DYK? Children who perform acts of kindness have a higher likelihood of social acceptance and academic achievement.

You can help the kids in your life (your own children, cousins, grandkids, nieces and nephews, etc.) learn about the importance of helping people in need. Many kids have at least one or two toys that they no longer play with, and you can encourage them to donate these toys to another child that may not have any toys.

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1️⃣ Discover a directory of homeless shelters in the U.S. at the link below. Once you locate your state on the map, clicking on your state will bring up a list of counties. From there, you can find contact information for the homeless shelters in or closest to your community.

https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/

2️⃣ Call at least one homeless shelter near you and ask if they accept donations of gently used toys. If so, donate!

Make sure to have a discussion with the child/children in your life that are choosing what toys they'd like to donate. Talk about the importance of their choices to give away 1 or 2 unused
toys, and how much of a smile it will bring to another child's face.

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📸: Love to Know

Source: Homeless Shelter Directory

In 2020, 1 in 5 high school students used e-cigarettes (also known as vaping), and 1 in 20 middle schoolers used them. Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is highly addictive and can harm a child's brain development. Kids who vape are also more likely than kids who don't to smoke cigarettes later in life.

Many kids who vape are not even aware that the e-cigarette liquid contains nicotine, and while scientists are still learning about the long-term side effects of smoking e-cigarettes, approximately 50% of calls to poison control centers about e-cigarettes are for kids age 5 and under. So, these devices are not only harmful to the user. They're also harmful to those around them since many vaping devices could look like a toy to a child.

You can help by asking Congress to give Medicaid enrollees access to treatments that will help them deal with their nicotine addiction and ultimately stop vaping.

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https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/get-involved/medicaid-bill

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📸: Public Policy Institute of California

Source: CDC, Tobacco Free Kids

There are more than 12 million children living in poverty in America.

Alice's Kids is a nonprofit that was founded by a family that experienced what it is to grow up in extreme poverty first-hand. The organization's goal is to provide targeted financial assistance to children in need, something that many organizations lack.

You can volunteer virtually to help Alice's Kids succeed in their mission to help kids in need when you...

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-Discover the details of signing up to volunteer at https://aliceskids.org/volunteer-opportunities/

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Source: Alice's Kids, Children's Defense Fund