Natalie Rae
Mama’s Village and Building Community in South Central PA
I had the pleasure of speaking with Laura, founder of Mama’s Village, for a work call this week. I was introduced to her through a client who I met while attending a kid’s show...
Planting Seeds of Community: Spring Volunteer Ideas
Everyone is ready for Spring Break as the tides of the Earth prepare to break their long rest from barren to beautiful. Children are itching to splash in puddles and slide down hills of...
Opt Out of the January Stir-Crazies
January descends upon us in the guise of a month of rest. Eagerly, we turn our eyes toward “the end” of the holiday season as our mental and emotional capacities are pushed to the...
Banned Book Week: Understanding Bans and Who May Be Affected
Book bans just sound scary; like Fahrenheit 451 (banned), they inspire images of roasting our individuality over embers of the power we no longer wield as people forced under unjust and hierarchical rule. Before...
Library Card Sign Up Month: Reap the Benefits of Local Libraries
Library Card Sign Up Month is celebrating its 36th year in existence. Created in an effort to ensure all children have access to the benefits of our public libraries, National Library Card Month is a...
What is a Non-Profit? And A List of 10 to Support Today
When we think of non-profits, we often think of foundations that were created directly in reverse of our usual capitalistic societal expectations, and exist simply to do good. While this can be true for many...