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How do you measure teen self-esteem?
There are a lot of days, weeks and months dedicated to worthy causes that call out for our support – both emotional and financial. To pick just a few, in…
Put Eleanor on the $20 Bill. (Vote Now!)
First question: Do you know whose face is on the $20 bill? (Answer: Andrew Jackson) Second question: Should we put a woman on the $20 bill? (Answer: Yes! It’s about…
Let’s start by talking about nutrition!
Maybe you already know this, but March is National Nutrition Month. And that’s a good thing! It’s no secret that developed countries are faced with soaring obesity rates, particularly for…
Can mentors really make a difference? You bet.
In fact, a recent national survey of young people on mentoring relationships called The Mentoring Effect found that young people who are mentored experience significant positive life outcomes related to…
The Junior League of Richmond’s Book and Author Event: 70 Years of Successful Fundraising
One of the longest running fundraisers we’ve come across recently is The Junior League of Richmond’s creative and intellectually stimulating Book and Author Event, which has taken top honors as…
Spotlight: Food Insecurity
It’s a crisis that goes by many different names…pervasive hunger…food access…food deprivation…and food poverty. Maybe the best way to describe it, however, is food insecurity. Food insecurity is a term…
The Ultimate #GivingTuesday Resource Guide
#GivingTuesday, the international day of giving, takes place this year on December 2nd. In the three years since it began, the #GivingTuesday movement has generated a lot of insight on…
Getting creative with literacy efforts!
According to data from Yale University, approximately one in five people struggle with dyslexia – a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words,…
It’s not just the NFL’s problem. (It’s ours.)
Everyone’s talking about the NFL’s action (or inaction) on disciplining Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice after video surfaced of Rice punching (and knocking out) his fiancée (now his wife)…
The fight against human trafficking is big enough for all of us…and then some
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Its victims are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of commercial sex or forced labor. They are young children,…