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Lawyers for Children is a one-of-a-kind organization providing free legal and social work services for children in foster care and advocating for positive systemic reform. Executive Director Karen Freeman talks about additional challenges for children in the foster care system due to the pandemic, including children who have suddenly found themselves orphaned by COVID-19. For more, visit Lawyersforchildren.org

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THE GRATITUDE DIARIES: How A Year Looking on the Bright Side Transformed My Life, offers ideas to experience more joy this particular holiday season. Author Janice Kaplan also hosts the iHeart Radio podcast “The Gratitude Diaries” and is the former editor-in-chief of Parade Magazine.

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Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone is the newest children's hospital in New York City, and specifically designed with the needs of children and families in mind. Dr. Adam Ratner, the head of pediatric infectious disease at Hassenfeld, discusses Covid-19 and Cold & Flu Season, and our upcoming Hope for the Holidays Radiothon for the families and children of Hassenfeld. DONATE TODAY AT litefm.com/hope.

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2020 is the 35th year of Hungerthon, a project of Why Hunger, and an annual Thanksgiving radio tradition to support communities across America and build awareness about hunger and its root causes. Sr. Dir. of Programs Alison Cohen talks about the connection between hunger and poverty and how the pandemic has impacted the most vulnerable. For the Hungerthon auction, to purchase gifts or donate in support, visit hungerthon.org through December 31.

Priya Parker, author of THE ART OF GATHERING: How We Meet and Why it Matters, offers ideas on how to stay connected with our friends, colleagues and family and make virtual meetings more meaningful in the era of COVID.

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November is National Adoption Month, when child welfare advocates speak up to raise awareness about the need for adoptive parents. Danielle Gaffney, Vice President for Community Foster Care at The Children’s Village, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession, has placed a new urgency on providing providing stability and permanency for youth in foster care. childrensvillage.org

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Dr. Robynne Chutkan is founder of the Digestive Center for Women, she operates and teaches in the gastroenterology department at Georgetown University Hospital, and is author of the book The Microbiome Solution: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out.

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AARP New York Director Beth Finkel talks about the challenges of loneliness and depression for older New Yorkers as we enter a second wave of COVID-19. For ways to help seniors living in isolation, visit aarp.org/coronavirus

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STRETCH: UNLOCK THE POWER OF LESS, AND ACHIEVE MORE THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED, by Professor of Management, Scott Sonenshein, explores working with the tools and resources we already have and getting more out them both personally and professionally.

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The Center for Traditional Music and Dance has been helping New York City’s immigrant communities maintain and grow their performing arts traditions since 1968. Dr. Andrew Colwell, Project Director and Staff Ethnomusicologist, previews The Beat of The Boroughs NYC Online, an event with virtual presentations and workshops showcasing immigrant artists beginning this week. For more, visit ctmd.org

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