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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

The reasons for these discrepancies are deep-rooted, often spanning generations, and are the physical manifestations of lifetimes of abuse and inequality that have been baked into the fabric of America since its inception. Charlamagne Tha God’s Life’s Work is Helping Black People Heal. Our parents, they were scratching and surviving.

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14+ Excellent Nonprofit Annual Reports

Whole Whale

Moreover, the image is focused on an individual which allows the reader to empathize with the child and imagine her succeeding — and the key stats about the DREAM community suggest she will! Full disclosure: This is from our founder George, who also co-founded PowerPoetry.org , the largest teen poetry platform in the US. Power Poetry.

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Are you celebrating Giving Tuesday? These NTEN Members are!

NTEN

The Trust for Public Land TransForm Transportation Alternatives United Nations Foundation United Way for Southeastern Michigan United Way of Genesee County Vermont Foodbank Volunteers of America Wade Edwards Foundation and Learning Lab Women Employed World Food Program USA YES! Find them all at GivingTuesday.org 2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc.

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Feeding a Need: New App Helps Youth Find Free Summer Meals

Tech Soup

The statistics on hunger in America are startling: 14.5% There are tens of thousands of libraries, community centers, nonprofits, and other organizations nationwide that offer free summer meals for school-age youth through this program. Help youth in your community find a summer meal! Food Insecurity in a Land of Plenty.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation. But her experience and those of the residents in her community inspired her greatest work, A Raisin in the Sun , the first play written by an African American to be produced on Broadway.

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Sexual Assault: Resources for Families and Tips for Self-Care

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The latest headlines have focused on the political calculus, and I, like much of America, followed much of the news coverage closely. Some wounds were fresh; others, like mine, were decades old or took place during childhood. What’s really helped me, however, is finding community and support. Supported by 2.9