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Children Affected by AIDS Foundation
There are over 33 million people infected with HIV worldwide and more than 17 million children orphaned by AIDS. Additionally, there are 200,000 young American women living with HIV, many of which have an average of two children. That’s why organizations like the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF) are so impactful. CAAF is devoted to providing social, educational, recreational and other critical support programs to vulnerable children affected in some way by HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and other countries.
3 Life Lessons Your Kid Gets from Picture Books
The world is full of information, of digital chatter swarming and spinning around us. Our children need anchors, ways to navigate through the often confusing terrain of the adult world, moving fast and furious. Picture books are that anchor. In this era, there has never been a better way to teach our children what to hold onto and what to cherish than the beautiful books out there now to guide their way, and ours, as parents. We can raise loving, empathetic, imaginative, curious, community centered children. Let stories be our guide.
Alicia Keys Hopes to Be A Charitable Role Model
Singer Alicia Keys, expecting her first child with husband Swizz Beatz later this fall, planned and hostedthe seventh annual Black Ball for her ‘Keep a Child Alive’ foundation.Alicia co-founded the organization to raise money to supportfamilies affected by HIV and AIDS. Not only that, she hopes to pass on her charitable ways to her child.The baby is going to see everything we do and I think that we are giving individuals …
Charitable Celebrities — Who, What and How Much
Celebrities get a lot of flak for everything they do – what they wear, what they say, how they choose to parent their kids, the list goes on and on. But, its important to remember that celebs are people too, just like us. Except, they have lots of money. While some celebs waste away all of their earnings on material things, some actually choose to make a difference in the world – and I dont mean starring in a hit movie or recording a platinum album. There are many celebs who deserve to be given a little recognition for the charity work they do.
On Raising Compassionate and Altruistic Children
I am of the belief that the concept of compassion, empathy and altruism begins at an early age and often in the home. Young children internalize the values of their adult relationships; whether it be their birth parents, grandparents, foster parents or whatever home environment they experience.