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Food Bank For New York City: Working to End Hunger since 1983

DipJar

It’s always encouraging to hear how food banks, like Food Bank For New York City , provide support and sustenance for the populations they serve – and in the case of New York City, that population is large indeed, with an estimated 1.6 million New Yorkers currently facing food insecurity.

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Breaking the Cycle & Starting the Mental Health Conversation

Saleforce Nonprofit

And although being a mental health advocate for the Black community wasn’t something he set out to do, he has fully embraced the role. Benjamin Perks, UNICEF’s head of campaigns and advocacy, has seen firsthand how mental illness comes from adverse childhood experiences. “I Listen to episode five of the Force Multiplier podcast.

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Sheroes You Should Know: Inspiring Stories for #WomensHistoryMonth

EveryAction

Fund their work! Despite her family's affluence, Lorraine Hansberry's childhood in Chicago during the 1930s was not without hardship, discrimination, and segregation. Girls Who Code , TGI Justice Project , Global Fund for Women , and Malala Fund are committed to disrupting the status quo for women and girls worldwide.

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