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As the holiday season approaches, many of us feel inspired to give back and support those in need. However, while the intention to donate is noble, it's essential to approach giving thoughtfully to ensure our contributions make a genuine impact and are handled safely. Check out this article to explore practical tips for donating wisely during the holiday season: https://lnkd.in/gbm4mMCh

The Laundry Truck LA, we know clean clothes mean more than hygiene—they mean dignity, confidence, and opportunity. Our fundraiser, Fresh Starts Begin With Clean Clothes, was created to ensure we can continue bringing free mobile laundry services to those in need across Los Angeles. Clean clothes can transform lives—increasing school attendance, helping individuals secure employment, and restoring self-worth. Every donation, big or small, will make a meaningful impact. Together, we can create fresh starts for those who need them most. ?? Support the cause: https://lnkd.in/gjAjGT9m ?? Learn more about our work: https://lnkd.in/gwSJ9Nbu

Age UK is absolutely right to highlight the need for a change in societal attitudes around ageing and older people and pointing to the high prevalence of ageism in this country. Ageism lies at the heart of the barriers to employment, the reduced quality in healthcare and the restrictions to community life many of us experience as we age.? ? Becoming ‘old’ is something we should all be able to aspire to do and so ageism is the prejudice against our future selves. And as self-defeating as it is on an individual level, its widespread prevalence in our country means we are also failing to fulfil our potential as a nation.??? ? The more voices that speak out and challenge ageism and negative attitudes and behaviours towards ageing and older people, the sooner we can end its harmful impact on society and individuals. It is time to remove the barriers which stop older people from realising their full potential and contribution to society so that we can all hope to age without limits in the future. ? This is why we launched @AgeWithoutLimits: a campaign that aims to change the way we all think about ageing and to support a growing movement of people and organisations working to make society more age-inclusive.

What a great new campaign by Age UK. If only we'd understand the immense value in aging and older people, and looked after them with such care as antiquities. I spent as much time as I could with my grandma and won't regret one second of it- only the ones we didn't have. The same goes with spending time with my dad: he has so much to give even at 76. Be there for the elderly, not just if they are ill or in need, and not just when you have a bit of time or want something, but always: they are valuable and need to be treated as such.? If only we understood when we were young the real meaning of growing up and growing old: to take responsibility for our actions in society, to become human beings that really show up for themselves and for others with love, neither at the expense of the other. To not treat ill people and our elderly like damaged goods. ?? Don't take time with elder people for granted, because one day there is no tomorrow. #agingsociety #oldergenerations #humanity #society #learning Age UK

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By supporting SADD Nation this holiday season, you can play a vital role in helping to impact hundreds of thousands of youth across the country. There is a tremendous need to elevate youth voices on issues affecting them. They have been yelling from the top of the mountains on: ? Traffic & Mobility Safety (i.e., addressing #distracteddriving, access to #drivereducation, and advocating for various automobile technology advances) ? Health & Mental Health (i.e., increasing #suicideawareness, access to #mentalhealth resources, and the pressures of school, work, extracurricular activities, and home) ? Substance Use Prevention (i.e., effects of tobacco & marijuana, addressing the #opioid epidemic, and the relation between mental health and drug use) #SADD is a part of that solution. We give youth more than a voice. We give them a platform to impact themselves and their peers. Through your support, you become part of #SADDNation, a team that will positively educate and inform youth across the country, ultimately helping to #savelives. Join us. www.sadd.org/donate

I wanted to take a moment to encourage you to join me in supporting United Way’s mission to improve lives in our community. By donating, you’ll help provide critical resources to those in need—whether it’s supporting education, healthcare, or economic stability. Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a meaningful difference. Together, we can create lasting change and help build a stronger, more resilient community. If you're able to contribute, you can do so here: https://lnkd.in/eurirVAm

We're looking to donate to 10 nonprofits today. Who's at the top of your list? Tag a nonprofit you love, and we'll donate $50 to their cause. Get them in, today! Why? Because it's Giving Tuesday! But honestly, every day should be. We need community now more than every, so please help us support values-aligned causes in your community. #givetoday #tellyourstory #buildcommunity #advanceequity #valuesdrivenleadership Via David, Pia, Evelin, Liza & Gabriela

I've served on the board of Georgians for a Healthy Future for several years now. Too often, Georgia has policies in place that don't allow people to thrive, particularly if you are not wealthy. ???????? ?????? ???????? ???? ???? ???????????????? ???? ??????'?? ???????????????????? ?????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????? ?????????????? ??????????? https://lnkd.in/e7rnN9PY With the gifts from last year’s Giving Day, GHF was able to: ? Support the passage of HB 404, the “Safe at Home Act.” This bill establishes basic protections for Georgia renters like ensuring rental units are fit for human habitation and limiting security deposits to no more than two months’ rent. ? Protect Georgia’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit from being cut in half by state legislators. ? Build support for increasing healthy, accessible housing for people with disabilities by sharing and presenting our?Realizing the Promise of Olmstead?report. We are counting on ???? ???????????? ???????? ?????? to make a gift in support of our Housing is Health initiative. Your gifts will kickstart the next phase of our work, which will include: ? Build support among state leaders to fully fund the Georgia Housing Voucher Program! This program ensures that Georgians with mental illness have stable, affordable housing that helps keep them healthy and out of crisis. ? Set up a working group that brings together people with disabilities, caregivers, housing experts, advocates, and Georgia’s state agencies overseeing health and housing to examine and promote ways to improve and expand housing for people with disabilities. ? Bring together housing and health advocates to identify opportunities for collaborations that will improve health and housing at the same time! We’re more powerful together. https://lnkd.in/e7rnN9PY

Let’s change how we age ?? This thought provoking new campaign by Age UK starts by asking the difficult question of why we value old objects over old people. Sadly research has shown that older people live in a society that they feel doesn’t value them. One of my favourite people to spend time with is my elderly father. He’s a young at heart 80 year old who inspires me every day and is simply one of my all time favourite people. He’s only just given up his road bike (with cleats for those that know!) and windsurfing after a hip replacement. My teenage kids choose to spend time with him including going out for dinner with him without me, phoning him for advice, chatting to him at all hours, sense checking life decisions with him. He still looks after his own garden without any help. Helps the ‘elderly’ (as he calls them) out in his village with shopping and driving them to appointments. Builds stuff. And I don’t just mean IKEA flatpack! Takes the most amazing wildlife photos. Walks miles every day. Travels far and wide. Embraces social media. Dances and sings to the ‘modern’ stuff. He is also a terrible tease and tells dreadful jokes but you can’t have it all. ?? He is quite simply the very best example of why age is but a number. If you met him you would understand why this brilliant campaign resonated with me and why we need to challenge outdated views and promote inclusivity and support for older people. Who is that person for you? The one who reminds you that you are only as young as you feel? That age does not and should not define us. #ageuk #inclusivity #changinglives #olderpeople #fundraising #campaign #charity #HiggsLLP Higgs LLP