#communitymatters — Public Fediverse posts

At Anchor Radio, we know how important **connection, friendship and a sense of community** can be. Whether it’s a chat over lunch, joining an activity, or simply having someone there to listen, small moments of connection can mean so much. 💛

**Today and every day — let's look out for one another.**

#WorldSuicidePreventionDay #LetsTalk #YouAreNotAlone #CommunityMatters #LookOutForEachOther (2/2)

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117238427115167579

Let's help out here.

#lendahand #urgent #urgenthelp #boost #makeadifference #kindness #care #kindnessmatters #streasrelief @AnthonyJK @mutual @MutualAidBot #fundraiser #helpful #BoostsAreAppreciated #boostsappreciated #wecandoit #yeswecan @broadwaybabyto #neurodivergent #Mutual_Aid #vitalaid #EmergencyAid #urgentneed #urgentmutualaidrequest #loveinaction #kindness #reasonstobegrateful #MasksSaveLives #masksareawesome #communitymatters #makeadifference #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2plus #LGBTQIA2S #queeraid #queermutualaid #helpfolkslive2026

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117238427115167579

Let's help out here.

#lendahand #urgent #urgenthelp #boost #makeadifference #kindness #care #kindnessmatters #streasrelief @AnthonyJK @mutual @MutualAidBot #fundraiser #helpful #BoostsAreAppreciated #boostsappreciated #wecandoit #yeswecan @broadwaybabyto #neurodivergent #Mutual_Aid #vitalaid #EmergencyAid #urgentneed #urgentmutualaidrequest #loveinaction #kindness #reasonstobegrateful #MasksSaveLives #masksareawesome #communitymatters #makeadifference #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2plus #LGBTQIA2S #queeraid #queermutualaid #helpfolkslive2026

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117238427115167579

Let's help out here.

#lendahand #urgent #urgenthelp #boost #makeadifference #kindness #care #kindnessmatters #streasrelief @AnthonyJK @mutual @MutualAidBot #fundraiser #helpful #BoostsAreAppreciated #boostsappreciated #wecandoit #yeswecan @broadwaybabyto #neurodivergent #Mutual_Aid #vitalaid #EmergencyAid #urgentneed #urgentmutualaidrequest #loveinaction #kindness #reasonstobegrateful #MasksSaveLives #masksareawesome #communitymatters #makeadifference #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2plus #LGBTQIA2S #queeraid #queermutualaid #helpfolkslive2026

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117238427115167579

BOOST FOR REACH PLEASE.

Help keep a disabled guy connected to the internet and to community please! He's doing it really tough at the moment with multiple health challenges on top of being under the poverty line.

#mutualaid #care #kindness #kindnessmatters #communitymatters #povertykills #disabledisnotaslur #disabledrights #help #bedbound #chronic #MutualAidSavesLives #neighbors #loveoneanother #kindneas #goodthings

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117238427115167579

BOOST FOR REACH PLEASE.

Help keep a disabled guy connected to the internet and to community please! He's doing it really tough at the moment with multiple health challenges on top of being under the poverty line.

#mutualaid #care #kindness #kindnessmatters #communitymatters #povertykills #disabledisnotaslur #disabledrights #help #bedbound #chronic #MutualAidSavesLives #neighbors #loveoneanother #kindneas #goodthings

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117238427115167579

BOOST FOR REACH PLEASE.

Hello keep a disabled guy connected to the internet and community please!

#mutualaid #care #kindness #kindnessmatters #communitymatters #povertykills #disabledisnotaslur #disabledrights #help #bedbound #chronic #MutualAidSavesLives

RE: https://lgbtqia.space/@aceofcosmicspace/117238427115167579

BOOST FOR REACH PLEASE.

Help keep a disabled guy connected to the internet and to community please! He's doing it really tough at the moment with multiple health challenges on top of being under the poverty line.

#mutualaid #care #kindness #kindnessmatters #communitymatters #povertykills #disabledisnotaslur #disabledrights #help #bedbound #chronic #MutualAidSavesLives #neighbors #loveoneanother #kindneas #goodthings

BOOST PLEASE!

