The Importance of Cooling and Warming Centers
Cooling and warming centers are needed in every community, but especially in regions of the US with harsh seasonal temperatures, such as the Midwest. This region experiences both high temperatures and...
View Article5 Reasons To Volunteer at a Nonprofit Organization
Historically, volunteer opportunities were limited to the geographic regions people lived in. Today, thanks in part to the global pivot to online operations during the pandemic, you can volunteer with...
View ArticleReasons To Work at a Nonprofit Organization
Nonprofit jobs are a great match for people who have as much passion for good causes as they do skills and experience; they are a place where innovators, doers, problem-solvers, and team players...
View ArticleThe Inequitable Impact of the Infant Formula Shortage
In February 2022, the FDA shut down Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan infant formula plant, a major supplier of infant formula in the US, because of bacterial contamination concerns. Since Abbott controls...
View ArticleGet Your Child Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Although the most dangerous phase of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be over for fully vaccinated and boosted children and adults, millions of children remain at risk because they have not yet...
View ArticleHow To Help People Experiencing Homelessness This Winter
As of 2020, the US homeless population was at over half a million people. Although the majority of unhoused individuals are located along the West Coast and in Texas, there are also high numbers living...
View ArticleWhy Giving Tuesday Matters
If you’re gearing up for Thanksgiving, you’re probably also preparing for the holiday shopping season, which conventionally kicks off on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. You may also have heard of Giving...
View ArticleShare a Thanksgiving Feast With Your Community
Every November, millions of Americans look forward to sharing a plentiful Thanksgiving feast with their family, friends, and neighbors. Yet now more than ever, many low-income and unhoused individuals...
View ArticleThe Greatest Costs of High Inflation
Americans everywhere are feeling the pinch of the current record-high inflation rate. Although the middle and upper classes don’t hesitate to complain about it, it’s low-income families who are hit...
View ArticleThe Impacts of Inflation on Lower-Income Families
Currently, all Americans are feeling the effects of inflation in one way or another. Middle- and upper-class households can cope with inflation in ways that don’t seriously interfere with their...
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