Posts Categorized: Non Profit & Charity

High Rate of Adolescent Suicide Leads EMQ FamiliesFirst to Offer Three-Part Crisis Services

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In Silicon Valley’s Santa Clara County, teen suicides occur – and often cluster – at a rate higher than the California average.[1] There is a growing need for quality mental health care to bring relief to this disturbing trend. September is Suicide Prevention Month, and this week also marks the one-year anniversary of the full… Read more »

Help fund global access to clean water on Kickstarter: aqUV, sustainable water purification

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Every day nearly 2,000 children die from waterborne illnesses due to lack of clean water and proper sanitation. One in nine people lack access to a clean water source, mostly in developing countries. Three Gainesville entrepreneurs, Daniel Blood, Rob Damitz, and Erica Gonzaga, have identified a solution to this global issue by founding aqUV. Their… Read more »

VeinInnovations & Friends to Donate $12 Per Screened Adult to the American Heart Association

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VeinInnovations invites all participants at the Atlanta Heart Walk on Saturday, September 26th to stop by the VeinInnovations tent and have their legs screened for varicose and spider veins to raise funds for the American Heart Association. For each adult screening conducted, VeinInnovations doctors and partners will donate $12 to the American Heart Association. “We… Read more »