Ah heck, I forgot about my Internet bill being due🥺 As a disabled trans guy who is often bedbound, I need my Internet to stay connected so that I can actually interact with the world and have a life, social interaction etc, but I live under the poverty line, and with the recent other health diagnoses, meds side effects and waiting for my next operation, it completely slipped my mind and now I'm very stuck. I need $65 to cover it so it doesn't get cut off. Could you help me reach that goal please friends? It's much appreciated. Thank you🥰

https://ko-fi.com/aces_funhouse

#mutualaid #hope #gratitude #fediverse #MutualAidRequest #mutualaidboost #disabled #disability #bisexual #trans #disabledlife #queer #lgbtqia #lgbt #trans #transgender #chronically_ill #chronicillness #chronicpain #brainfog #disabilitycrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #transmutualaid @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #goodthings #community #communitymatters #CommunityAction #love #loveinaction #cats #MutualAidSavesLives #friendship #friends #loveisaverb #internet #social #disabledrights #positivity #boost

BOOST PLEASE!

Ah heck, I forgot about my Internet bill being due🥺 As a disabled trans guy who is often bedbound, I need my Internet to stay connected so that I can actually interact with the world and have a life, social interaction etc, but I live under the poverty line, and with the recent other health diagnoses, meds side effects and waiting for my next operation, it completely slipped my mind and now I'm very stuck. I need $65 to cover it so it doesn't get cut off. Could you help me reach that goal please friends? It's much appreciated. Thank you🥰

https://ko-fi.com/aces_funhouse

#mutualaid #hope #gratitude #fediverse #MutualAidRequest #mutualaidboost #disabled #disability #bisexual #trans #disabledlife #queer #lgbtqia #lgbt #trans #transgender #chronically_ill #chronicillness #chronicpain #brainfog #disabilitycrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #transmutualaid @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #goodthings #community #communitymatters #CommunityAction #love #loveinaction #cats #MutualAidSavesLives #friendship #friends #loveisaverb #internet #social #disabledrights #positivity #boost

BOOST PLEASE!

Ah heck, I forgot about my Internet bill being due🥺 As a disabled trans guy who is often bedbound, I need my Internet to stay connected so that I can actually interact with the world and have a life, social interaction etc, but I live under the poverty line, and with the recent other health diagnoses, meds side effects and waiting for my next operation, it completely slipped my mind and now I'm very stuck. I need $65 to cover it so it doesn't get cut off. Could you help me reach that goal please friends? It's much appreciated. Thank you🥰

https://ko-fi.com/aces_funhouse

#mutualaid #hope #gratitude #fediverse #MutualAidRequest #mutualaidboost #disabled #disability #bisexual #trans #disabledlife #queer #lgbtqia #lgbt #trans #transgender #chronically_ill #chronicillness #chronicpain #brainfog #disabilitycrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #transmutualaid @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #goodthings #community #communitymatters #CommunityAction #love #loveinaction #cats #MutualAidSavesLives #friendship #friends #loveisaverb #internet #social #disabledrights #positivity #boost

BOOST PLEASE!

Ah heck, I forgot about my Internet bill being due🥺 As a disabled trans guy who is often bedbound, I need my Internet to stay connected so that I can actually interact with the world and have a life, social interaction etc, but I live under the poverty line, and with the recent other health diagnoses, meds side effects and waiting for my next operation, it completely slipped my mind and now I'm very stuck. I need $65 to cover it so it doesn't get cut off. Could you help me reach that goal please friends? It's much appreciated. Thank you🥰

https://ko-fi.com/aces_funhouse

#mutualaid #hope #gratitude #fediverse #MutualAidRequest #mutualaidboost #disabled #disability #bisexual #trans #disabledlife #queer #lgbtqia #lgbt #trans #transgender #chronically_ill #chronicillness #chronicpain #brainfog #disabilitycrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #transmutualaid @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #goodthings #community #communitymatters #CommunityAction #love #loveinaction #cats #MutualAidSavesLives #friendship #friends #loveisaverb #internet #social #disabledrights #positivity #boost

BOOST PLEASE!

