You've Got the Power: Say Something to Beat Bullying
A Personal Reflection by David Yost, the original Blue Ranger, Billy Cranston, of the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.…
How You Can Help Create Tobacco-Free Campuses with a Single Hashtag
Join DoSomething.org and CVS Health Foundation to help #SaveTheMascots from secondhand smoke!…
Hurricane Irma: What's Happening and How You Can Help
Resources for those affected and for those looking to give.…
Spark a Generation of Doers
One of the largest global orgs for young people and social change, our 5.3 million members in 130 countries tackle volunteer campaigns that impact every cause. Poverty. Discrimination. The environment. And everything else. Our promise: Any cause, anytime, anywhere.…
Look Good, Do Good: 10 DIY Recycling Bins to Make Your Bathroom Greener
Want to look good and do good? Then you're in luck! DoSomething.org and Garnier teamed up to launch the Rinse, Recycle, Repeat campaign to encourage young people to promote recycling in a creative way.…
How I Saved a Young Boy's Life -- and How You Could Too
Patients with blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and sickle cell often rely on a bone marrow transplant to save their life. About 70% of these patients need complete stranger for a donation, and are most likely to receive a successful transplant from someone between 18 and 44 years old.Through the Give a Spit About Cancer campaign, DoSomething.org is activating young people to swab their cheeks and join the Be The Match registry, which finds donor matches for patients in need.…
Suspended for WHAT?
The "school-to-prison pipeline," is a system of local, state, and federal policies that push students out of school and into the criminal justice system. This disproportionately affects students of color, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students. These marginalized students would benefit from additional educational and counseling services, but instead they are unjustly punished and pushed out of school.…
Young Americans Disapprove of Trump at Unprecedented Levels
The new Young American Tracking Poll (YATP) is a first-of-its-kind quarterly survey and report that focuses on the opinions and behaviors of Americans between the ages 13 and 25 on topics in politics, policy, and civic engagement.…
"A Day Without A Woman": What It Is and How You Can Get Involved
On International Women's Day (Wednesday, March 8), women and their allies are joining in a one-day demonstration - A Day Without A Woman - to recognize how valuable women of all backgrounds are to our socioeconomic system and to call attention to the economic injustices women and gender oppressed people continue to face.…
No to Anti-Semitism. No to Islamophobia. No to Hate.
DoSomething Members and Young Americans Stand Against Discrimination…
How I Overcame Bullying and Here's How You Can Too
"Look, she's retarded!" Those were the words that welcomed me on my first day of second grade.…
DoSomething.org and Young Allies Will Always Stand Up for Transgender Students
DoSomething.org strongly condemns the White House's actions and remains dedicated to protecting students everywhere, especially those in the LGBTQ community and other vulnerable groups. The facts are frightening and clear: 70% of transgender and gender nonconforming people experience some form of harassment in public restrooms, and that rampant abuse contributes to the alarming suicide rates in the trans community: 41% of transgender people attempt to kill themselves at one point, versus 4.6% of the general public.…
We Salute You! :11 Heartwarming Thank-You Cards for Military Service Members
Beyond everything they do to keep us safe, our military service members spend long periods of time away from the comforts of home, family, and friends. This can lead to feeling disconnected from the people and places they love and cherish. That's why DoSomething.org and Johnson & Johnson teamed up to launch the Smiles for Soldiers campaign, which activates young people to send heartfelt thank-you cards to those in the military.…
Enter to Win a $5,000 Scholarship by Playing this Text-Message Game!
Follow Karan Brar and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation's lead and have fun while brushing up on your reading skills this summer! Sign up by texting READ to 38383 to play this text-message game and enter to win a $5,000 scholarship!…
Katherine McNamara and Her Puppy Are Barking Out Against Secondhand Smoke
Onscreen, as the star of Freeform's Shadowhunters, Katherine McNamara is a part-human, part-angel demon hunter. Offscreen, the 22-year-old is a typical dog mom, often flooding her Instagram account with adorable photos of her beloved puppy, Sophie.Katherine, the ever-doting dog parent and animal-lover, knows that pets are twice as likely to get cancer if their owners smoke. Paw-ful! She and Sophie are spreading the word about how smoking affects pet health by serving as the faces of DoSomething.org's Four-Legged Finishers campaign. Powered by truth, the campaign activates young people to take a pic of their furry friend with a caption about how cigarette smoke is harmful to pets. You can vote on the top-12 crowdsourced memes and crown the Four-Legged Finisher of the year!…
Nyle DiMarco and Tyler Oakley Destigmatize Disability and Reduce Bullying
You may know Nyle DiMarco from America's Next Top Model, where he was the first-ever deaf contestant and winner of the show's 22nd season. You've probably also seen him crushing it on the dance floor on the current season of Dancing With the Stars. Now, the 26-year-old model, actor, and dancer has added another title: activist.DiMarco the face of DoSomething.org's We Are Able campaign, which aims to reduce stigma and bullying around disabilities. The campaign activates young people to a challenge chain, where they post photos with the hashtag #WeAreAble highlighting their best abilities and encouraging three friends to post about their own.…