Mr. Chambers, the Founder of the Amelior Foundation, is a
philanthropist and humanitarian, directing must of his efforts toward
at-risk youth and helping to re-build the City of Newark, New Jersey.
He is the Founding and Co-Chairman of the New Jersey Performing Arts
Center and the Co-Founder of the National Mentoring Partnership,
Founding Chairman of the Points of Light Foundation and Founder, with
Colin Powell, of America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth. Some of
his additional Board memberships include: Communities in Schools,
Drew University, University of Notre Dame, WNET/Thirteen New York, the
Newark Museum, New Community Foundation, The Nick and Marc Buoniconti
Fund to Cure Paralysis and Opportunity Project. He also serves as a
member of the Board of Advisors of the Children's Scholarship Fund.
He retired as Chairman of Wesray Capital Corp to devote full time to
philanthropic efforts

Blog Entries by Ray Chambers

In Response to Liya Kebede: Our Responsiblity to Improving Maternal Health

Posted July 24, 2009 | 05:28 PM (EST)


Liya Kebede's recent piece strikes powerful chords regarding maternal health that hopefully will resonate among the widest possible audience. As Ms. Kibede outlines, allowing our mothers to suffer from neglect represents an abrogation of our shared responsibility to humanity.

My work with malaria has introduced me directly to...

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Remembering the Burden of Malaria on Mother's Day

14 Comments | Posted May 9, 2009 | 11:15 AM (EST)


Progress is being made to save the lives of mothers and newborns around the world. Still, every minute, a woman dies of complications in pregnancy and childbirth, leaving her baby more likely to die within two years. Most of these deaths could be prevented. Join The Huffington Post and the...

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