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Karma for Cara Microgrants help fund exceptional service projects led by youth 18 and under working to better their communities. Read about our microgrant recipient, Kaila, who created “Kaila’s Komfort”.  “Kaila’s Komfort” ships personalized care packages to newly diagnosed kids with Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis (CRMO), a rare auto-inflammatory disease.

1. What inspired you to start “Kaila’s Komfort”?

What started out this past year as a Girl Scout Silver Award Project has turned into a passion for touching the lives of others who have been affected by a rare auto-inflammatory disease that I have.  …

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Karma for Cara Microgrants help fund exceptional service projects led by youth 18 and under working to better their communities. Read about our microgrant recipient, Yadi, a 17-year-old who founded “Save the Victims”. “Save the Victims” compiles care packages to send to victims of human trafficking. 

1. What inspired to start “Save the Victims”?

At age eleven, I remember hearing one of the pastors at my church introducing the A21 campaign to the entire church. This is the day I first found out there is still slavery all over the world….

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Karma for Cara Microgrants help fund exceptional service projects led by youth 18 and under working to better their communities. Read about our microgrant recipient, Claire, a 13-year-old who organizes volunteers to make pillowcases for the patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

1. What inspired to start this project?

The idea of being able to help kids who are going through a hard time in their life really inspired me to start this project.

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Karma for Cara Microgrants help fund exceptional service projects led by youth 18 and under working to better their communities. Read about our microgrant recipient, Cora, an 8-year-old girl who partnered with the Hebron Food Pantry and local churches to collect toys and games for children in need for Christmas.

1. What inspired to start this project?

We reached out to our local Food Pantry to see how we could assist them during the Christmas season….