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Companies Are Helping Their Workers Commute Sustainably

Businesses are rewarding employees for leaving their cars at home, handing cities a powerful new tool in their quest to reduce car use.
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Gun Safety Helpers 2022

Helpers 2022: Activists & Leaders Who Will End Gun Violence

Every year, The Helpers Edition of the Goodnewspaper highlights inspiring helpers in a number of categories. In this post we’re celebrating helpers in the Gun Reform category.
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10 Cities Where Bike Commuting Is Growing Fastest in the US

Using data from the Bike League, the Census Bureau, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and several cities' websites, we looked into the 10 cities in the U.S. where bike commuting has increased the most.
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Climate Helpers 2022

Helpers 2022: Climate Change Activists Leading the Way

Every year, The Helpers Edition of the Goodnewspaper highlights inspiring helpers in a number of categories. In this post we’re celebrating helpers in the Climate category.
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Abortion posters

16 Free Pro-Abortion Posters to Print & Display

We’ve collected some of our favorite free pro-choice and pro-abortion posters to make it easy for you to find, print, and show off. 
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Affordable Housing Solutions

Creative Affordable Housing Solutions Opening Doors For All

While affordable housing is a multilayered issue, it’s important that we both acknowledge the systems that put many in this position while also recognizing the people and organizations diligently working towards creative solutions.
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Homeless care package kit

Support your community: How to make a (genuinely helpful) homeless care kit

The process of creating these kits can be fun and rewarding — and can be done as an activity with friends or family. And once completed, these kits are perfect for keeping in your car or backpack so they’re easily accessible when the opportunity to gift them arises.
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Illustrated calendar for January awareness celebrations

January: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes

The ultimate calendar of January’s awareness days, national months, and more...
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Teen Activists: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Mari Copeny, and Malala Yousafzai

20 Teen Activists Who Inspire Us To Do More Good

Teen and young adult activists have been the backbone of many current social movements we see taking hold today, we’re highlighting a few (of the many) who have and are currently leading the charge on social change around the world.
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Simple calendar illustration for March's awareness months

March: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes

The ultimate calendar of March’s awareness days, national months, and more...
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Yung Gravy Collects His Fans' Bras — For A Good Cause

Yung Gravy, a 26-year-old rapper known for his viral TikToks and satire-filled beats, is collecting the bras thrown on stage by his fans and using them to help other women.
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These Innovative Housing Projects Increase Affordability on a Major Scale

The United Nations reports that 1.6 billion people live in inadequate housing conditions, while at last count, more than 100 million people have no housing at all. It’s a big number that helpers are working to shrink through a variety of international affordable housing efforts.
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