Pay It Forward: 4-H
4-HÂ is America’s largest youth development organization. Nearly six million young people across the U.S. take part according to its…
Continue Reading4-HÂ is America’s largest youth development organization. Nearly six million young people across the U.S. take part according to its…
Continue ReadingAÂ local couple lost their young son to a very rare disease, but out of heartbreak, a new purpose is…
Continue ReadingAÂ new emergency homeless shelter for families has opened in…
Continue ReadingThe food bank in Jefferson County gets a new name and is changing the way it is managed to better serve those in…
Continue ReadingShe may be young, but she is already having a big impact at a local hospital and throughout the community and is a leading example at her middle…
Continue ReadingAn organization that grants Bucket Wishes to the…
Continue ReadingA nonprofit founded out of personal struggle is now an organization that helps provide trained service dogs for veterans who need…
Continue ReadingCrocheting for a cause, one “lapghan” at a…
Continue ReadingA local foundation was formed by a husband, whose wife died from breast cancer in 2011. But KIDK Eyewitness News 3 got word that the foundation was…
Continue ReadingThe holidays are approaching, so what better organization is there to Pay It…
Continue ReadingA local woman holds the state and federal permits necessary to rehab birds of prey, and she pays for it all out of her own pocket with the help of…
Continue ReadingA basketball camp for those who may have special needs, to improve motor skills and…
Continue ReadingThis organization is new to Eastern Idaho and is already making an…
Continue ReadingThe Rexburg Community Theatre is celebrating 10 years of giving back to the community. Lately, some in the audience say they are hard to hear. We…
Continue ReadingA local nonprofit helps raise funds to provide adaptable bikes for kids with special…
Continue ReadingA youth baseball organization was recently ripped off by thieves. The crooks stole thousands of dollars in donated equipment from two different…
Continue ReadingA local pregnancy support center is a special place for young, first-time moms going through an unplanned…
Continue ReadingChoosing between food or rent or your much-needed prescription medications, that is a real choice for some people month to month, sometimes even week…
Continue ReadingIt’s a place where anyone can learn, create and inspire…
Continue ReadingIt is a thankless job and they do it voluntarily. Often times, they will be out in the snowy weather, below zero, putting their own lives at…
Continue ReadingElderly are sometimes forgotten in nursing homes around the holidays. A local business is making it possible for you to “adopt a…
Continue ReadingProject Linus makes blankets that ride along in police cars and fire trucks. They are also distributed to hospitals, social service agencies, and…
Continue ReadingEyewitness News anchor Todd Kunz stopped by the Family Crisis Center in Rexburg to see what challenges they are facing during Domestic Violence…
Continue ReadingA newly-opened center provides peer-to-peer recovery for those battling substance use disorders or mental…
Continue ReadingA local woman gave birth two years ago and it was the diagnosis of her newborn daughter that made her suddenly realize an immediate need in Idaho.…
Continue ReadingBring volunteering together with lawn care – and get -…
Continue ReadingThis program provides individuals with special needs a safe environment where they can achieve their dreams one ride at a…
Continue ReadingA pet adoption center in Rexburg was started 16 years ago, because the founders say a local shelter was euthanizing 90 percent of its…
Continue ReadingA local woman saw a need and now she is making positive changes in the lives of others using social…
Continue ReadingIf you are 55 or older and want to share your life experience and compassion, you already have what it takes to be a foster grandparent and help…
Continue ReadingIt’s an umbrella organization that oversees three other groups serving local children in…
Continue ReadingA local crisis center faced closing without replacing a news furnace, but the community rallied for the installation and the…
Continue ReadingCamp Kesem is a cancer retreat program for kids, but with a twist. It is a national nonprofit that provides a week-long retreat for kids with parents…
Continue ReadingIt’s an umbrella humanitarian organization that serves more than 100 local service groups that, in turn, serve our needy. And yet, not too many…
Continue ReadingA local Vietnam Veterans of America group refurbishes motorized wheelchairs and scooters for veterans and their families in a unique…
Continue ReadingKris Bolander was homeless at one time in her life and now she is trying to make a difference in the lives of others who find themselves in tough…
Continue ReadingThe Haven Shelter in Idaho Falls has been around for more than two decades and the work is made possible with the help of the surrounding…
Continue ReadingNot many people know the Idaho Falls Senior Center has a home-delivered meals program, but the need is…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen operates seven days a week and it wouldn’t be possible without the volunteers and donations. Hundreds of people depend…
Continue ReadingEastern Idaho now has a new hospice…
Continue ReadingA wife and mother to three kids finds the time to care for parents who have a child of their own in a very precarious…
Continue ReadingCrocheting for a cause, a local woman is using her creative talents with yarn to bring smiles to those that need it most, at a time when they need it…
Continue ReadingAn Eyewitness News viewer donates all her yarn supplies to a previous “Pay It Forward” recipient whose goal is to crochet 300 to 500 has for Primary…
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