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August 28

8 mental wellness tips for creating an inviting classroom   In our books, there’s no job more important than teaching! Teachers… Read more

August 14

Q&A with Board Member Kerry Brandt We’re shining a well-deserved spotlight on the incredible individuals on LiveDifferent’s board… Read more

July 24

Q&A with Board Member Paige Derksen We’re shining a well-deserved spotlight on the incredible individuals on LiveDifferent’s board… Read more

July 10

20 creative fundraising ideas to help you make an impact Are you looking for a creative and unique way to raise funds… Read more

June 8

Why every parent should consider a LiveDifferent Build for their kid If you’re a parent considering sending your child on a humanitarian build,… Read more

June 6

Helping to transform lives through freedom, education and empowerment LiveDifferent is excited to welcome the Marcia Bergen Group to our growing… Read more

May 31

Veronika: A journey from fear and anger to empathy and kindness Empathy is essential for positive mental health because it allows us to… Read more

May 25

The Freedom Village: Celebrating a dream come to life We are thrilled to report that the construction of the Freedom Village… Read more

May 23

Holly: How one teacher’s compassion helped me break free from a bully Altruism is essential for mental well-being because it encourages us to put… Read more

May 23

Hasan: Unveiling the human side of dad Empathy is essential for positive mental health because it allows us to… Read more

May 18

Ice Road Tour: Supporting youth in Northern Manitoba It’s a crisis that’s hidden in plain sight, but one that’s decimating… Read more

May 15

Tristen: Finding strength in a bundle of love Resilience is the foundation for positive mental health and well-being. It allows… Read more

May 15

Kyle: Turning my life around after a DUI Empathy is essential for positive mental health because it allows us to… Read more

May 9

Shae-Lynn: Finding empathy for an absent father Empathy is essential for positive mental health because it allows us to… Read more

May 9

Chloe: How everyday moments can change lives Altruism is essential for mental well-being because it encourages us to put… Read more

May 5

Antony: Overcoming self-doubt after a family tragedy Resilience is the foundation for positive mental health and well-being. It allows… Read more

May 5

Max: Finding resilience through the pain of chronic illness Resilience is the foundation for positive mental health and well-being. It allows… Read more

May 2

Mental Health May: LiveDifferent is helping young people feel connected Circles program’s road team is coming to schools across the country to… Read more

April 28

WestJet and LiveDifferent: Going (beyond) the distance to make a difference Since 2008, WestJet has been taking us to new heights, powering our… Read more

April 17

7 ways to lift people up during Kindness Week In Canada, the third week in February is known as Kindness Week—a… Read more

March 15

Building a home with Anakil: How LiveDifferent chooses families to welcome home Read more

January 31

How our volunteers are making a world of difference Volunteering is an important part of creating positive change in our world.… Read more

January 16

She Went With Friends, Then Experienced a Build Solo – Q & A with Emily Emily’s first Build was alongside familiar faces as part of a group,… Read more

December 20

Giving a young man his life back one donation at a time Starling Martinez is a young adult from the Dominican Republic. In November… Read more

December 14

Operations update on École L’Union The levels of violence and unrest in Haiti over the past few… Read more

November 22

With Love Gala 2022 Here are some amazing facts about the power of kindness from the… Read more

November 16

How LiveDifferent’s Emergency Relief and Community Development Fund Changes Lives The core strength of everything LiveDifferent does is centered around authentic relationships… Read more

December 16

A timeline of our work in Indigenous communities As a charity, empowering and encouraging people to live lives that care… Read more

November 29

LoveLegacy: Showing up every month to support children makes a world of difference. Read more

November 29

LoveLegacy: A community of people who believe brighter futures are possible! Read more

August 6

10 Quick Ways to Strengthen Friendships Check out this article for some ideas on how to strengthen your… Read more

August 6

Kindness Facts Here are some amazing facts about the power of kindness from the… Read more

August 6

Happy Family Toolkit Here is a short clip from Susan Pinker's TED Talk (full talk… Read more

August 6

The Strongest Predictor of How Long You’ll Live Here is a short clip from Susan Pinker's TED Talk (full talk… Read more

August 5

Simple writing prompts that will change your life Here is a very helpful article that provides a number of proven… Read more

July 23

Reasons why kindness is swell Family can be complicated. Whether it’s your given family or your chosen… Read more

June 9

Learning, Listening, and Amplifying Indigenous Voices Read more

February 23

Talking with Jade about Fundraising and Life-Changing Connections nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,… Read more

February 19

Conversations with Melanie Melanie has been living in the Dominican Republic for a while before… Read more

February 19

Conversations with Rose Rose resides in Mexico with her family and has been staff at… Read more

