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Every three minutes, a young athlete reaches out for help in the ER due to a sports-related concussion. Let's raise awareness and prioritize safety on the field. Donate now through the link below to help support brain-injury research⬇️ https://loom.ly/N9Y2mBg #SportsSafety #ConcussionAwareness

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The countdown begins! 🤩 Here are some updates for the May 18th! Spread the word to register, donate, or volunteer. Use the link below to register ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gTRRbGk6

After dropping off winter items to an OKC public school collected by the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education's board of directors last week, I was asked by my own child's school to take their lost & found items from last semester to Goodwill. But I had a better idea and asked if I could donate those items to that OKCPS school. After washing and organizing those items, I counted 15 sweatshirts, 17 jackets, 2 coats, 9 winter hats, 6 gloves, and the list goes on. Most of these items were gently used, name brand items and each went to good homes or the clothes closet of that school yesterday! This got me thinking. Rather than simply donating unclaimed items from schools to places like Goodwill and the Salvation Army, why don't we first reach out to our Title 1 schools? We can easily stock their clothes closets with the nice clothes left behind at other schools. Can you imagine every school having a stocked clothes closet for their students in need?! Moral behind this share: Not only can you help in drives like Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation's Coat-a-Kid, but you can help by donating that barely used coat or shoes your child grew out of to a school who has a child in need of that exact size. In every community there are students and families who need our help, and helping is easier than you think! When it's time for your child's school to donate the lost and found items, remember this post. If you're near me, reach out or share with your school's PTA/PTO. Bring the items to me and I'll do the rest! #clothescloset #title1 #donate #oklahomacity #oklahoma #publicschools #lostandfound #coatdrive #pta #pto

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At NPAC, we envision a world in which pain is treated equitably and effectively, so that all people in pain have the opportunity to lead full and productive lives. Your donation to NPAC will help us transform the mindsets, systems, and policies that pose barriers to the health of people living with pain. https://lnkd.in/gcnyq-yG #GivingTuesday

#Givetoday to help us continue to #expand #access to #highereducation, foster #equity and #educational and #professional #opportunities for our #community, and #uphold #dignity in the #highereducationinprison field. #DonateToday - https://lnkd.in/eJZYZFPC I've been #working at the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison as an Alliance #Fellow for most of this year, #earning a #livingwage. This has allowed me to #help my #family come to a place of #financialstability for the #firsttime in any of our lives, and has enabled me to #engage in #mutualaid to #support my outside #community #members who have been #struggling to #navigate life after #prison, to continue on their #recovery #journeys, and to keep a #roof over their heads. Your #contribution can help the Alliance continue this work, which has already #impacted the lives of many #incarcerated #people and our #families who were running short on #hope. I've been incarcerated for over 15 years and the Alliance has #supported me in stepping #deeper into being a #contributing #member to my outside #community...even though I'm still inside. #Pleasesupport this #organization. Victoria Scott (https://lnkd.in/ecT42KFy) and I are working on #building the #guiding #documents for #student-#professionals, #employer-#partners, and #DOC #leadership on how to #build a #sustainable, #replicable, and #adaptable #model of #EducationinAction - providing #avenues to #directly apply #higher #education by working in a #professional #capacity. This is in #addition to #supporting the #improvement and #expansion of #quality #highereducationinprison #programming across the #country. Definitely a #worthycause. #DonateNow - https://lnkd.in/eJZYZFPC

Eating disorders are pervasive and life-threatening. They are mental illnesses with often severe physical repercussions, and they have the potential to cause lifelong harm to a person of any age, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. Missouri Eating Disorders Association presents at schools in the Greater St. Louis region to educate the most vulnerable populations - our kids, tweens, and teenagers - on the signs and symptoms of eating disorders. The two main takeaways of the presentation? 1. How to ask for help for yourself or a friend ("tell a trusted adult!"), and 2. Recovery is possible. I believe so fully in the importance of this program and the incredible capabilities of the MOEDA team. Early education and prevention of eating disorders saves lives. The students we serve - and all kids - deserve full lives filled with the regular ups & downs that life undoubtedly brings. Together, we can fight eating disorders, strengthen our community, and work to change the narrative of diet culture. Today is GiveSTL Day. Please consider supporting MOEDA. Thank you! https://lnkd.in/gAvpTeNi