WeTransfer and Headspace partner to forgive medical debt for low-income Los Angeles residents

WeTransfer, the company that supports creativity with tools to move ideas, and Headspace, a global mindfulness brand whose aim is to improve the health and happiness of the world, announced they have partnered to forgive nearly $30 million of medical debt for those facing financial hardship in the city of Los Angeles. WeTransfer and Headspace are working together with RIP Medical Debt, a non-profit organization that locates, buys and forgives medical debt for pennies on the dollar on behalf of individuals, foundations and corporations to clear medical debt for those…

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Stephen And Ayesha Curry Launch Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation To Ignite And Inspire Opportunities For Children

Two-time NBA MVP and three-time NBA Champion Stephen Curry and renowned restauranteur, chef, The New York Times best-selling author and TV host Ayesha Curry announce the launch of Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, a family-founded charity with a mission to help end childhood hunger, ensure universal access to quality education and enable healthy, active lifestyles. Prioritizing underprivileged children primarily in the Oakland and Bay Area communities as an innovative and impactful local non-profit organization, Eat. Learn. Play. creates a new model for communities and families to come together with a commitment…

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New PSAs Featuring The Angry Birds Movie 2 Inspire Girls to Pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

The Ad Council has joined forces with Sony Pictures Animation/Rovio Entertainment’s The Angry Birds Movie 2 to inspire young girls to use science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to envision, invent and create a better world. The new PSAs (public service advertisements) are an extension of the Ad Council’s She Can STEM campaign, which encourages girls to pursue their STEM passions by challenging obsolete stereotypes and surprising girls with how cool, unexpected and inspiring STEM can be. The PSAs feature Silver, a dazzling young bird who is the smartest engineer…

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Retailers Partner with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Help Kids and Teens Prepare for Back2School

Boys & Girls Clubs of America launched its 2019 Back2School cause campaign this week in partnership with more than a dozen retailers around the country. As millions of kids and teens return to school later this month and in August, the youth advocacy organization is working to ensure that all youth have the same opportunities to succeed in life. After-school programs at Boys & Girls Clubs support the learning kids and teens do during the school day. They ensure all youth have the resources they need to achieve a great…

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NSC and NHTSA: Learn How to Prevent Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke Deaths

In recognition of National Heatstroke Prevention Day on July 31, the National Safety Council and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are urging Americans to understand how to prevent pediatric vehicular heatstroke. Already this year, according to press reports, the United States has lost more than 20 children because they were either left unattended or became trapped inside a hot vehicle. Owners should keep their vehicles locked at all times when parked to prevent a child climbing in and becoming trapped, and parents should teach children that vehicles are not…

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