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Compassion Advocacy Network (CAM) was started in 2002 by David Hutchinson and Johnathan Stanley here in Virginia Beach and are celebrating 15 years! Their vision is helping other people that are forgotten. They started out visiting nursing homes and visiting the residents who didn’t normally get family or friends to see them. They wanted to offer quality of life improvements that the seniors can’t always pay for. The only way they will get these necessities is if someone gets it for them. It was a project they were passionate about and even started funding it themselves for the first 5 years. In 2012, Johnathan left his full time job and started the process of soliciting businesses and gathering items that the residents needed. It wasn’t going to be just a hobby anymore…but their full time business/non-profit. It was a simple start by creating a bag of the necessities and delivering these items to the elderly. They soon got a community development position filled to help approach businesses for donations and contributions. After working with 12 nursing homes they officially went from hobby to business. From 2012- 2016 they have helped thousands of families and individuals every month. Their main focus […] The post Compassion Advocacy Network celebrates 15 years! appeared first on Conversations With Creamer.