In a bid to be more environmentally conscious, 85% of Americans surveyed have made at least one positive change in their lifestyle in the past year. The great news is that a growing interest in becoming more eco-aware is a…
As the world becomes more and more attentive to the importance of mental health, researchers are offering up an invaluable resource on how to give “psychological first aid” to a distressed person—and it is available for free. Johns Hopkins University…
Amid lockdowns, people are eating healthier, cooking their own food, and consuming more fruit and vegetables, according to preliminary results from a worldwide Corona Cooking Survey. Based on analysis of answers to the survey by 11,000 people in 11 countries,…
Photo by Hannah Kim “What is a few more months out of my life? It’s nothing compared to what they’ve sacrificed.” That’s the mindset that guided my 90-day journey across all 50 states in 2018 to visit almost 100 Korean…
This 10-year-old girl has singlehandedly managed to give the gift of art and joy to more than 1,500 kids in foster care and homeless shelters during the COVID-19 shutdowns. Chelsea Phaire is the mastermind behind Chelsea’s Charity—a nonprofit that she…
The British Columbian government has managed to provide housing for more than 200 homeless Canadians while simultaneously bringing economic support to struggling hotels during the COVID-19 crisis. This week, provincial legislators purchased the Comfort Inn Hotel in Victoria for $18.5…
As more and more Americans file for unemployment amidst the novel coronavirus shutdowns, the Headspace meditation and mindfulness service is offering up its services to those who may need it most. Starting this week, Headspace will be offering free one-year…
More than 400 California college graduates were left overwhelmed with joy and surprise earlier this week after they were told that anonymous donors had paid off their student debt. The unidentified benefactors paid off the debt by donating more than…
Food Network star, Chef, and lifetime restaurateur, Guy Fieri has raised more than $22 million to help restaurant employees that have been unable to work during the COVID-19 shutdowns across the country. Fieri has created the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund,…
In a first for any month, renewables from solar, wind, and hydropower generated more electricity than coal on every day in April 2020, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). This impressive stretch actually began on…
