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When Systems Break, Women Build Networks

In 2017, The Period Purse founder Jana Girdauskas asked her local Facebook group for a spare purse so she could keep period products in her car for the next time she met someone in need. The idea came from a simple question she couldn’t shake after talking with someone experiencing homelessness. How do you manage…

Yasmeen Dahiya

Growing More Than Flowers in Chicago: South Side Blooms

Christy Schmid (Photography & Essay)

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Bob Roth

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Beyond the Pink Ribbon

Michele Mateus (Photography & Essay)

breast cancer survivorship portrait, raw, unfiltered, quiet strength

Hearts Beat Together: Uniting Culture Through Rhythm and Drums

Jenn Wint

Teaching for Mastery, Wellness, and Trust

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Rethinking education through human-centered design

Dieting is a Social Illness. Youth Pay the Price

Penny Greening

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Q & A with Jen Lumanlan, Author of Parenting Beyond Power

As the parent to a four and six year old who have big questions about the world, I am always on the lookout for tools to have tough yet real conversations. My aim is to model the behavior I want to see in my kids but on many issues I’m still learning myself. Anti-racism, holding boundaries and breaking out of learned gender and societal roles are issues I want my kids to understand and grow up with different views that I had.

Jenn Wint

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Give what you can to EmbraceRace

EmbraceRace is a nonprofit that gives parents and caregivers the tools, webinars, and community support to raise kids who can think critically about race and identity from an early age.

Spend 18 minutes learning how to talk to kids about race and difference

In this TEDx Talk, equity and inclusion consultant “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan draws on her work with schools and families—and her own experience raising three kids—to make the case for why these conversations need to start early.

Take this quiz to decode what your child’s difficult behavior is really communicating

Whether your child is hitting, refusing, or melting down—this quiz helps you identify the unmet need underneath the behavior so you can respond to the root cause instead of the surface problem. There’s also a quiz to uncover your own anger triggers as a parent. It offers personalized results and research-backed action steps.

We equip those who believe in positive change with actions to build a better world. Every story matters. Every action counts.