Tag: DoSomething.org

DoSomething.org Partners with Climate Justice Activist Aditi Mayer for a PSA Urging Young People to Advocate for a Greener Future and Stop Environmental Racism

Stuart Mitchell

As we enter a new year, we are running out of time to curb the harmful, lasting impact of climate injustice and environmental racism in North America and around the globe. Climate inequity systematically decreases the life spans of communities of color, and the World Bank estimates that 68 to 135 million people could be pushed into poverty through climate inequity by 2030. Despite these alarming truths, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has historically done little to stop this environmental racism. This is why DoSomething.org – one of the largest…

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DoSomething.org and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Encourages Gen Z to Fight Tobacco Use as a Social Justice Issue

Stuart Mitchell

With Big Tobacco continually trying to hook Black, Brown and LGBTQ+ youth and low-income communities on its products, fighting these predatory marketing tactics has clearly become a social justice issue that young people care passionately about. What’s more, tobacco use impacts mental health and environmental protection efforts. To show young people that tobacco use is an intersectional challenge and to unite them to keep their loved ones and friends tobacco- and nicotine-free, DoSomething.org and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids are launching a three-month program titled, “Why We Should Care.” “We are excited…

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DoSomething.org Registers Over 125k Young Voters and Announces New Partnerships For 250k Goal Ahead of 2020 Presidential Election

Stuart Mitchell

When DoSomething.org, the largest organization exclusively for young people and social change, launched its non-partisan 2020 voter registration campaign in January, Our 2020 Vision, it had a goal of registering 250,000 young people to vote ahead of the Presidential election. The nonprofit has surpassed halfway to that goal, having directly driven over 125,000 voter registrations to date this year. Seeing a recent surge of registrations during COVID-19 and the racial justice events taking place across the country, and with a majority of remaining registrations anticipated in September and October, DoSomething…

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DoSomething.org Launches Weekly Survey to Gauge Gen Z’s Opinions and Concerns on COVID-19 Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

College semesters spent at home. Canceled proms and graduations. First jobs lost. The rites of passage for teenagers and young adults are suddenly on hold—on top of their fear for the health and economic livelihoods of their loved ones—making the COVID-19 crisis a particularly confusing and fraught time for Gen Z. To support its more than 5 million global members aged 13-25, DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change, has launched a COVID-19 resource to help young people stay healthy, fight anxiety, take action, and share their…

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Actress Jenna Ortega (Netflix’s “You”) Kicks Off DoSomething.org and Aéropostale’s 2020 “Teens for Jeans” Campaign, Which Has Donated 5 Million Pairs of Jeans to Young People in Homeless Shelters Since 2008

Stuart Mitchell

Almost 40% of people experiencing homelessness in the United States are under 18. One item they commonly request in homeless shelters is a pair of jeans. Why? Jeans are comfortable in any season and can be worn multiple times between washes. Plus, for a teenager without many belongings, wearing a pair of jeans can provide a sense of security. That’s why DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change, and Aéropostale, the specialty retailer of casual fashion apparel and accessories, have teamed up for the ninth time on…

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