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Improving mental health

Covid-19 affects the vulnerable

John Oates revives music festival to help fight pandemic-related hunger crisis
Covid-19 is increasing demands on nonprofits. Here are three ways you can make an impact
GoFundMe's biggest campaigns in history spotlight America's most pressing issues

Rays of hope during pandemic

Just one day after completing CPR training, a teen saves her friend's life
'All Star' blood donor honored for giving 120 gallons over his lifetime
A mother leads the social media charge to register bone marrow donors and help her son beat cancer

Helping homelessness

Racism and injustice

Honoring legacies

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Outdoor classrooms reenergize kids during the pandemic

Volunteers distribute free turkeys to those in need on behalf of Chance The Rapper charitable foundation SocialWorks ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in Chicago, Illinois, on November 23, 2020.

Covid-19 is increasing demands on nonprofits. Here are three ways you can make an impact

PUERTO CABEZAS, NICARAGUA - NOVEMBER 18: Houses of Filimón Rivera area remain devastated after passage of Hurricane Iota on November 18, 2020 in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Puerto Cabezas, also known as Bilwi, was severely slammed by winds and storms brought by hurricane Iota, only two weeks after Eta. Since yesterday, this coastal town remains practically isolated and without electricity after strong winds knocked down utility poles and antennas. National government announced that over 45,000 people have been evacuated all over the country. (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

Help Central America hurricane victims

Maggie Varney, right, founder of Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan, teaches volunteer Lamaine Lockhart, left, how to make a plaster mold for a wig.

Ready to cut your long, quarantine hair? Consider donating it to charity

PARK RIDGE, IL - DECEMBER 20: A donation is made into Salvation Army bell ringer Juanita Brown's red Holiday donation kettle December 20, 2005 in Park Ridge, Illinois. Since 1865, the Salvation Army has been helping the needy and every year close to 33 million people in the U.S. receive help from the Salvation Army. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Salvation Army starts holiday fundraising early amid increasing demands

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Artist sketches portraits of Covid-19 survivors

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Non-profit helps people start food gardens

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Black lives matter in children's books, too. That's why this couple started a non-profit

A group of volunteers complete training to work on house rennovations in New Orleans.

New Orleans after Katrina: This non-profit is still helping the city rebuild 15 years later

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Couple gives away free books with black characters

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Saving injured wildlife one owl and fox at a time

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Non-profit still helps New Orleans rebuild 15 years after Katrina

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Artists mask street murals as a visual reminder to stop Covid-19 spread

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Many black-owned small businesses are especially vulnerable now due to the effects of the pandemic, recession and vandalism.

How to help black-owned businesses recover

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Minneapolis theater workers help businesses during unrest

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Free mindfulness classes for kids' mental health

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Nursing student answers call to help covid-19 patients in Detroit

Blood banks across the US are seeing an unprecedented number of canceled blood drives.

Help protect the most vulnerable from coronavirus