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Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Unfortunately, over the past 18 months, we have seen a drastic surge in domestic violence incidents—many of us know someone who has been affected by domestic violence first-hand. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we want to highlight an organization that is working to help all affected. Children and youth are often some of [...]

Mental Health Awareness Month

October is Mental Health Awareness Month, so we want to highlight an organization that provides awareness and support for suicide prevention. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) funds research, offers educational programs, advocates for public policy reforms, and provides support to those affected by suicide. Our friend, Maryrose Solis, is participating in AFSP’s third […]

Simply Good: Supporting Academic Recovery

I’ve heard it said that, despite substantial distance learning efforts, students of all ages in all locations have essentially lost an entire year of their education due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While businesses and other facets of our daily lives start to return to some degree of normalcy, students are still floundering in the academic […]

Simply Good: Independence for All

“Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess.” By the time founding father Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in 1776, he was already considered by many to be a radical zealot. Paine’s relentless gospel of freedom was so [...]

Simply Good: Honoring Asian Pacific And Jewish Americans

Did you know there are more than 300,000 Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander U.S. veterans living today? Neither did I! For the 2021 observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Federal Asian Pacific Council (FAPAC) chose Advancing Leaders through Public Service as its theme, focusing on Asian Pacific Americans who are […]

Simply Good: Closing the Gender Pay Gap

Equal Pay Day caught us by surprise this year! Established to raise awareness of the gender pay gap, this symbolic day has historically been celebrated in April to show how far into the year a woman must work to match a man’s pay from the previous year. At first glance, an earlier observance in March […]

Simply Good: Celebrating Women

Every March 8, International Women's Day is celebrated to honor the social and political achievements of women around the world. Originally dubbed "National Woman's Day" in New York City in 1909, the holiday was established worldwide in 1911, when millions of people across Europe organized parades and demonstrations, demanding the right to vote for women. [...]

Simply Good: Big Changes Ahead, Plus the Big Announcement I Promised!

Phew! A lot has happened since our last Simply Good, which came out the day before the insurrection in the US Capitol. Since then we’ve seen our new administration take action after action to make progress for our country. A lot happened in January (does anyone else feel like it lasted for six months?). Now we’re […]

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