WCBS 880 Difference Makers

There's a secret ingredient at the Rising Above Bakery in Chestnut Ridge. With a scoop of flour, a sprinkle of patience and a dash of compassion, Shiri Reuveni-Ullrich has created a recipe for inclusion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Adams reports on the Caring Cupboard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Adams reports Music Kitchen is something that came from a Broadway musician's dream to spotlight marginalized people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the weather heats up outside, one organization is looking to make sure everyone is protecting their skin from the sun’s harmful rays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some New Yorkers are still reaching out to help people throughout the city as the pandemic continues to affect many people who are not able to resume normal activities yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When there’s trouble and New York needs help, they are the first line of defense: the New York Army National Guard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The stress, fear, anxiety and isolation of the pandemic have taken a terrible toll on young people. Some have said that the pandemic will likely cause a mental health crisis and the Youth Mental Health Project agrees, saying demand for help is higher than ever before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A little girl from Westchester County has left behind a lasting legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Manhattan teen is growing a nice charity by growing his hair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New Jersey teen has launched a website dedicated to combatting diet and other health misinformation made for teens by teens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two out-of-work Broadway actors have rallied together breweries to make "Curtain Up" beer to help the struggling performing arts industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A group on Long Island has made it their mission to make sure no veteran in their area goes hungry. And one very dynamic woman is in charge. She is today’s Difference Maker.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New York-based group is trying to keep morale high among police officers and members of the military in these days when thanks may not be obvious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean Adams reports on the This Is Me Foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Upper Nyack rallied together to save a 12-acre preserve with a rich history from development. Now the community is restoring the grounds of this old estate and reimagining its future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Explaining what’s going on in the world to kids isn’t easy. Especially now. Some people are trying to help. That’s the story on today’s Difference Makers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A volunteer group is helping fill the homes of formerly homeless vets with furniture and other houseware entirely free of charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Queens bakery which has been satisfying sweet tooths for almost a century is having a tough time this decade, like many other businesses, but continues to give back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The pandemic is making it difficult for charities to collect toys for needy children this year, but one Staten Island family still is going out to collect where they can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices