p:ear builds positive relationships with homeless and transitional youth, ages 15 to 24, through education, art and recreation to affirm personal worth and create more meaningful and healthier lives. Each year p:ear's programs serve more than 350 homeless and transitional young people.  5% of all purchases are donated to p:ear, based in Portland, OR, so they can continue to do amazing work.

While I have no official affiliation with public libraries, I truly believe that libraries are a cornerstone of community engagement, and the more engaged and literate we are as a society, the better off we will all become.  Find a public library in your area, or pick up a book from a local garage sale and get engaged.

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We Love Clean Rivers, Inc. is a 501©3 non‐profit organization dedicated to cleaning high use rivers by mobilizing the river recreation community in partnership with local environmental, recreation, and educational organizations. By coordinating with kayakers, rafters, anglers, scuba divers and tubers to clean up waterways, We Love Clean Rivers broadens engagement with river restoration activities, increases the recreation community’s understanding of threats to watershed health, and provides unique opportunities (drizzled with fun) for the community to give back to the incredible resources we use year-round.