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Materials for the Arts redirects millions of pounds of industrial waste headed to landfills into the hands of artists and students. Executive Director Harriet Taub details NYC's pioneering program of creative reuse. Materialsforthearts.org

NYC Pediatrician Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg offers info on one of the least known childhood infectious illnesses, Pneumococcal Disease. dr-jen.com

Thrive, in Mineola, is one of Long Island's first Addiction Recovery Centers. CEO Dr. Jeffrey Reynolds discusses the challenges of finding treatment and safe havens on Long Island. familyandchildrens.org

Daniel McGinn, senior editor at Harvard Business Review, is the author of PSYCHED UP: The science behind mental preparation and how it can help us succeed.

We discuss the evolution of The Alliance for Positive Change, helping New Yorkers with HIV and other chronic health conditions get medical care for nearly 30 years. alliance.nyc.

THE DIABETES RESET by Dr. George King has practical strategies to improve your health, based on research conducted by Joslin Diabetes Center. joslin.org

Apex for Youth supports underserved Asian youth in NYC. We discuss growing up in Chinatown and what it takes to be a mentor with Executive Director Mike Lee. Apexforyouth.org

Washington Post reporter Souad Mekhennet, author of the book I WAS TOLD TO COME ALONE: My JOURNEY BEHIND THE LINES OF JIHAD, offers a unique perspective on radicalism.

How The Fresh Air Fund is responding to the changing demographics, and what it takes to be a Fresh Air Host Family, with Executive Director Fatima Shama. freshair.org

EVERYBODY LIES: BIG DATA, NEW DATA AND WHAT THE INTERNET REVEALS ABOUT WHO WE REALLY ARE by Seth Stephens Davidowitz, sheds light on the personal info we leave on the web.