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For National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, Backpacks for the Street will be out in force, delivering compassion to struggling New Yorkers. Co-founder Jayson Conner discusses his very personal reasons for his dedication to helping those in crisis, and talks about his vision for this new non-profit. For more, visit backpacksforthestreet.org

THE EXPLOSIVE CHILD: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, 'Chronically Inflexible' Children by Dr. Ross Greene offers help for parents of children with social, emotional and behavioral challenges. For more, visit livesinthebalance.org.

Advice on caring for our elders, preventing falls and accidents, and making the transition from rehabilitation to care at home with Michael Feinberg, Director of Rehabilitation at River Spring Health, at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale in the Bronx. For more, visit riverspringhealth.org

THE WILLPOWER INSTINCT: HOW SELF CONTROL WORKS, WHY IT MATTERS & WHAT YOU CAN DO TO GET MORE OF IT. Author Dr. Kelly McGonigal, instructor of the Stanford University course, “The Science of Willpower”, gives us a crash choice in controlling our choices and shows us how to follow through with our promises. For more, visit kellymcgonigal.com

The proposed Model's Bill of Rights is designed to protect the women and men posing for the camera, and set a professional standard for the modeling industry. Professional Model Simone Aptekman gives us an insight into the industry and it's challenges, including late payments--or no payment at all--threats of deportation and unsafe working environments. For more, visit modelsbillofrights.com

BELONG: Find Your People, Create Community & Live a More Connected Life, by social entrepreneur Radha Agrawal, a guide to changing your circle and changing your life. Rahda Agrawal is a recent recipient of the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award. For more, visit radhaagrawal.com

For National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we're joined by The Phoenix Center in Nutley, NJ. a private special education school for children with special needs. Executive Director Julie Mower talks about teaching life skills and about The Center's pioneering supported employment program for young adults. For more, visit thephoenixcenternj.org

Lockey Maisonneuve's book A GIRL RAISED BY WOLVES tells the story of her harrowing childhood, battle through breast cancer, her mother's violent death. She hopes to inspire others with her journey to recovery and healing. For a schedule of her readings and yoga seminars in the NYC area, visit her Facebook page, A Girl Raised By Wolves.

For October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Priya Jadeja of Summit Medical Group MD Anderson Cancer Center Breast Surgery team, guides us on a breast cancer journey from after diagnosis to recovery. For more, visit smgcancer.com

THE CODDLING OF THE AMERICAN MIND: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation For Failure, by First Amendment specialist Greg Lukianoff,explores the current cultural shift against free speech in higher education.