By: Jason Fine, Principal at Jones Middle School “Alone we can do so much, but together we can move mountains.” This powerful statement and message of service was delivered from 13-year old Joshua Williams to over 700 middle school students at Jones Middle School in September. In education we oftentimes stress to our students the power of one …
In 2005, four-year-old Joshua Williams saw a homeless man in downtown Miami. Moved by poverty’s human face, Joshua told his mother he wanted to give the man the $20 he had in his pocket — a gift from his grandmother. The experience also inspired the creation of Joshua’s Heart Foundation (JHF), which in the past 10 years …
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Joshua first realized he wanted to make a difference when he was only four-and-a-half years old and, on his way home from church in Miami, Florida, noticed a homeless man who needed food. The incident, in which he gave the man $20 of his own spending money, sparked something in him to do even more. …
My name is Jordan Wong and I am a Joshua’s Heart Junior Advisory Board Member and an incoming 10th grader at Ransom Everglades School. I joined Joshua’s Heart last year, and it has changed my life so much. When I first joined, I didn’t know what I was getting into – I did it mostly …
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By: Chaz – 6th Grader & JHF Junior Advisory Board Member I was fortunate to attend a National Youth Summit regarding the War on Poverty hosted nationally by theNational Museum of American History – Smithsonian Institution & regionally by History Miami on April 28th 2015 in Miami, Florida. The speakers were: Dr. Shed Boren, CEO of Camillus House Paco Velez, Executive Director, Feeding South …
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By Joey Flechas – jflechas@MiamiHerald.com Joshua Williams leaned over his half-eaten cheeseburger to explain what it’s like to be a teenager with 10 years of experience running a nonprofit to feed the hungry. “I’ve learned so much,” he said, his eyes peering out from behind rectangular frames underneath a big helmet of dark hair. “This …
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Written by Xavier Murphy Joshua’s Heart Foundation was founded in 2005 in Miami, Florida and is dedicated to the fight against global hunger and poverty. Joshua’s Heart Foundation was founded by Jamaican-American , Joshua Williams, who discovered his passion for philanthropy when he was almost 5-years-old. His little heart conceived a passion for helping those …
By Staff reportsTribune News Service A Miami-grown hero Before he turned 5, Joshua Williams started working to change the world by feeding the hungry. He then founded Joshua’s Heart Foundation to collect donations and “stomp out world hunger.” Now 14, the Miami Beach boy has grown his foundation into a force with more than 2,200 …
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