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Kelly feeds her neighbor and yours

On the clock or on the weekend, Kelly is taking care of her neighbors. And yours. And mine.

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Marjean welcomes the stranger

By the sheer blessings that I have, I was born in a place where I can survive. But I remind myself that I could very well be that person who needs help.

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Jaya wants to talk about you, not your kids

We learn in our formative years to hand-pick our circle of friends and stick with the ones who allow us to be raw and authentic.

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Bobbie London talks kinship

Bobbie’s Kinship support groups provide circles of support to grandparents raising their grandchildren and aunts and uncles raising their nieces and nephews

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Melissa Kaye empowers youth to take action

Melissa Kaye and her family honor Joshua’s caring spirit through Joshua Kaye Foundation , whose mission is to empower youth to give back to their communities through acts of service.

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Amanda shares the reality of foster care

Amanda Durante’s mission is to Empower Foster Children and build their confidence with The Wandering Heart Project

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Jayd & Shavon remind us that early education should not be a privilege

Jayd Rodrigues and Shavon Drayton discuss why early childhood education should not be a privilege.

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Kenzie Fights Period Poverty

Kenzie Blackwell talks about the impact on a girl who misses school because she doesn’t have access to a tampon.

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Cheryl Ryan Chan uses her rage

Cheryl Ryan Chan will use her rage to fight for the rights of the disabled

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Allyson Spellman Will Be Their Light

Allyson Spellman makes a career of emboldening women to use their strengths for good. The Advocacy Issue was a natural collaboration for this busy mom, actress, Telly Award winner, motivational speaker, philanthropist, JTV host, vegan, animal rights activist, and entrepreneur.

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Dr. Aslami Treats the Whole Woman

Our conversation with Dr. Aslami invited a raw Q&A about her heritage and her ethnicity in the middle of a discussion about her medical practice. My questions were met with grace and guidance by Dr. Aslami. As an Editor, my questions were driven by a desire to learn her full story. As a woman, my questions were driven by my desire to learn about the world “right up the road” and into which I hope to be invited.

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Ilana and Briana Are Not Bystanders

For Ilana Pavlotsky and Briana Tautiva, the war in Ukraine is a personal nightmare. Being a bystander is not an option. Doing something to help is in their blood and their family history.

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Nicole Gambino Creates Warrior Students

Nicole Gambino is an executive function coach based on Boston’s South Shore. her clients are often misunderstood, a feeling Nicole could relate to until she found a functional formula that changes a student to a warrior.

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Beth Lane is Unbroken

UnBroken tells the story of the seven Weber siblings who evaded death at the hands of the Nazis and escaped Germany following their mother’s incarceration and murder at Auschwitz. After being hidden in a laundry hut by a German farmer, the children spent two years alone in war-torn Germany. Beth Lane is the daughter of the youngest Weber.

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Libby Andrew Tells Stories With Fashion

Fashion insider Libby Andrew knows that sometimes the best way to tell our stories is to first try on an image. Using fashion as a pen, her fashion camp teaches kids how to dress up and then write the story.