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Project Renewal provides supportive services to nearly 15,000 New Yorkers each year, in part, through their workforce programs. Barbara Hughes and Allison Messina discuss Project Renewal’s social purpose catering company City Beet Kitchens, and the Next Step internship program, providing training for careers in homeless services. For more, visit projectrenewal.org and citybeetkitchens.org.

THE CLIMATE DIET: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint, by Paul Greenberg, offers straightforward guidance to start making positive change for the good of our planet. A book borne from Paul’s article “A New Year’s Climate Diet”; one of the most e-mailed New York Times Op-Eds of 2020.

As Earth Day 2021 approaches, Earth Day Initiative kicks off the week today and tomorrow with a full line up of speakers and events from their virtual stage, all free. Executive Director John Opperman previews the weekend and discusses congestion pricing, offshore windmills, and what people can do in our daily lives to make an impact on climate change. For more, visit EarthDayInitiative.org

The new book THE WASTE FREE WORLD makes a persuasive, forward-looking case for a circular economic model - meaning, a system that wastes no natural resources. Author and Sustainability Expert Ron Gonen served as the Deputy Commissioner for Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability in New York City during the Bloomberg Administration.

Tom Grech, President and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce talks about economic recovery in Queens and the launch of the Queens Tech Council. The Queens Chamber of Commerce is the oldest and largest business association in Queens, representing more than 1,300 businesses and more than 125,000 Queens-based employees. For more, visit Queenschamber.org

UNWINDING ANXIETY: New Science Shows How To Break The Cycles of Worry & Fear to Heal Your Mind, by neuroscientist Dr. Judson Brewer, suggests new ways to to cope with stress and find our focus. For more, visit drjud.com.

As COVID-19 Vaccination is in full force across the US, data has shown that minorities are getting vaccinated at lower rates than their white counterparts. To discuss vaccination disparities, and the significance of diversification in the physician workforce, our guests are Dr. Gary Butts, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System, and Jo Weiderhorn, President and CEO of Associated Medical Schools of New York.

As families look ahead, choosing schools for the fall, there may be more questions worth asking for parents of special needs children. Julie Mower of the Phoenix Center in Nutley, NJ, explores considerations for parents when choosing the best school for their special needs child. For more, visit ThePhoenixCenterNJ.org

CPA Ed Slott’s new book is THE NEW RETIREMENT SAVINGS TIME BOMB: How to Take Financial Control, Avoid Unnecessary Taxes and Combat the Latest Threats to Your Retirement Savings. A book showing readers in all stages of retirement planning how to keep more of their money for themselves. For more, visit irahelp.com

March is National Social Work Month. Kate Mohan, Hospice Social Worker at Calvary Hospital, talks about her role helping people through end of life care, and about the experience of hospice care during COVID-19. For more, visit the National Association of Social Workers at socialworkers.org and to learn more about Calvary Care, visit calvaryhospital.org