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Caring Causes - Wreaths Across America: Giving in July

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Today, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announces the kickoff to its annual Giving in July campaign! For WAA, this is a month dedicated to celebrating local groups and individuals who participate in the organization’s $5 pay-back Sponsorship Group Program. Through this unique program supporters ‘Do Good Twice’ through each $17 sponsorship made.

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Caring Causes: Persevere

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During the summer, statistics show there is a 35% increase in juvenile crimes. This increase can be attributed to several factors including warmer weather, no school, boredom, and the fact that daylight hours are longer. America is currently home to more than 4 million youth aged 16-24 who aren’t in school or working. They are known as Opportunity Youth because of their potential value to our communities and economies.

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Music Minute - The MuchMusic Experience Tour

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Tickets Available Now Here Following the worldwide debut at SXSW 2023, the documentary feature, 299 Queen Street West, is coming to Canadian venues. After each screening will be an Intimate & Interactive with iconic MuchMusic VJ’s and the Director, Sean Menard. With unprecedented access to the MuchMusic archives, the two-hour feature tells the origin story and meteoric rise of the seminal music and pop culture brand, highlighting its beginnings as a scrappy Canadian television upstart. 299 Q

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Smart Safety: Summer Safety for Kids

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I had a chance to interview Corie Wagner, sr. editor, industry research for SafeHome.org , to get information about kids and safety over the summer. Why can summer activities lead to more ER visits? There are a few reasons for this: in the summer, kids play outside more. They're participating in contact sports and swimming. Swimming alone caused nearly 69,000 ER visits among kids last summer.

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Parenting Pointers: Summer Fun with Kids

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Here are some tips from WonderDads in order to make this the best summer ever for dads & their kids! 7 Dads Hacks to Make This Your Best Summer Ever WonderDads Hack #1: Take a Dad-Kids Trip The single best summer tradition for Dads. WonderDads Hack #2: Start Screen Free Sundays This Summer Healthy for everyone and creates great memories. WonderDads Hack #3: Check the Dad Feed Trade 3 minutes of your daily Facebook scrolling to find quick ways to connect with your kids this summer.

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Money Matters - Hardest States for Gen Z to Earn a Living

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A new ranking has revealed which states are currently the most difficult for Gen Zers to live in, as they’re the furthest away from making enough to cover their basic expenses. The findings, compiled by Hostinger , analyzed BLS data on the average salary in each state - split by age - and compared this to the current living wage in each area, to reveal where Gen Z is experiencing the most significant shortfall and would benefit from a second income.

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Terrific Tech - Parents and Kids' Cell Phone Survey

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Just in time for the Back to School season, HMD Global , the home of Nokia phones, today released the results of a new survey that reveals how parents really feel about their children's first phone. Results show that more than a third of all parents say affordability is extremely important. Yet even as cost reigns supreme, 70% say they would choose a smartphone over a cheaper feature (non-smart) phone.

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