Senior Airman Timothy Oberman, left, and Staff Sgt Nick Alarcon watch out the back of a C-130H Hercules after dropping the fi...
Senior Airman Timothy Oberman, left, and Staff Sgt Nick Alarcon watch out the back of a C-130H Hercules after dropping the first pallet of humanitarian goods to the island of Ulal Dec 11, 2012 Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit organization power. Senior Airman Timothy Oberman, left, and Staff Sgt Nick Alarcon watch out the back of a C-130H Hercules after dropping the first pallet of humanitarian goods to the island of Ulal Dec 11, 2012 Operation Christmas Drop is a non-profit organi





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 20...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Detroit, Michigan - A candlelight vigil against youth homelessness The vigil was organized by Convenant House, a faith-based ...
Detroit, Michigan - A candlelight vigil against youth homelessness The vigil was organized by Convenant House, a faith-based shelter Convenant House estimates that 5,000 youth sleep on the streets every night in Michigan





Ground rules for meetings in LA Eco-Village Community Room. Started in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for cr...
Ground rules for meetings in LA Eco-Village Community Room. Started in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, socially and economically and to reduce environmental impacts while raising the quality of neighborhood life.





LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wil...
LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.





Los Angeles City Council member Jan Perry plants the first tree at a tree planting celebrating Earth Day in South Central Los...
Los Angeles City Council member Jan Perry plants the first tree at a tree planting celebrating Earth Day in South Central Los Angeles. LA Conservation Corps joins with community volunteers to plant trees along West Adams and Central Avenue outside a new Fresh and Easy Market that plans to open on the corner. .





ENT, CHILD. ENT, CHILD Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Sur...
ENT, CHILD. ENT, CHILD Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, an ENT examination during a pre_operatory check_up.





A finished tree after a demonstration of proper tree planting is given to local volunteers. A Tree Planting in Highland Park ...
A finished tree after a demonstration of proper tree planting is given to local volunteers. A Tree Planting in Highland Park plans to plant 100 Arbutus Trees around and along Figueroa Street.





Volunteers at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. The remnants of t...
Volunteers at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. The remnants of the destroyed Oakridge Trailer Park are in the Background. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.





MEDICINE HUMANITY. MEDICINE HUMANITY Photo essay from hospital. Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Malian child´s...
MEDICINE HUMANITY. MEDICINE HUMANITY Photo essay from hospital. Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Malian child´s cardiac ultrasound before under operation performed by Professor Francine Leca, chief of cardiac surgery at Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Her association, Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfants du Monde, operates on children afflicted with cardiac deformities and finances their associated stay in France.





Dearborn, Michigan - Members of the National Federation of the Blind picket a Goodwill Industries thrift store, protesting Go...
Dearborn, Michigan - Members of the National Federation of the Blind picket a Goodwill Industries thrift store, protesting Goodwill´s practice of paying subminimum wages in some locations to people with disabilities The Federation says a loophole in fede. Dearborn, Michigan - Members of the National Federation of the Blind picket a Goodwill Industries thrift store, protesting Goodwill´s practice of paying subminimum wages in some locations to people with disabilities The Federation says a loop





CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT Photo essay from the Centre des Cotes _ infantile cardiology 78, France. The a...
CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT Photo essay from the Centre des Cotes _ infantile cardiology 78, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfants du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, an operated child is with her ´host mother´ in a recovery center.





The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the ...
The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California





Soft dried grass along the High Line Park contrast with the hard architectural lines of a neighboring buildings





Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May...
Kayaker George Wolfe of the LaLa Times. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





State Assemblyman Kevin De León addresses volunteers while FoLAR founder Lewis MacAdams (R) and Assemblyman Paul Krekorian (L...
State Assemblyman Kevin De León addresses volunteers while FoLAR founder Lewis MacAdams (R) and Assemblyman Paul Krekorian (L) look on. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





CT SCANNER. CT SCANNER Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Sur...
CT SCANNER. CT SCANNER Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, a pre_operatory check_up.





LA Conservation Corps helping with Tree Planting at Calvert Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Los Angeles Conservation Cor...
LA Conservation Corps helping with Tree Planting at Calvert Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Los Angeles Conservation Corps works with local community groups to plant trees as part of Mayor’s office One Million Trees LA Initiative.