Ah heck, I forgot about my Internet bill being due🥺 As a disabled trans guy who is often bedbound, I need my Internet to stay connected so that I can actually interact with the world and have a life, social interaction etc, but I live under the poverty line, and with the recent other health diagnoses, meds side effects and waiting for my next operation, it completely slipped my mind and now I'm very stuck. I need $65 to cover it so it doesn't get cut off. Could you help me reach that goal please friends? It's much appreciated. Thank you🥰

https://ko-fi.com/aces_funhouse

#mutualaid #hope #gratitude #fediverse #MutualAidRequest #mutualaidboost #disabled #disability #bisexual #trans #disabledlife #queer #lgbtqia #lgbt #trans #transgender #chronically_ill #chronicillness #chronicpain #brainfog #disabilitycrowdfund #disabilitymutualaid #transmutualaid @[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] #goodthings #community #communitymatters #CommunityAction #love #loveinaction #cats #MutualAidSavesLives #friendship #friends #loveisaverb #internet #social #disabledrights #positivity #boost

🔍💔 HAVE YOU SEEN KEITHY?
A family is searching for answers tonight after 71-year-old Keithy Mechol was reported missing in Anchorage. She has medical challenges that make her especially vulnerable.
Please take a moment to view her photo, share her information, and learn how you can help. Every extra set of eyes matters. ❤️
👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/etNyX
#MissingPerson #Anchorage #Alaska #HelpFindKeithy #CommunityMatters #MissingSenior #BringHerHome

The Happiness Trilogy: 1 of 3-Part Blog Series

Are You Happy?

Fascinating, if You Ask Me!

For nearly eight decades, Harvard researchers have been tracking the lives of hundreds of individuals in what has become one of the most comprehensive studies on human happiness ever conducted. The Harvard Study of Adult Development didn’t just follow people through good times and bad; it revealed fundamental truths about what makes life worth living. What they discovered challenges everything we think we know about success, health, and happiness.

The Surprising Power of Relationships

When Harvard scientists began analyzing decades of health data, medical records, and personal interviews, they expected to find that genetics, wealth, or career success would be the key predictors of a long and happy life. Instead, they discovered something far more profound: the quality of our relationships matters more than anything else.

People who were most satisfied in their relationships at age 50 were the healthiest at age 80. This wasn’t just about feeling good emotionally—close relationships actually protected physical health better than cholesterol levels, blood pressure, or family medical history. The strength of your social bonds literally predicts how long you’ll live and how well you’ll age.

Director Robert Waldinger, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital, puts it simply: relationships are a form of self-care. While we invest time and money into gym memberships, organic food, and health supplements, we often neglect the single most important factor in our wellbeing—the people around us.

Loneliness: The Silent Killer

The research revealed a darker side, too. Loneliness isn’t just an emotional burden; it’s a serious health risk. The study found that social isolation has health consequences as severe as smoking or alcoholism. People who felt lonely experienced faster physical and mental decline, regardless of how well they took care of their bodies in other ways.

This finding takes on new significance in our modern world, where technology promises connection but often delivers isolation. We can have hundreds of online friends yet feel profoundly alone. The Harvard study reminds us that it’s not the number of connections that matters, but their quality and depth.

Beyond Genetics: What Really Determines Healthy Aging

The study identified six key factors that predicted healthy aging, and genetics wasn’t at the top of the list. Physical activity, absence of smoking and alcohol abuse, mature coping mechanisms for stress, maintaining a healthy weight, and having a stable marriage all proved more important than having long-lived ancestors.

For the inner-city participants in the study, education emerged as an additional protective factor. Higher education correlated with better health choices throughout life, including avoiding smoking, eating well, and using alcohol moderately.

Perhaps most encouraging, the research showed that our life trajectories aren’t fixed in our twenties. People who struggled early in life could become thriving octogenarians, while those who seemed destined for success could derail through alcoholism or depression. Change is always possible.

