Black History Month

As Black History Month comes to an end, we are encouraged by the Pentagon’s directive to the U.S. Military to proceed with plans to rename nine Army bases in six states and hundreds of other items whose names honor the Confederacy by the end of 2023. It has been too...
2019 Century Tour

2019 Century Tour

Volunteers and participants at Brooklyn’s Canarsie Pier during the 30th New York City Century Tour. Each year since 2014, The Mary Powell Foundation has supported this event and the underlying idea of Vision Zero*, a global project aimed at reducing fatalities...
2015 High School for Youth & Community Development @ Erasmus Hall

2015 High School for Youth & Community Development @ Erasmus Hall

Joel Reckley not only won this year’s Mary Powell Community Service Award and Scholarship at his HS, but he also qualified for the prestigious President’s Volunteer Service Award, Silver Level, by volunteering over 175 hours between the Brooklyn Library, where he...

2015 – President’s Volunteer Service Awards

The Mary Powell Foundation awarded eight President’s Volunteer Service Awards & Medallions (1 Gold and 1 Lifetime Award and 6 Group Member Awards) to a wonderful group of volunteers helping patients at the Medstar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C....

2014-15 Columbia University School of Social Work

Each Fall since 2012, CUSSW has awarded the Mary Powell Scholarship for the Promotion of Social Responsibilty to a deserving graduate student dedicated to making the world a better place. Pictured below is Emily, a graduate of Northeastern University and winner of the...