Simple Acts, Big Impact

On today's episode, New York teen Maya P. shares some of her many projects with us, including STEAM news, a global kids-for-kids newsletter that is dedicated to giving teens a voice and spreading important information about STEAM topics. She also created Fresh Opportunities which is a food rescue organizations that is working to fight food insecurity and hunger in her community. 

Learn more at www.steamnews.org and www.freshopportunities.org

and follow at @freshopportunities and @steamnewsofficial

Ryan H. is a young social entrepreneur from California with a passion for recycling. I know - kind of an unusual thing for a teen to be excited about, but Ryan is a special young man with a true entrepreneurial spirit. He started a recycling service called Ryan's Recycling, he partners with a city-wide service called Recycle From Home and he created Project 3R, a program that teaches kids about recycling and raises awareness on environmental issues.

Learn more at www.ryansrecycling.com and follow @ryans_recycling

In celebration of Earth Month and Earth Day next Monday, this conversation with Elijah R. from Australia will inspire you. Elijah is a Coral Watch ambassador who travels around Australia with his family raising awareness and sharing his passion for looking after the environment. Follow along on Elijah's adventures on IG and FB

@elijahsworldqld

Learn more about saving the Great Barrier Reef by following these accounts:

@coral_watch

@tangaroablue

This week is National Robotics Week, so I'm delighted to share this conversation with William B. a college student at Tulane University who created a nonprofit called RoboRecovery, which provides robotics kits and increases access to robotics education for under-resourced children in New Orleans.

Learn more at www.roborecovery.org

Happy Earth Month!

I'm excited to share this conversation with a truly unique young man from Ohio. Te"Lario W. is a teen with a passion for gardening (which is not something you hear every day). He founded The Garden Club Project in his community to help end hunger and encourage kids to eat healthier. The Garden Club Project grows, harvests and shares produce with the community, and encourages young people to try new fruits and vegetables in order to create healthy eating habits.

Learn more at www.thegardenclubproject.org

Follow at @thegardenclubproject

And learn more about Te'Lario's mushroom business at www.tigermushroomfarms.com and @tigermushroomfarms_

In honor of Earth Month coming up in April, I spoke with Michelle S. who created two wonderful organizations, Community for Environmental Sustainability, which is a community garden, food distribution and nutrition education program, as well as Love a Sea Turtle, which is dedicated to youth leadership.

Learn more at www.loveaseaturtle.com and follow at @loveaseaturtle and @greenvillecommunitygarden

Have you ever tried to teach an older person how to use an app on their phone or another piece of technology? If so, you know how frustrating it can be - for both of you! Well, Spencer H. is a patient and kind young changemaker who took the time to do this with his own grandmother, and then decided to write a step-by-step instructional manual to help others.

You can purchase NanaTech: A Tech Teenager shares skills for getting the most out of your iPhone on Amazon at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/NanaTech-Teenager-Shares-Skills-Getting/dp/B0CKKV8WBK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Z95G98C38T3I&keywords=nanatech+book&qid=1706979113&sprefix=nanatech%2Caps%2C228&sr=8-1

Nikita and Smera are highschool students in Massachusetts who realized that STEM instruction, which is so vitally important to every child, was simply out of reach for most. Instead of waiting around for adults to fix the problem they created GenXL, a nonprofit that provides free STEM lessons for more than 50,000 underresourced students all over the world, with the help of over 2000 volunteers.

Learn more and get involved at www.genxl.org or follow at @genxl

You can't turn on the news these days without hearing about the election coming up this Fall. The national and local elections are so important, and getting young people to engage in the electoral process is crucial. My guest today is a Ava Mateo, a young adult who is the Executive Director of 18byvote which is a non-partisan youth-led organization that helps 16, 17, and 18-year-olds understand how, when, and why to vote, ensuring equitable access to civic participation for everyone.

Ava is also an intern at the Riley's Way Foundation.

Learn more at www.18byvote.org and follow @18byvote

Follow Riley's Way @rileyswayfoundation

On today's episode, we will all learn about a potentially devastating medical condition called clubfoot and the young man who was able to receive treatment to overcome it, and now wants to help others around the world receive the same treatment. With the help of a Curious Cardinals mentor, Josh A. created a website called Clubfoot Connect with allows him to fundraise, raise awareness, connect and share resources with clubfoot patients around the world.

Learn more at www.clubfootconnect.com

Follow @clubfootconnect

Learn more about Curious Cardinals at www.curiouscardinals.com