Tag: volunteer opportunities
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Call for Volunteers: Knit Purple Hats to Raise Awareness for Shaken Baby Syndrome
Get Pregnant Fast Are you passionate about knitting or crocheting? If so, it’s time to grab those needles and hooks! An initiative led by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) and 14 other states is seeking volunteers to create purple hats for newborns, all in support of a crucial cause. This effort is part…
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Not Everyone Can Be a Foster Parent, But Everyone Can Contribute to Supporting Foster Children
Get Pregnant Fast Currently, over 400,000 children are in the foster care system, with nearly half residing with non-relative foster families. While some may find their forever homes through adoption, others might reunite with their biological parents, and some may spend their entire childhoods in foster care. These children come from diverse backgrounds, ages, and…
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Hunger Action Month: Its Significance and How You Can Get Involved
Get Pregnant Fast Hunger is a pressing issue that many of us rarely consider in our daily lives. Yet, millions of Americans—men, women, and children alike—face the harsh reality of hunger. In a nation where food waste is rampant, this situation is nothing short of unacceptable. According to Feeding America’s latest data, 1 in 8…
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From a Houstonian: 9 Ways to Assist Hurricane Harvey Survivors
Get Pregnant Fast As Hurricane Harvey wreaked havoc, I found myself glued to the news, constantly checking my phone for alerts about tornadoes and flash floods. It was surreal—was this really happening? Was Hurricane Harvey Houston’s equivalent to Katrina? Initially, I dismissed the comparisons. After all, Houston is 40 miles inland and sits 50–100 feet…