Charities That Inspire Kids: Cora Dance Earlier this month, I asked readers to share stories of charities that had touched and inspired their families and created an urge to give in their children. Cora Dance by Danielle Vidals My 13-year-old daughter, Nora, interned for a month over the summer to help give back to an organization that has not only inspired her to become a dancer, choreographer and teacher but has also opened a whole new world to her. After a long seven months of being on the receiving end of volunteers" generosity to help rebuild our home after Sandy, she decided it was time to give back. Cora Dance has been a safe place for both my children to release the stress of being a middle-schooler, homeless for six months, slogging through the process of selecting high schools and myriad other challenges that come up in life. It has been a place of community building and support, both emotionally and physically. Cora Dance has been the steady when even home was not. We have taken advantage of the pay-what-you-can flexibility when times were tough. We have relied on the teaching staff to create productive outlets for anxiety and frustration. We have relied on the artistic direction to provide a place to express and create beautiful art that has built confidence and resilience. As a family, we donate time and money to support the far-reaching impacts of Cora Dance. We are all passionate about the work that is done at Cora. To celebrate that work, Nora donated a portion of her summer to supporting the internal workings of an organization that has proved itself invaluable to my family time and again.