The Brain-Body Connection

One of the most fascinating discoveries was how relationships protect cognitive function. People in happy marriages maintained better memory and mental sharpness as they aged. Even couples who bickered frequently showed this protective effect, as long as they felt they could count on each other when it mattered most.

This brain-body connection works both ways. Marital dissatisfaction didn’t just affect mood; it actually increased physical pain in older adults. Those in unhappy relationships reported more emotional distress and greater physical discomfort on the same days, showing how deeply intertwined our social and physical health really are.

Conclusion

The Harvard Study of Adult Development offers a clear prescription for a good life, and it’s simpler than we might think. Invest in relationships. Show up for the people who matter. Build communities that support you through hard times. Take care of your body, but remember that tending to your connections is just as vital.

In a world obsessed with productivity, achievement, and individual success, this research delivers a counter-cultural message: happiness isn’t something we achieve alone. It’s something we build together, one relationship at a time.

https://www.weforum.org/videos/harvard-conducted-an-85-year-study-on-happiness-here-s-what-it-found

What if your customers became your biggest supporters? 💬💥 That’s the magic of online communities—real talk, real loyalty, real growth.

Thinking of building one? 👉 Check out our blog: https://bpcustomdev.com/the-benefits-of-an-online-community/

👇 So tell us—do you think online communities are worth it? Let’s chat in the comments!

#CommunityMatters #BusinessGrowth #CustomerLove #OnlineCommunity #WbcomDesigns #EngageYourAudience #DigitalTribe #RealConnections

#SNIWWOC #FoodProject: Your food, your choice.

According to Statistics Canada (Dec 2020), approximately one in seven Canadians (14.6%) were living in a food-insecure household in May 2020. #FoodInsecurity is also a cause associated with poorer nutrition as well as a variety of physical and mental health issues.

SNIWWOC is providing a #FoodSecurity program for #LowIncome #RacializedWomen including #transgender and #TwoSpirit community members. This program is intended to offset costs of monthly #groceries, not to cover all costs.

Eligible clients will receive the decided amount of gift cards to one of the grocery stores. We are committed to supporting vulnerable women in our community, such as single mothers and newcomers who are sometimes isolated.

ELIGIBILITY
1. Women Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour, including transgender, non-binary and two-spirit community members who are 18 years old or above;

2. Must make less than the low-income cut-off line (submit the proof of income)* see the table on website.

3. Resident of Greater Victoria BC, Canada.

STEPS:
1. Fill out our Groceries Project Request form.
2. Receive an email from SNIWWOC.
3. Submit proof of income (or household income if you are married/common law). This can include: a current tax return, notice of assessment, or any benefits received from the government (ex. Disability Assistance).

**Screenshots of bank statements or accounts will not be considered a valid form of proof of income**

4. Submit proof of dependent(s). This can include: health cards, passports, birth certificate, driver's license, school registration, childcare statement, or status card.

5. Set up an in-person appointment at SNIWWOC’s Victoria BC office.

6. Fill out the feedback survey sent via email from SNIWWOC.
https://www.sniwwoc.ca/getyourgroceries-application-form

Note: You can apply once every three months, while supplies last. Clients are eligible for their first round of gift cards every three months after receiving them. Clients who receive their second gift card in three months must wait another six months to be eligible for the program once again.

Example: Client A can apply in January and receive the gift card, then Client A can also apply again in April, then they would need to wait until October to be eligible for the program once again.

OUR TEAM
We are an interdisciplinary team of women dedicated to improving the health of racialized women across Canada. We are the community we serve.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Program policies: https://www.sniwwoc.ca/s/Program-Policies-Get-Your-Groceries-4.pdf

If you are interested in receiving a hygiene kit, please check here:
https://www.sniwwoc.ca/traditional-medicine-hygiene-kits

#BIPOCwomen #POCwomen #WomenSupportingWomen #WeWillFeedYou #VictoriaBC #Saanich #YYJ #POCcommunity #SupportingPOCWomenAndChildren #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #nonprofit #RacialEquity #grassroots #CommunityHelpers #CommunityWorkers #CommunityMatters #GiveAHandUp.