ASSOCIATION MUSIQUE ET SANTE. Photo essay from hospital. Photo essay from hospital. The association Musique et Santé at the R...
ASSOCIATION MUSIQUE ET SANTE. Photo essay from hospital. Photo essay from hospital. The association Musique et Santé at the Robert Debré Hospital, Paris 75, France. Neonatology department. Musician playing sanza.





The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens. The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center fo...
The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens. The produce stand sells seasonal fresh fruit and produce. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on over 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California.





LA Conservation Corps helping with Tree Planting at Calvert Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Los Angeles Conservation Cor...
LA Conservation Corps helping with Tree Planting at Calvert Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Los Angeles Conservation Corps works with local community groups to plant trees as part of Mayor’s office One Million Trees LA Initiative.





DEU, Federal Republic of Germany, Weinheim, non_profit sales shop of the Caritas association, which offers food for a fractio...
DEU, Federal Republic of Germany, Weinheim, non_profit sales shop of the Caritas association, which offers food for a fraction of the regular retail price, for people with small income





New Orleans, Louisiana - College-age volunteers help build a house for a low-income family through Habitat for Humanity Many ...
New Orleans, Louisiana - College-age volunteers help build a house for a low-income family through Habitat for Humanity Many homes in the city are still in need of repair or rebuilding seven years after Hurricane Katrina





Ypsilanti, Michigan - Volunteers from Ford Motor Co renovate a foreclosed house for Habitat for Humanity





Plastic sample jars. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific...
Plastic sample jars. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the “great Pacific garbage patch"" in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG).





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 20...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Ray, Michigan - Dennis Panars helps as volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in ...
Ray, Michigan - Dennis Panars helps as volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in need The produce is distributed to soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters by a nonprofit organization, Forgotten Harvest





Romulus, Michigan - Children look over books being distributed by the nonprofit organization First Book in cooperation with t...
Romulus, Michigan - Children look over books being distributed by the nonprofit organization First Book in cooperation with the American Federation of Teachers First Book distributes 35,000 free and low-cost books per day to help promote literacy among c. Romulus, Michigan - Children look over books being distributed by the nonprofit organization First Book in cooperation with the American Federation of Teachers First Book distributes 35,000 free and low-cost books per day to help promote lite





LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wil...
LA Conservation Corps plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.





Ypsilanti, Michigan - Volunteers from Ford Motor Co renovate a foreclosed house for Habitat for Humanity





INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Host family for Cambodian child with heart problems. Retired volunteer...
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Host family for Cambodian child with heart problems. Retired volunteers in the French organization ´Chaîne de l´Espoir´.





2009 Pacific Exploration of the ORV Alguita. Trash and assorted garbage collected form the North Pacific Gyre. The ORV Alguit...
2009 Pacific Exploration of the ORV Alguita. Trash and assorted garbage collected form the North Pacific Gyre. The ORV Alguita returns to Long beach after four months at sea sampling the waters of the great Pacific garbage patch' in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG). The Algalita Marine Research Foundation has been studying and educating the public about the effects of oceanic micro-plastic pollution on the ocean's ecosystem and marine life for over ten years. Long Beach, California, USA





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 20...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Clathes drying at LA Eco-VIllage. Founded in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborh...
Clathes drying at LA Eco-VIllage. Founded in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, socially and economically and to reduce environmental impacts while raising the quality of neighborhood life.





CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT W. NURSE. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT WITH NURSE Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92,...
CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT W. NURSE. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT WITH NURSE Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, a pre_operatory check_up.





HANDICAPPED PERSON. HANDICAPPED PERSON Photo essay. Aviation discovery flight with Aviation Without Frontiers. Among the most...
HANDICAPPED PERSON. HANDICAPPED PERSON Photo essay. Aviation discovery flight with Aviation Without Frontiers. Among the most recent activities created by the association, ´Wings of Smiles´ began in 1994 on the Ferté-Alais airport. After some technical explanations and an airfield visit, the discovery days invite socially isolated and handicapped persons on a short flight on board a small, single-engine aircraft who would never otherwise be able to realize their dream of flying.





Female employee plays with infant at non-profit, private day care center for children 6 weeks to 5-years-old in Providence, R...
Female employee plays with infant at non-profit, private day care center for children 6 weeks to 5-years-old in Providence, Rhode Island.





