Natalie Rae
Natalie recently returned to Harrisburg, PA after spending a decade in The Rocky Mountains where she founded and ran a holistic nutrition company. She is a proud queer, and single mama to an adventurous and compassionate child. She is a fierce advocate for equality and sustainability, and volunteers with Moms Demand Action, various LGTBQIA+, and Environmentalist Organizations. Motivated by a love of nature, she spends a majority of her time camping and exploring around the country or creating art that mimics the wonders of our natural world.
Make A Difference: Hunger and Homelessness Awareness
In the United States in 2024, there are approximately 500,000+ people experiencing homelessness, with 34% of those being families (1). Though there are many organizations who aid those experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness, there...
South Central PA Day Trip to Philadelphia
Having grown up on the East Coast, I didn’t realize how valuable my proximity to public transportation was until I moved to the middle of the country, to a small town at the base...
The Power of Friendship: A Message on International Friendship Day
There is nothing that fills a soul quite like friendship; looking in the eyes of someone who understands what you’re thinking without a word being said, laughing until you really think you may wet...
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...