ABC's "A Better Community" partners with Feeding America

How can you provide for a family in need in a few clicks? If you "like" ABC's "A Better Community" on Facebook, they'll donate two meals to a family in need through Feeding America.

This partnership is simple and made easy for the people already using social media sites like Facebook. Now you can help someone anywhere you are without putting hardly any effort. Who doesn't love that.

Starbucks and the Opportunity Finance Network partner to "Create Jobs for USA"

Ever wondered what you could do to help put Americans back to work? Well Starbucks Coffee and the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) have thought of one great way that you can. Purchase an "indivisible" wristband for a minimum of $5 in one of Starbuck's company-operated stores or online at createjobsforUSA.org and 100% of your money will go towards the "Create Jobs for USA Fund" at  OFN. OFN will award these funds to community development financial institutions (CDFIs) that help finance community businesses.

Definitely a great partnership that will help address one of this issues contributing to unemployment in this economy - lack of banks lending to small businesses.  Americans can feel good about contributing because that small amount can really help create and sustain local jobs. We won't know the true impact of the program for a while but in the meantime, check out success stories on createjobsforUSA.org.