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The Walk to End Bladder Cancer, May 31st in Manhattan’s Hudson River Park

To mark Bladder Cancer Awareness Month in May, The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network [https://bcan.org/] hosts the Walk to End Bladder Cancer on May 31st in Manhattan’s Hudson River Park, Pier 25. More than 725,000 people in the United States are living with bladder cancer, yet its warning signs are often missed until everything changes—and outcomes are worse for women at every stage. Bladder cancer survivors Shannon van Heerden and Sandy Weicher, tell their stories and urge others to trust their instincts when something feels wrong.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Citizenry: "A Dating App for Making a Difference"

The newly launched Citizenry [https://www.citizenry.me/] is a free, nonprofit, AI-enabled platform that matches New Yorkers who want to get involved in their city with the civic groups, neighborhood organizations, and nonprofits that actually need them. Before launching Citizenry, founder Dominic Ramos-Ruiz served as U.S. Head of The Conduit, a global network for purpose-driven leaders, and worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the community development and impact investing team. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

LIKE, FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online

Even most adults on social media are comfortable with casually posting their own personal moments online, what is it like to grow up with a camera focused on you 24/7? To have your childhood moments—tantrums, potty training, breastfeeding-weaning—sold by your parents as “content”, and broadcast to an audience of millions? Journalist Fortesa Latifi is author of LIKE, FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online. Fortesa Latifi’s work has been featured in Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Washington Post & Teen Vogue and elsewhere. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Samaritan Daytop Village on the Connection Between Substance Recovery and Nutrition

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Many people who are living with depression, anxiety or trauma, unfortunately also suffer from substance use disorder. James Hollywood, from Samaritan Daytop Village [https://www.samaritanvillage.org/], talks about the connection between recovery and nutrition. For over 60 years, Samaritan Daytop Village has been improving the quality of life for New Yorkers. The nonprofit is nationally recognized for the treatment of substance use disorder as well as for the veteran-specific approach it pioneered. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

WHEDco on Why Strengthening Home-Based Child Care is Key for NY Families

Many parents know the struggle of finding child care that is affordable, accessible and aligned with work schedules. Even with proposals to expand access towards universal childcare, the system remains complex and uneven, with many families relying on a patchwork of solutions. Davon Russell, President of WHEDco [https://whedco.org/], discusses why home based child care must be central to efforts to increase access to childcare; a conversation based on his Op-Ed for Crain’s New York [https://www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-universal-child-care-must-include-home-based-care/]. In addition to building award-winning affordable housing, Bronx-based WHEDco provides early childhood and after-school programs, arts and cultural programming, access to healthy food, and small business support. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.