Young Hispanic boy picking up plastic bags. Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River s...
Young Hispanic boy picking up plastic bags. Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River), Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA





Detroit, Michigan - Workers salvage building materials from a home being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to s...
Detroit, Michigan - Workers salvage building materials from a home being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to standard demolition, takes a building apart piece by piece with the intent of re-using as much as possible The deconstruction is d. Detroit, Michigan - Workers salvage building materials from a home being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to standard demolition, takes a building apart piece by piece with the intent of re-using as much as possible The deconst





Detroit, Michigan - A server and a cook at Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportun...
Detroit, Michigan - A server and a cook at Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourced ingredients





Dex Design Studio participates at the third annual Park[ing] Day LA, which was held on Friday, September 18th.





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 20...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Bayenturm tower, a medieval fortified tower, headquarters of the nonprofit FrauenMediaTurm foundation, Bayenthal district, Rh...
Bayenturm tower, a medieval fortified tower, headquarters of the nonprofit FrauenMediaTurm foundation, Bayenthal district, Rheinauhafen area, Cologne, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





Two Hispanic youths dig a hole. LA Conservation Corps helping with Tree Planting at Calvert Elementary School in Woodland Hil...
Two Hispanic youths dig a hole. LA Conservation Corps helping with Tree Planting at Calvert Elementary School in Woodland Hills. Los Angeles Conservation Corps works with local community groups to plant trees as part of Mayor’s office One Million Trees LA Initiative.





ASSOCIATION MUSIQUE ET SANTE. Photo essay from hospital. Photo essay from hospital. The association Musique et Santé at the R...
ASSOCIATION MUSIQUE ET SANTE. Photo essay from hospital. Photo essay from hospital. The association Musique et Santé at the Robert Debré Hospital, Paris 75, France. Neonatology department. Musician playing sanza.





Knoxville, Tennessee - Children on the playground with staff member J B Foster in the after-school program at Wesley House Co...
Knoxville, Tennessee - Children on the playground with staff member J B Foster in the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a nonprofit supported by the United Methodist Church and the United Way





Romulus, Michigan - The nonprofit organization First Book joins with members of the American Federation of Teachers and other...
Romulus, Michigan - The nonprofit organization First Book joins with members of the American Federation of Teachers and other volunteers to sort books for distribution to children in low-income families First Book distributes 35,000 free and low-cost boo. Romulus, Michigan - The nonprofit organization First Book joins with members of the American Federation of Teachers and other volunteers to sort books for distribution to children in low-income families First Book distributes 35,000 free and





A demonsrtation of how to pplant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastatin...
A demonsrtation of how to pplant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.





CONGENITAL NAEVUS. Photo essay in a hospital in Congo consultation of the Chain of Hope. Giant nevus.





EMERGENCY AID WORKER. EMERGENCY AID WORKER Photo essay. Paris Marathon, April 2007. First aid attendant from the French Red C...
EMERGENCY AID WORKER. EMERGENCY AID WORKER Photo essay. Paris Marathon, April 2007. First aid attendant from the French Red Cross with an injured person.





Bayenturm tower, a medieval fortified tower, headquarters of the nonprofit FrauenMediaTurm foundation, Bayenthal district, Rh...
Bayenturm tower, a medieval fortified tower, headquarters of the nonprofit FrauenMediaTurm foundation, Bayenthal district, Rheinauhafen area, Cologne, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





HANDICAPPED PERSON. HANDICAPPED PERSON Photo essay. A vacation center accessible to the handicapped managed by the Bastidon d...
HANDICAPPED PERSON. HANDICAPPED PERSON Photo essay. A vacation center accessible to the handicapped managed by the Bastidon de Lucie association (Isabelle and Luigi Quarta).





Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Oppor...
Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourced ingredien. Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourc





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 20...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Knoxville, Tennessee - Children work on art projects in the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a nonprofi...
Knoxville, Tennessee - Children work on art projects in the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a nonprofit supported by the United Methodist Church and the United Way





Centre for International Governance Innovation and old Seagram building in uptown Waterloo Canada





Dearborn, Michigan - Members of the National Federation of the Blind picket a Goodwill Industries thrift store, protesting Go...
Dearborn, Michigan - Members of the National Federation of the Blind picket a Goodwill Industries thrift store, protesting Goodwill´s practice of paying subminimum wages in some locations to people with disabilities The Federation says a loophole in fede. Dearborn, Michigan - Members of the National Federation of the Blind picket a Goodwill Industries thrift store, protesting Goodwill´s practice of paying subminimum wages in some locations to people with disabilities The Federation says a loop





