Press Releases
TOUCH A LIFE FOUNDATION AND JOURNEY FOR CHANGE: EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH GLOBAL SERVICE ANNOUNCE "FROM CAPTIVITY TO CAPITOL HILL" AN INNOVATIVE YOUTH SERVICE AND ADVOCACY EVENT
Pam Cope, author of the critically acclaimed book, Jantsen's Gift, and Malaak Compton-Rock, founder of Journey for Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service and author of upcoming book, If It Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through A Life of Service and 100+ Ways That You Can Too, announced today that their organizations have formed a unique trans-Atlantic youth service and advocacy partnership "From Captivity to Capitol Hill." Mrs. Cope and her husband Randy Cope are the co-founders of Touch A Life Foundation, based in Coppell, Texas.
March 1, 2009
CNN HEROES: MEET THE BLUE RIBBON PANEL
A Blue Ribbon Panel of distinguished leaders and humanitarians has selected 2009's Top 10 CNN Heroes. CNN will announce the 2009 CNN Hero of the Year and honor the Top 10 CNN Heroes on Thanksgiving, November 26.
CNN - September 30, 2009
CHILD HEALTH DAY, 2009
President Obama proclaimed Monday, October 5, 2009, as Child Health Day.
The White House, Office of the Press Secretary - October 2, 2009
THIRD ANNUAL 'CNN HEROES: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE' GARNERS A RECORD 9,000 NOMINATIONS
CNN will announce the 2009 “CNN Hero of the Year” and honor the Top Ten CNN Heroes in a star-studded gala celebration on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, at 9pm (ET/PT) from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Malaak Compton-Rock is on this year’s Blue Ribbon Panel of judges.
CNN Worldwide - August 19, 2009
MALAAK COMPTON-ROCK TO BE HONORED WITH 2009 SOLEDAD O'BRIEN FREEDOM'S VOICE AWARD
Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved announced the 2009 recipient of the Soledad O'Brien Freedom's Voice Award will be presented to humanitarian Malaak Compton-Rock at the 2009 Community Voices Freedom's Voice Awards Gala on April 30, 2009 at The Foundry at Puritan Mill in Atlanta, GA.
YOUTH FROM JOURNEY FOR CHANGE: EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH GLOBAL SERVICE VOLUNTEER IN NEW ORLEANS TO REBUILD HOUSES WITH ST. BERNARD PROJECT
Thirty Global Ambassadors, ages 12-16, from Brooklyn, New York will rebuild houses in New Orleans, LA April 10-15 with the non-profit organization St. Bernard Project.
AngelRock Project - April 8, 2009
CHRIS & MALAAK ROCK AND TARGET TO CELEBRATE UNVEILING OF THE SALVATION ARMY BUSHWICK COMMUNITY CENTER'S NEWLY REDESIGNED LIBRARY
Target Also to Announce Grant to The Salvation Army and its Forty Divisions to Support
Educational Facility Renovations Nationwide
AngelRock Project - November 12, 2008
JOURNEY FOR CHANGE: EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH GLOBAL SERVICE
One-of-a Kind Global Youth Service Program Brings At-Risk Youth From Brooklyn New York to Volunteer in Johannesburg, South Africa
Non-Profit, Governmental, and Corporate VIPS to Kick-Off the Program
AngelRock Project - August 2, 2008
ROCK FAMILY BRINGS CHEER TO DIEPSLOOT CHILDREN
When Hollywood actor and comedian, Chris Rock chose South Africa for a short family vacation with his wife, Malaak Compton-Rock and their two children, they decided to set aside a bit of time to meet impoverished children to learn about the impact of HIV and AIDS crisis on their communities in and around Johannesburg.
AngelRock Project - December 25, 2005