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This week, hundreds of dentists around the U.S. provided free dental care to people in need
Every year on December 23, Comfort Dental's 180 locations offer free dental care to anyone in need in their community. With locations in 10 states, Comfort Dental offices saw over 3,500 patients in 2023, totaling in over $1.4 million in dental services — all given away for free.
The tradition started in 1984 and now includes more than 300 dentists and 1,300 team members giving away their services for free on the "eve of Christmas Eve."
Over the past 39 years, Care Day has provided over $22.8 million in dental services at no cost.
Why is this good news?Cost is the most common reason cited by U.S. adults for avoiding dental care, and it's estimated that about 74 million Americans have no dental coverage — about 23% of the population. While this day of giving back may seem small compared to this massive issue — it matters, and it's thousands more people receiving dental care than had before.
A small business owner in Scotland stayed open on Christmas Day for anyone feeling lonely to have a place to go
Jordan Trainer owns Plantique, a plant and vintage shop in Glasgow, Scotland. The 25-year-old has spent almost the entire month of December sharing his space as a pop-up for other small businesses to offer their products during the holiday shopping season.
And he's not done giving back to his community yet: Trainer announced he would open the shop for a few hours on Christmas Day for anyone spending the holiday alone to enjoy some company.
Providing snacks and drinks, it's the second year Trainer has opened his doors on Christmas in an effort to help make the day "a bit more special" for those spending it alone.
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The world's largest volunteer network is connecting people with more than 39,000 ways to volunteer their time this holiday season
Points of Light is an independent nonprofit that doubles as the world's largest volunteer network, making it easier than ever to connect people with opportunities in their communities.
Engaging "more than 3.8 million volunteers across 38 countries," this year alone, the organization has collected over 39,000 volunteer opportunities in its network.
It even helps people search for opportunities by "issue areas" like food insecurity, disaster response, homelessness, and more; by skillset, from firefighting to public speaking; and even with family members in mind, like opportunities that are good for kids, too.
Why is this good news?Heartwarmingly, Google searches for "places to volunteer on Christmas day" doubled this December. With so many people looking for ways to volunteer their time and skill set, Point of Light helps remove a major barrier to actually taking action — finding the right opportunity.
In a trend that started with the COVID-19 pandemic, an "unprecedented" decline in teen drug use continues
The number of teens using alcohol, marijuana, or nicotine hit a record low in the U.S. — continuing a dramatic decline that initially began at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additionally, the use of illicit drugs declined as well as non-heroin narcotics, like Vicodin, OxyContin, and Percocet hit an all-time low.
This positive trend has stunned experts, who anticipated that once pandemic restrictions were lifted, the numbers would trend upward again. Conversely, they've declined even further.
The survey results were collected from more than 24,000 students at over 270 public and private schools.
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