Ann Arbor, Michigan - Volunteers from Ford Motor Co work in a greenhouse at the University of Michigan´s Matthaei Botanical G...
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Volunteers from Ford Motor Co work in a greenhouse at the University of Michigan´s Matthaei Botanical Garden They are dismantling old growing benches before building new ones





Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Oppor...
Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourced ingredien. Detroit, Michigan - A worker prepares food in Colors Restaurant The restaurant is a project of the nonprofit Restaurant Opportunities Center, which works to improve wages and working conditions for restaurant workers while using locally-sourc





Tree planting demonstration. Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Project brings together different organizations and neighborh...
Tree planting demonstration. Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Project brings together different organizations and neighborhood residents, and through a variety of sustainable methods, helps manage stormwater and reduce flooding and water pollution by retrofitting existing infrastructure such as sidewalks and stormdrains.





BLOOD SPECIMEN IN A CHILD. BLOOD SPECIMEN IN A CHILD Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The a...
BLOOD SPECIMEN IN A CHILD. BLOOD SPECIMEN IN A CHILD Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, a pre_operatory check_up.





Ray, Michigan - Volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in need The produce is dis...
Ray, Michigan - Volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in need The produce is distributed to soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters by a nonprofit organization, Forgotten Harvest From left: Sandy Panars, Davi. Ray, Michigan - Volunteers collect leftover squash from a farmer´s field for distribution to those in need The produce is distributed to soup kitchens, food banks, and shelters by a nonprofit organization, Forgotten Harvest From left: Sandy





HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian as...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian association that has the aim to save the children affected by cardiopathy, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means. Child benefiting from the care of the Chain of Hope Congo.





CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT Photo essay from Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association...
CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT Photo essay from Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Preparation before the surgery.





CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT W. NURSE. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT WITH NURSE Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92,...
CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT W. NURSE. CHILD HOSPITAL PATIENT WITH NURSE Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, a pre_operatory check_up.





The Community Supported Agriculture program allows members to take home seasonal produce on a weekly basis, by pre-paying a y...
The Community Supported Agriculture program allows members to take home seasonal produce on a weekly basis, by pre-paying a year for either a small or large share.





Staking a tree at a tree planting celebrating Earth Day in South Central Los Angeles. LA Conservation Corps joins with commun...
Staking a tree at a tree planting celebrating Earth Day in South Central Los Angeles. LA Conservation Corps joins with community volunteers to plant trees along West Adams and Central Avenue near a new Fresh and Easy Market that plans to open on the corner. Los Angeles, California, USA.





Lettuce crops. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located...
Lettuce crops. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California





Ocean Kayak at FoLAR's annual ""La Gran Limpieza"" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narro...
Ocean Kayak at FoLAR's annual ""La Gran Limpieza"" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles.





HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian as...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian association that has the aim to save the children affected by cardiopathy, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means. Medical consultation with the Professor Alain Deloche, president of the Chain of Hope, in Congo.





Knoxville, Tennessee - Children work on computers in the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a nonprofit s...
Knoxville, Tennessee - Children work on computers in the after-school program at Wesley House Community Center, a nonprofit supported by the United Methodist Church and the United Way





Lettuce crops. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located...
Lettuce crops. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California





Reportage in Fann hospital, Dakar, Senegal. Maria Elena Cuomo, President of the Cuomo Foundation and Professor Alain Deloche,...
Reportage in Fann hospital, Dakar, Senegal. Maria Elena Cuomo, President of the Cuomo Foundation and Professor Alain Deloche, founder of the Chain of Hope.





Detroit, Michigan - Workers salvage building materials from a home being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to s...
Detroit, Michigan - Workers salvage building materials from a home being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to standard demolition, takes a building apart piece by piece with the intent of re-using as much as possible The deconstruction is d. Detroit, Michigan - Workers salvage building materials from a home being ´deconstructed ´ Deconstruction, an alternative to standard demolition, takes a building apart piece by piece with the intent of re-using as much as possible The deconst





Knoxville, Tennessee - Jody Lusby, president of United Methodist Women at Asbury United Methodist Church, serves lunch to low...
Knoxville, Tennessee - Jody Lusby, president of United Methodist Women at Asbury United Methodist Church, serves lunch to low-income senior citizens The weekly lunch-and-bingo program allows seniors an opportunity to socialize The program is organized b. Knoxville, Tennessee - Jody Lusby, president of United Methodist Women at Asbury United Methodist Church, serves lunch to low-income senior citizens The weekly lunch-and-bingo program allows seniors an opportunity to socialize The program is





HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay from hospital. Professor Alain Deloche, ...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay from hospital. Professor Alain Deloche, Chairman of the Chain of Hope, head of the cardio-vascular surgery unit at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital, 2005.