April 28

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April 28

Welcoming the Garcia Vasquez Family Home, From a Distance Read more

April 7

From Reaching Youth to Being Back with Her Seniors – Q & A with Helena Read more

April 2

Take Care of Yourself Read more

March 26

Our Hope for Tomorrow Read more

February 20

Changed in the Baja — Tyler’s experience in Mexico Read more

February 6

10 Years of Friendship — Q&A with Bianca and Sarah Read more

August 8

Our Students Share Their Dreams for the Future Read more

May 21

Gloria and Henry: Success Means Giving Back Read more

May 1

The Man with the Blue Hat Read more

April 8

Professional Development for the Teachers at Ecole L’Union Read more

February 5

Fierce on the Worksite and on Camera — Q&A with Natalia Read more

November 26

Get on the Bus Read more

September 10

Julia and Diana Owned the Worksite Read more

August 8

Hope is Spreading Through the Island, in Memory of Eileen Jackson Read more

May 9

Water Returned to a Special Rural Community Read more

March 29

Megan’s March Break Build Read more

December 4

A Lesson in Empathy Empathy is feeling with people and making a connection with them. It’s… Read more

November 25

Building a Future After our build prep week we were filled with excitement and joy… Read more

November 11

Building Together The prep week was filled with hard work in preparation for our… Read more

November 9

Cleaning supplies for Nuevo Renacer – Nov 9th 2016 Read more

November 4

Mi Casa es Su Casa This week began with meeting our host families. I think it’s safe… Read more

October 25

The Adventure Begins! Just over one month ago, eleven strangers met in San Diego. Within… Read more

September 20

A Bunch of (Almost) Strangers… I’m currently heading across the country, in a cramped bus, with 7… Read more

April 28

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Blogs and Updates April 23rd We arrived safely to the Dominican Republic on Saturday evening.… Read more

March 28

I just came home from a LiveDifferent Build…now what? I have now been on two trips with LiveDifferent (both of which… Read more

March 17

Great Expectations Read more

February 26

A Different Path At the beginning of grade 12 I thought I had my whole… Read more

December 4

From the Ground Up This week was our build week. Instead of a house build like… Read more

November 27

Desert Adventures For the last two and half months we have adventured to many… Read more

November 23

What Life is about People means to me Today was our fortieth presentation. We woke up, say goodbye to our… Read more

November 16

No Hombres? No Problem This week I attended our different volunteer positions and visited my host… Read more

November 16

Time – An Undervalued Luxury This week was very challenging, but also very rewarding. I was able… Read more

November 9

The Most Empowering Week of My Life Being empowered doesn’t come from things that come easy to us. It… Read more

November 5

Four Thousand Zucchinis We returned to the fields again and this time was more interesting… Read more

November 5

A Positive Look at Challenges Planning for Week in the Life, learning what it was about, and… Read more

November 3

The Littlest Things can Mean a Lot When I made plans to come here to the LiveDifferent Academy, I… Read more

October 26

We learn from one another We had our first full week of volunteering and I felt it… Read more

October 25

A Glimpse of What is to Come During our first week back in Zapata, after Spanish school in Ensenada,… Read more

October 19

Ensenada, Spanish classes, and a Trek to find Buddha Traveling to Mexico and living immersed in the culture is an incredible… Read more

September 15

Different Beginnings   I’ve always been different. I knew that very early growing up… Read more

August 26

Without a Doubt The family that our team is building for is made up of… Read more

August 12

Simple Lessons “My lady just asked me how I am!!”, shouted the girl I… Read more

August 10

Laughter, Stories, and Love When I thought about going to do a LiveDifferent Build, I couldn’t… Read more

July 30

A Day to Remember We had the great honour of meeting Florencia and Martin during our… Read more

July 24

Little Things Sometimes you may see or hear things on the news about poverty,… Read more

July 21

The Happiest Place on Earth Coming into this journey I was expecting to be overwhelmed by the… Read more

July 16

LiveDifferent Stories: Keke and Mina Keke is 10, and his sister Mina is 7 years old. During… Read more

July 13

Little Things Matter On a free afternoon, I took a walk down into the community… Read more

July 4

Ryley School – All the Hard Work Was Worth It Coming into this week, we were not really sure what we should… Read more

June 14

Reaching New Destinations Often times I think back to 2012 when I did my first… Read more

June 1

LiveDifferent Stories: Casley and Kitson These two boys are an incredible pair.   Casley is 6 years… Read more

May 13

Guts and Grace I remember sitting on my bathroom floor crying my eyes out after I… Read more

April 24

Bitter Sweet Today we woke up as if it were a regular morning… we… Read more

April 22

Making a Change So far our journey has been much more than we expected it… Read more

April 21

Building Houses and Building Friendships Today was filled with a lot of hard work and cement mixing,… Read more

April 20

Out the Gate It’s our first day of building! Our group split into two teams,… Read more

April 19

Seeing Familiar Faces “Welcome to the Dominican” was said to the 28 students and 5… Read more

March 26

Extend your love We’ve learned so many things on this trip, and yet there is… Read more

March 20

A Complex Reality Poverty is always a multifaceted story. Whether you are in Nuevo Renacer… Read more
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