The World Food Program (WFP) is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. Founded in 1961, WFP is headquartered in Rome, Italy, and operates in more than 80 countries worldwide. Its primary mission is to provide food aid to those in need,…
This action guide is a step-by-step playbook on how to host your own food Drive.
What You'll need: Gather all the essentials that you’ll need to get started. Once you have them you’re ready to go to the next step!
Bins or boxes to house the products you are collecting
Money for shipping (where necessary) or to cover the costs…
Boost CYAC has transformed the way kids who have suffered abuse are supported with a proven community response under one roof including therapy services, emotional support animals, medical exams, police reports, court advocates and more. Boost helps children and their families navigate the courts and social services, and helps them access the mental health supports…
Welcome to Chinatown is a grassroots initiative to support Chinatown businesses and amplify community voices to preserve New York City’s Chinatown. Their Longevity Fund is the only equitable access small business relief program for New York City’s Chinatown. The Longevity Fund provides monetary grants to help small businesses in NYC’s Chinatown with improvements and recovery such…
Residential schools refer to a system of 139+ schools operated by the Canadian government and churches to assimilate Indigenous children. From 1863-1996, over 150,000 Indigenous children were forcibly separated from their families and placed in residential schools. Students were forbidden from acknowledging their heritage and culture, and speaking their own languages and were forced to assimilate. Many of…
In North America, many of us have a wide range of food related choices. We are often influenced by television and other media to choose “healthy” options. But the truth is whether you choose to eat corn flakes for breakfast or perhaps a slice of Canadian bacon on the side of waffles and scrambled eggs,…
Call Your Senators: Tell them to support Background Checks
Find your US Senators' name here.
When you have your Senators' names available, use the "Click to Call" button to be connected to the US Capitol Switchboard. Feel free to refer to the sample call script below.
Be sure to Rev this post after your call and…
The Trayvon Martin Foundation was established by the parents of Trayvon Martin and is a nonprofit organization that provides emotional and financial support to families who have lost a child to gun violence.
Your donation to the Trayvon Martin Foundation, gives the organization the opportunity to find solutions for youth, help parents who have been…
The Centre for Disease Control reports that in 2019, 39,707 people died from firearm-related deaths. With a continued increase in gun violence year-over-year, many are calling for an increase in funding for gun violence research. Similar to other complex issues, adequate research funding for gun violence is imperative to get to the root of the…
Initially implemented by 24 states in the 1990s, the Three Strikes Legislation sought to punish repeat offenders (Lacourse, 1997). For many of these repeat offenders, incarceration proved to be unhelpful in preventing further criminal activity, and stricter measures were adopted as a result. Under the Three Strikes Legislation, the state provides stricter sentencing inclusive of…