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As the COVID-19 pandemic has developed over the past year, emergency department visits have decreased by more than 40%. Avoiding or delaying a trip to the hospital for an emergency such as a stroke, can make all the difference in recovery. Neuroendovascular surgeon and stroke neurologist Dr. Paul Singh discusses the signs and symptoms of strokes—which are often misunderstood. For more, visit strokeawareness.com.

In SOULFUL SIMPLICITY: How Living with Less Can Lead to So Much More, Courtney Carver shows us how to pare down not only our closets but our mental and emotional spaces. COURTNEY CARVER is the creator of BeMorewithLess.com and the Project 333 challenge.

The Robin Hood Foundation combats poverty at its roots, by supporting the most effective social service programs in New York City. Sarah Oltmans, Chief of Grant Strategy, discusses the challenges of the pandemic and how they are working to address gaps in the system for the poorest New Yorkers. For more, visit Robinhood.org

David Rubinstein is Chairman of the Boards of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Council on Foreign Relations. His new book HOW TO LEAD: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers, features conversations about success with Jeff Bezos, Condoleezza Rice, Adam Silver and others.

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

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.

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.

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.

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