The man is down” is a common phrase in Africa that describes someone with AIDS.  I helped write  the copy for this brochure about humanitarian efforts to help those suffering from the disease.  Please click on image to view sample pages. 

Photo credit: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)

The countries of The Gambia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone are featured in this brochure on humanitarian programs in West Africa.  This large-format, 24-page brochure was one of a series that I wrote for an international child relief agency.  Please click on image to see sample pages.

Photo credit: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)

The first three years of life are critical in the development of a child, a time when the fundamental wiring in the brain takes place.  ChildFund International’s programs in Early Childhood Development are featured in this brochure, one of a series that I wrote.  Please click on image to view sample pages.

Photo credit: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)

Church members enjoyed their pastor’s sermons, but wanted others to hear them.  Writer Sandra Shelley extracted stories from the pastor’s sermons and featured them in this series of postcards, which were sent to neighbors of Forest Hill Presbyterian Church from 2005-2006.  Please click on image to view sample.

To many people, they often seem “invisible.”  Learn how one humanitarian organization is helping some of the world’s most vulnerable children in this 2006 Annual Report.  Please click on image to see sample pages. 

Photo credit: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund)

Billy Austin had a dream for a safe route to Maymont Park.  But the quadriplegic, who uses a computer to speak, needed help.  I joined other volunteers in establishing the Billy Austin Sidewalk Project.  As co-chair of the project, I helped shepherd the project through city, state, and federal agencies.  The project raised $123,000 through private donations and a successful federal grant application, which I helped write.  To support the grant application, I gathered letters of support from senators, congressmen, and other officials.  The result was the construction of an accessible sidewalk linking the Virginia Home, a nursing facility for adults with severe physical disabilities, and Maymont Park.  Please click on image to view sample pages from the grant.