Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan name new charity after their son

 Good News Notes: “Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s new charity is called Archewell. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – who, earlier this year, announced they were going to step down as senior royals – are ‘looking forward’ to launching the foundation. The couple told the Telegraph: ‘Like you, our focus is on supporting efforts…

Cleanup begins for vacant lot in Trenton that had become an illegal dump

 Good News Notes: “Volunteers, neighborhood residents and government officials gathered on a cold and windy Thursday morning to mark the beginning of the cleanup of an illegal dumping ground in Trenton. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection joined forces with United by Blue and the East Trenton Collaborative to clean up what once had…

“Reel Hope” for Kids in Foster Care

Good News Notes: “For as long as Kaycee Stanley ’09 can remember, adoption had always been her ‘plan A.’ When she and her husband, Pete, started sharing their dreams of adoption with others, they received enthusiastic support. But when they explained they planned to adopt from foster care, they were met with skepticism and discouraging…

Bears that Care: on a mission to comfort children in scary situations

 Good News Notes: “In early April, Loretta Rines was speaking with a sheriff’s deputy and learned he had recently found a four year old who had wandered off alone.” “Since then, she’s made it her mission to help provide a little comfort to children in scary situations, collecting over 150 bears.” “She calls her project…

Heart Health | Good Oral Hygiene Linked to Heart Health

 Good News Notes: “Healthy gums, healthy heart—that’s been the conclusion for several studies in the past, and now there’s even more major evidence that it’s true.” “In a recent study out of South Korea, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, researchers looked at over 161,000 participants with no history of atrial fibrillation or heart failure in…

How Kids In Foster Care Are Beating The Odds With Academic Success

Good News Notes: New program called Kids in School Rule! helps children in foster care to excel in school. The program has served more than 1,600 youths. Often, kids in foster care have poorer education outcomes, get moved around more, see more disciplinary removal than other children and may not have special needs recognized as…