The Environment
Democracy & Equality
Health
Community Issues

Become part of a growing number of socially aware people making a difference:

 

  • Find issues about which you are passionate
  • Find ways to help that fit your lifestlye
  • Encourage your friends to do the same

16 issues on this site:

The Environment Democracy & Equality Health Community Issues
  1. Clean Water
  2. Global Warming
  3. Land Preservation 
  4. Recycling
  1. Education & Development
  2. Homelessness & Poverty
  3. Gender Equality
  4. Financial Well-being
  1. HIV/AIDS
  2. General Fitness
  3. Cancer/Smoking
  4. Organ & Blood Donation
  1. Drug/Alcohol Abuse
  2. Animal Welfare
  3. Crime Prevention
  4. Senior Care
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Link from each of the 16 issues to find:

  • Simple actions you and your friends can take
  • Places you can volunteer locally
  • Grant applications to receive funding for your great ideas
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Environment

Clean Water
Every 15 seconds a child dies from a waterborne disease.

This video has been viewed
640 times.
Clean Water Video
Global Warming Video
Global Warming
The United States is responsible for 25% of the world\'s carbon dioxide emissions.

This video has been viewed
395 times.
Land Preservation
1.5 acres of rainforest are lost every second.

This video has been viewed
303 times.
Land Preservation Video
Recycling Video
Recycling
2.5M plastic bottles are thrown away every hour.

This video has been viewed
325 times.

Democracy & Equality

Education & Development
The high school dropout rate in the US is approximately 25% per year.

This video has been viewed
372 times.
Education & Development Video
Homelessness & Poverty Video
Homelessness & Poverty
12% of the US lives in poverty (including over 12M children).

This video has been viewed
464 times.
Gender Equality
There are more than 2 illiterate women for every 1 illiterate man on earth.

This video has been viewed
294 times.
Gender Equality Video
Financial Well-being Video
Financial Well-being
More than 5M Americans have lost their jobs in the last year.

This video has been viewed
319 times.

Health

HIV/AIDS
33M people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS.

This video has been viewed
392 times.
HIV/AIDS Video
General Fitness Video
General Fitness
Roughly 2/3 of all Americans are overweight.

This video has been viewed
309 times.
Cancer/Smoking
Over 1,500 Americans die from cancer every day.

This video has been viewed
306 times.
Cancer/Smoking Video
Organ & Blood Donation Video
Organ & Blood Donation
Every 2 seconds someone in the US needs blood.

This video has been viewed
300 times.

Community Issues

Drug/Alcohol Abuse
Over 15M Americans are dependent on alcohol and 4M on illicit drugs.

This video has been viewed
321 times.
Drug/Alcohol Abuse Video
Animal Welfare Video
Animal Welfare
Between 3M - 4M dogs and cats are put to sleep in shelters each year.

This video has been viewed
325 times.
Crime Prevention
Homicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for 15 - 24 year olds.

This video has been viewed
370 times.
Crime Prevention Video
Senior Care Video
Senior Care
Roughly 80% of seniors have at least one chronic health condition.

This video has been viewed
309 times.