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Getting Your Eyes off Yourself
Several years ago, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University smacked her first home run in her college career with two runners on base in a…
How Oversleeping and Lack of Sleep Affect Your Child’s Mood
Daniel S. Lewin, PhD, D’ABSM, a pediatric psychologist, sleep specialist, and licensed clinical psychologist at Children’s National Health System speaks about how sleep affects behavior.…
Police in schools put vulnerable students at risk of being unnecessarily pushed into justice system
Parents and educators may assume that police patrolling school hallways make for safer schools, but mounting evidence is showing that the practice can needlessly push…
Arby’s Foundation Commits to Provide More Than 10 Million Meals to Children in Need This Summer Through “School’s Out, Food’s In” Program
ATLANTA, May 28, 2015 /3BL Media/ – As the final bell nears at schools across America, millions of children await the joys of summer. But for millions…
A Wider Circle Makes Big Step Towards Helping More People
Yesterday was a big day for America’s Charities member, A Wider Circle. They are now proud owners of a building, which will empower them to dramatically…
State Farm Announces Canine Assist Team Starting Five
Earlier this year, Cliff Paul made the State Farm® National Bureau of Assists starting five. We are now pleased to announce the State Farm Canine Assist…
Why Don’t We Take Tanning as Seriously as Tobacco?
By Sherry Pagoto, PhD In 2009, upon review of the science on tanning beds and cancer, the International Agency for Research on Cancer assigned tanning…
The Day When Three Words Change Your Life
By Maret Seitz I’m Maret Seitz. This is the second installment in our series for LIVESTRONG, so if you missed the first, click here and here to see where…
Hope Arrives in a Semi Truck
At Feed the Children, we believe we can create a world in which no child goes to bed hungry. It takes all of us working together: Feed…
Making Financial Education a Social Responsibility Priority at Companies
In a 2014 survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, nearly one in four employees admitted that financial issues have been a distraction at work, and 39% had spent…
If Someone Gave You $500 to Change Your Part of the World, How Would You Spend It?
When Chris Ford received $500 from his church to “change his part of the world,” the Chicago real estate executive reeled his life’s tape back…
Junior Achievement Camps Aim at Teaching Kids How to Budget and Save Money
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Junior Achievement USA(R) (JA) will be offering exciting new learning opportunities for young people around the…