Wandering Rooster in garden of LA Eco-Village. Started in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a heal...
Wandering Rooster in garden of LA Eco-Village. Started in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, socially and economically and to reduce environmental impacts while raising the quality of neighborhood life.





Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites ...
Cleaning up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angele...
Over 700 school children attended the River School Day clean up of the LA River sponsered by FoLAR (Friends of the Los Angeles River), Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA





A family volunteers to plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wi...
A family volunteers to plant a tree at a Tree planting to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar after the 2008 devastating wildfire. Organizations such as LA Conservation Corps, Tree People, North East Trees joined Million Trees LA and other volunteers to plant 150 trees to celebrate Earth Day 2009. California, USA.





Detroit, Michigan - Instructor Willie Davis left works with Demario Harris on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institu...
Detroit, Michigan - Instructor Willie Davis left works with Demario Harris on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institute at the social service agency Focus: HOPE MTI graduates have helped to diversify the traditionally white, male skilled machinis. Detroit, Michigan - Instructor Willie Davis left works with Demario Harris on a drill press at the Machinist Training Institute at the social service agency Focus: HOPE MTI graduates have helped to diversify the traditionally white, male skil





Front gate at LA Eco-Village. Founded in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ...
Front gate at LA Eco-Village. Founded in 1993, LA Eco-Village demonstrates the processes for creating a healthy neighborhood ecologically, socially and economically and to reduce environmental impacts while raising the quality of neighborhood life.





CT SCANNER. CT SCANNER Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Sur...
CT SCANNER. CT SCANNER Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, a pre_operatory check_up.





Elderly couple help clean up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, w...
Elderly couple help clean up the Glendale narrows. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Tiffany Cooper leads a tour group from nearby Santa Barbara, here displaying a Cheramoya. The Center for Urban Agriculture at...
Tiffany Cooper leads a tour group from nearby Santa Barbara, here displaying a Cheramoya. The Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens is one of the oldest organic farms in California. Located on 12 acres, the 100-year-old farm provides the community with organic fruits and vegetables and through educational programs and public outreach demonstrate the economic viability of sustainable agricultural methods. Goleta, California





City Councilman Tom LaBonge addresses volunteers. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, wa...
City Councilman Tom LaBonge addresses volunteers. FoLAR' (Friends of the LA River) annual river cleanup, La Gran Limpieza, was held May 9, 2009. Thousands of volunteers at 14 sites pulled out accumlated trash, mostly plastic bags, from river runoff that might normally find it's way downstream into the Pacific Ocean.





Roberto Cabrales talks about the toxicity and smell from the the lead rendering plant in the background. CBE (Communities for...
Roberto Cabrales talks about the toxicity and smell from the the lead rendering plant in the background. CBE (Communities for a Better Environement) Toxic Tour takes attendees through various toxic sites in and around Los Angeles, vernon, Los Angeles, California, USA





Worker of the Herero people in the nonprofit Penduka project to sponsor women in the township of Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia,...
Worker of the Herero people in the nonprofit Penduka project to sponsor women in the township of Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia, Africa





Woodstock, Vermont - Children watch Jersey cows grazing at the Billings Farm & Museum, a working farm and museum operated by ...
Woodstock, Vermont - Children watch Jersey cows grazing at the Billings Farm & Museum, a working farm and museum operated by the nonprofit Woodstock Foundation





CT SCANNER. CT SCANNER Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Sur...
CT SCANNER. CT SCANNER Photo essay from the Marie Lannelongue Surgical Center 92, France. The association Cardiac Mécénat Surgery Enfant du Monde helps children affected by cardiac deformities, finances their surgery and hospital stay. Here, a pre_operatory check_up.





Plastic debris samples found in the North Pacific Gyre. On Sunday June 1, the raft named 'Junk' left Long Beach for it’s 2100...
Plastic debris samples found in the North Pacific Gyre. On Sunday June 1, the raft named 'Junk' left Long Beach for it’s 2100 mile voyage to Hawaii to bring attention to the plastic marine debris (nicknamed the plastic soup) accumulating in the North Pacific Gyre .





HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian as...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian association that has the aim to save the children affected by cardiopathy, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means. Child benefiting from the care of the Chain of Hope Congo.

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