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National Bullying Prevention Month: Orgs Creating Safer Schools

By Becca Stewart It’s all too common in schools: being taunted, teased, and even physically abused by peers. An estimated one in five kids will experience bullying...

How to Celebrate US Indigenous People’s Day

Look at your calendar and find the second Monday of October. You’ll likely see the words “Columbus Day” written there, a national holiday made official in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

World Mental Health Day: October 10

By Becca Stewart Source: Unsplash On World Mental Health Day, October 10, 2021, the world will be a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic. Around the world, people...

Nonprofits Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Becca Stewart Source: Unsplash This year, more than 333,000 Americans will receive a life-changing diagnosis: they have breast cancer. Nearly 45,000 of them will not...

World Animal Day

By Becca Stewart Source: Unsplash “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”-Mahatma Gandhi Animals roam every...

World Heart Day

By Becca Stewart Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading cause of death. Nearly 18 million people around the globe die of heart-related illnesses each year,...

World Alzheimer’s Day

By Becca Stewart Every 65 seconds, someone in the world is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. By the year 2050, an estimated 16 million Americans could be living with...

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

By Becca Stewart The purpose of National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day is twofold. First, to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS infection rates among adults aged...

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by Giving Back

By Becca Stewart According to the latest census data, there are more than 62 million Hispanic Americans currently living in the country. Each of those...

World Suicide Prevention Day

Source: Unsplash In 2003, the World Health Organization, in conjunction with the International Association for Suicide Prevention, designated September 10...

International Literacy Day

Literacy is the benchmark by which a healthy society is measured. Learning how to read and write isn’t just important in the classroom. Literacy impacts all facets of...

Celebrate Labor Rights on Labor Day

By Becca Stewart Since 1894, Americans have celebrated Labor Day, a day to recognize the contributions of our country’s workers. Leading up to the creating of Labor...

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

By Becca Stewart Today in America, 43 children will be diagnosed with cancer. More than 300,000 children worldwide will face a cancer diagnosis this year. The diagnosis...

World Humanitarian Day

By Becca Stewart Every day, countless humanitarian workers serve fearlessly, striving to make the world a safer and more peaceful place. And every year, brave men and...

National Immunization Awareness Month

By Becca Stewart Perhaps more than any time in memory, vaccines are the main point of social discussion. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of vaccines...

World Day for International Justice

By Becca Stewart On July 17, 1998, an international coalition signed the Rome Treaty. This treaty created the International Criminal Court, a judicial body that...

Recognizing National PTSD Awareness Day

By Becca Stewart Most of us have heard of post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. While it’s often associated with military servicemembers returning from combat, PTSD...

June 8 is World Oceans Day

By Becca Stewart The ocean is one common bond that connects all life on the planet. Its conservation is vital to life on earth – both above and below the water’s...

Organizations Supporting Refugees: Donate During International Refugee Week

By Becca Stewart Imagine being forced to leave your home. Imagine being so afraid for your life and the lives of your loved ones that fleeing your hometown, your...

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

By Becca Stewart Dementia disorders, like Alzheimer’s disease and associated diagnoses, impact nearly 6 million Americans. While we typically associate dementia with...