Pinwheels for Prevention Takes Over Times Square

On April 16, Pinwheels for Prevention will create a pinwheel garden in Times Square to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect.
On April 16, Pinwheels for Prevention will create a pinwheel garden in Times Square to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect.

There’s one basic question Matt Feldman of Prevent Child Abuse America wants us all to think about — as a society, how do we want to raise our kids? On April 16, 2013, Prevent Child Abuse America will bring thousands of people together for an event in Times Square — the heart of New York City ...

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Giving Kids a Level Playing Field in Tennessee

Heath Arnold launched a petition that helped push a bill to allow home-schooled kids the chance to play in public schools.
Heath Arnold launched a petition that helped push a bill to allow home-schooled kids the chance to play in public schools.

Last month, Heath Arnold launched a petition on Causes.com that lead to passing a law, Bill 222, which will allow all home-schooled students to participate in public school sports in Tennessee. According to U.S. News, 7.6 million high school students played sports in the 2010-2011 school year. It’s estimated that more than two million students are ...

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Spotlight: High School Student Anna Hankins Takes on Plastics

Cause leader Anna Hankins wants to educate people about the consequences of one-use plastic bottles.
Cause leader Anna Hankins wants to educate people about the consequences of one-use plastic bottles.

How many times have you thrown away a plastic bottle this week? That’s the question high school student and cause leader Anna Hankins wants people to think about the next time they buy a one-use plastic water bottle. Anna launched a petition in January of 2013 to get vending machines that sell bottled water out ...

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Success: Cause Leader Receives Apology from Fox News

Click to watch video of Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson apologizing to Pagan and Wiccan communities.
Click to watch video of Fox News contributor Tucker Carlson apologizing to Pagan and Wiccan communities.

We learn something new every day about the people that use Causes.com. From New York to India, the ideas and beliefs shared through our site stretch across a wide spectrum. Last week, we noticed a petition from cause leader Felix Wolfe. He’s an Eclectic Wiccan, which we really didn’t know anything about. [Ed Note: We ...

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