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Children from higher-income families gain opportunities often unavailable to those of lower-income families. 

Find out how Archbridge Institute works to lift the intrinsic and extrinsic barriers to economic mobility, so that people across the US can lead fuller lives.

Want to support Archbridge Institute? https://www.archbridgeinstitute.org/ 

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The Center for Effective Global Action champions innovative and inclusive research on global development; improving people’s lives and inspiring positive social change.

Find out how you can stay up-to-date with an organization working to drive systematic change on a global scale.

Want to support CEGA? https://cega.berkeley.edu/

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Learning doesn’t start and end in the classroom. In fact, the consensus among experts is that your academic development is strongly influenced by your family’s education level. 

Find out how the National Center for Families Learning targets low-income families, promoting literacy programs that engage both children and their parents together.

Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/your-mothers-education-level-is-one-of-the-biggest-factors-in-your-success

If you live in rural Uganda and are about to give birth, you can’t just call an ambulance to drive you to the clinic.

Find out how Living Goods increases access to medicine in developing countries with a network of digitally-trained community healthcare workers.

Want to support Living Goods? http://www.livinggoods.org/ 

Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/how-trained-healthcare-workers-relieve-the-pressure-on-ugandan-doctors

Bright Pink is on a mission to help save lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering women to know their risk and manage their health proactively. Bright Pink raises awareness about early interventions that prevent breast and ovarian cancer, while supporting and educating women affected by the condition.

Want to support Bright Pink? https://brightpink.org/ 

Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/a-simple-genetic-test-can-tell-women-their-breast-cancer-risk

With the vast spread of urbanization, we as a population are becoming increasingly disconnected with nature.

Find out how the Center for Ecoliteracy advances the teaching and modeling of sustainable practices in K–12 schools and works to build partnerships and school districts’ capacity to support healthy, sustainable school communities and food systems change in schools.  

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It is thought to take 21 days to form a habit. Imagine the impact we could have if every single person chose to form a new, environmentally-friendly habit.

The National Environmental Education Foundation is a non-profit organization creating opportunities for people to experience and learn about the environment in ways that improve their lives and the health of the planet.

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There are more than 16.9 million Americans alive today with a history of invasive cancer. It has become a chronic condition which presents a myriad of hardships to deal with throughout the process of treatment and aftercare. 

Find out how Livestrong works to provide solutions for overlooked problems within cancer care in order to improve people’s daily lives. 

Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/working-towards-a-better-today-for-people-living-with-cancer

The US foster care system is flawed. Red tape and inadequate protections hamper children receiving the relationships they need to grow and thrive.

Find out how Youth Law Center helps children in foster care reach their potential through a holistic and inclusive approach to reform that is both top down and bottom up.

Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/how-can-we-improve-the-us-foster-care-system

Social stigma, a lack of education and underdeveloped healthcare systems mean that many people who suffer from obstetric fistula are untreated and often ostracized from their families and communities.  

Find out how Beyond Fistula helps obstetric fistula survivors in Kenya heal and rebuild their lives, through counselling, vocational training and scholarships. 

Find the episode on Great.com: https://great.com/great-talks-with/how-a-medical-condition-can-leave-girls-and-women-ostracized-in-kenya