Co-Founder and CEO of My Stuff Bags Janeen Holmes is giving American children who are rescued from abuse, neglect or abandonment something to hold on to. A small but powerful gesture that gives these children the realization that they are not alone and that someone cares for them.

Janeen co-founded My Stuff Bags Foundation 18 years ago. The non-profit organization provides belongings to children who have been rescued from abuse, neglect and abandonment across the United States. A duffle bag filled with necessities such as toys, toiletries, school supplies, clothing and a blanket, gives them something to call their own and a sense of worth, as their young lives endure the transitions of living in shelters or foster care.

If there is someone to be named “mover and shaker,” Adam Lowy has certainly earned the title. Life tends to move us like a leaf in the wind, many times we end up in places we never intended to be, yet more often than not, it happens to be exactly where we need to be. The same can be said for Move for Hunger Founder Adam Lowy.

Adam’s family has owned a moving company for almost a century. During his experience working for his family’s moving business Adam noticed an immense amount of non-perishable food being left behind and thrown away. And, throughout his travels across the U.S., Adam came to some very startling revelations about the tragic state of hunger — 1 in 6 children faces hunger in the United States. This sparked an idea for Adam, who at the time, had no intention of pursuing a career in his family’s longstanding business. However, after seeing how much food people throw out each year, especially when relocating, Adam realized that his involvement in the business could easily bridge a large gap, creating a sustainable solution to help feed thousands of families within the U.S. and Canada.

In 2009, Adam quit his job to start his nonprofit organization, Move For Hunger. Not only is he working with his family’s business, he has now teamed up with over 750 moving companies including NorthStar Moving Company. His idea of bringing the food drive into the homes of people on the move made collecting non-perishables a breeze, not only for the people moving, but for the local food banks as well. With less money spent on means of acquiring new donations of food, these food banks can now put that money towards feeding families in need. Eachdollarsaved provides up to a whopping 8 meals for these families.

Did you know that in the United States, 1 in 5 children goes to bed hungry? Shocking right!? When school is out, hunger is in. Families with children who receive free or reduced-cost breakfasts and lunches at school now need to find a way to replace those meals during the summer. They turn to their local food pantry for assistance. Compounding the problem, is a decline during the summer months in donations to the food banks. Local food banks struggle to keep shelves stocked. We need to take action now.

What can one person do? It is as simple as a click of a button or making a move. First, go online and donate to your local food bank. Every little bit helps! It only costs $1 to provide four meals to a hungry child. Next, bring non-perishable food directly to your local food bank’s door.

Miry Whitehill-Ben Atar is a standout stay-at-home mom who is making a difference in the lives of recent refugees to the U.S., particularly in the lives of their young children. From the first moment we connected to assist her non-profit called Miry’s List, Miry Whitehill-Ben Atar has been moving us with her incredible efforts.

Refugee families leave their war-torn home countries to come to the United States to escape violence and persecution. They leave everything they own and know. However, when these well-vetted families arrive in the U.S., they don’t have access to simple necessities. Children are left without diapers, beds, clothes, food, etc. Miry became aware of this in 2016 when she met a family of refugees from Syria. She visited the family and quickly discovered they did not have basic childcare needs for their young children. They also needed household supplies. “Recent arrivals” is the term Miry prefers we call refugees who have made it here to safety and are now proud to call the United States home. Often, the recent arrivals don’t have a warm welcome mat put at their door. Instead, the children are sleeping on the floor and babies are sleeping in baskets. Miry was so impacted by their living conditions that she posted on her personal Facebook page asking her friends to donate items for the children. Miry’s friends were moved by her story and she quickly had many donations.

May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. It’s time to learn about and bring awareness to this devastating disease. About 30,000 children and adults have cystic fibrosis (CF) in The Untied States. While the life expectancy for someone with CF has doubled in the last 30 years, children and adults people still lose their lives to this disease every day. There is no cure, yet. It’s time to find a cure.

How can you help? Use your voice and get involved. Participate in walks and other events to support CF and share the facts on social media and elsewhere. There is a great foundation working to find a cure: the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation as well as, a foundation that supports children and families living with CF: Claire’s Place Foundation. Get involved. Donate. Come to their events.

Earth Day is tomorrow! Even if our current administration isn’t on board with protecting our planet as it moves around the sun, it doesn’t mean that we can’t make our own moves green. Looks like we’ve got to step-up and have Mother Earth’s back. Now is the time to get our green game on and get busy preserving our one and only beautiful earth. Your children and grandchildren will thank you for it.

Spring also brings the beginning of the busy moving season. Pair these two occasions together and we have the perfect opportunity to make greener pastures.

In the business of moving, we are part of people’s lives and their new beginnings each and every day. We meet all kinds of individuals and want to recognize those that move us.

One truly moving person is Claire Wineland. Claire turns 20 years old this week and was born with cystic fibrosis. In her short life, Claire has undergone more than 20 surgeries, survived months in a coma on mechanical ventilation and was also a Make-a-Wish recipient. This is not, however, what characterizes or defines her. Claire has dedicated her life work to making a difference in the lives of others living with cystic fibrosis.

Have you celebrated the women in your life recently? Now is the perfect time, as we conclude Women’s History Month. Along with the leading ladies who played major roles in shaping our history, let’s cheer on our mothers, sisters, wives, girlfriends, co-workers and bosses, that do amazing things everyday in shaping our lives.

Some of the women in our community are making history in their respective fields and non-profit organizations. Here are some amazing women who are making their community a better place everyday. Get inspired and make a difference by getting involved.