Being a new parent is a time of major adjustment, and there’s no shame in communicating your needs. Communicating our needs can be difficult at any stage of life — and it certainly doesn’t get easier after a baby arrives. During this time of uphill battles — some literal (like hauling a stroller up a flight of stairs) and some…
In less than 48 hours since launching Thursday, Mask Match had more than 1,000 requests for masks and more than 200 people offering to provide them.
How Jasmine Crowe is combating hunger with technology. While driving through the downtown streets of Atlanta, anti-hunger activist, social and tech entrepreneur, Jasmine Crowe saw that the homeless community was heavily suffering from food insecurity. Crowe noticed the homeless scouring for food, so she decided to become involved by creating an event called “Sunday Soul”, a formal pop-up dinner designed…
Amy La Porte and Nicole File are two forces of nature who are making the streets a kinder place. They’re the president and vice president, respectively, of Softer Streets, Inc., a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide “durable, water-resistant, insulated, easily portable sleeping mats to people experiencing homelessness.” They’ve partnered with the Utah-based company Klymit to make these mats affordable for supporters…
