Packed full of high-quality, all-natural ingredients, the dog food and treats from Dog for Dog are a great choice for your furry friend. Not only are they delicious and nutritious, but for every bag of Dog for Dog food sold, another bag is donated to a local animal shelter to help dogs in need stay… Read More…
Possessing more than 900 active projects, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is one of the United States’ leading organizations for clinical and medical research. Pioneering scientists from around the country and the world visit Cedars-Sinai and its diverse array of laboratories, institutes, and research groups to push the boundaries of medical knowledge and break new ground with… Read More…
Founded in 1989, Best Buddies is a US-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the social inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The organization’s mission rests on three pillars. One is to promote friendships between those with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities. Another pillar involves leadership development. The third pillar focuses on… Read More…
There are plenty of myths about shelter dogs, but perhaps the hardest one to shake is the misconception that all shelter dogs have behavior problems. Believe it or not, only a fraction of dogs ends up in shelters because their behavior was too challenging for their owners to handle. For the most part, dogs are… Read More…
If you’ve made the decision to adopt a shelter dog, congratulations! Given that approximately 670,000 shelter dogs are euthanized every year, according to statistics from the ASPCA, you are quite literally saving the life of a deserving animal by opening your home to it. However, even for dogs that are delighted to be adopted, the… Read More…
With National Volunteer Week just around the corner, you might be thinking about joining the millions of Americans—more than 62 million, in fact, according to 2015 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics—who make a difference in their communities by donating their time and skills to organizations in need. But you may not know that… Read More…
Volunteering, whether it’s at your local animal shelter, as a Big Brother or Big Sister, or anything in between, is a great way to make a difference in your community and beyond. But given the many commitments in our daily lives, oftentimes we find that we don’t have much more than a few hours a… Read More…
As an organization dedicated to promoting social justice and challenging all forms of hate and bias, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) knows what a vitally important role teachers and educators play in helping young people develop an understanding of and a respect for diverse perspectives. Many studies have demonstrated that when educational environments foster and promote… Read More…
Each year in the United States, some 380,000 babies are born prematurely. Defined as birth occurring before week 37 of pregnancy, premature birth and its related complications are not only the leading cause of death in American babies, they can also contribute to serious long-term health problems for those babies who do survive infancy. While… Read More…
If you’ve made the decision to become a “Big” with Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles (JBBBSLA), you’re in for an experience that many other Bigs have described as life-changing. Watching your “Little” grow and discover new things about themselves and their abilities is immensely rewarding, and Bigs often report that spending time… Read More…