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8 mental wellness tips for creating an inviting classroom In our books, there’s no job more important than teaching! Teachers… Read moreAugust 14
Q&A with Board Member Kerry Brandt We’re shining a well-deserved spotlight on the incredible individuals on LiveDifferent’s board… Read moreJuly 24
Q&A with Board Member Paige Derksen We’re shining a well-deserved spotlight on the incredible individuals on LiveDifferent’s board… Read moreJuly 10
20 creative fundraising ideas to help you make an impact Are you looking for a creative and unique way to raise funds… Read moreJune 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 moreJune 6
Helping to transform lives through freedom, education and empowerment LiveDifferent is excited to welcome the Marcia Bergen Group to our growing… Read moreMay 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 moreMay 25
The Freedom Village: Celebrating a dream come to life We are thrilled to report that the construction of the Freedom Village… Read moreMay 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 moreMay 23
Hasan: Unveiling the human side of dad Empathy is essential for positive mental health because it allows us to… Read moreMay 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 moreMay 15
Tristen: Finding strength in a bundle of love Resilience is the foundation for positive mental health and well-being. It allows… Read moreMay 15
Kyle: Turning my life around after a DUI Empathy is essential for positive mental health because it allows us to… Read moreMay 9
Shae-Lynn: Finding empathy for an absent father Empathy is essential for positive mental health because it allows us to… Read moreMay 9
Chloe: How everyday moments can change lives Altruism is essential for mental well-being because it encourages us to put… Read moreMay 5
Antony: Overcoming self-doubt after a family tragedy Resilience is the foundation for positive mental health and well-being. It allows… Read moreMay 5
Max: Finding resilience through the pain of chronic illness Resilience is the foundation for positive mental health and well-being. It allows… Read moreMay 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 moreApril 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 moreApril 17
7 ways to lift people up during Kindness Week In Canada, the third week in February is known as Kindness Week—a… Read moreJanuary 31
How our volunteers are making a world of difference Volunteering is an important part of creating positive change in our world.… Read moreJanuary 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 moreDecember 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 moreDecember 14
Operations update on École L’Union The levels of violence and unrest in Haiti over the past few… Read moreNovember 22
With Love Gala 2022 Here are some amazing facts about the power of kindness from the… Read moreNovember 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 moreDecember 16
A timeline of our work in Indigenous communities As a charity, empowering and encouraging people to live lives that care… Read moreNovember 29
LoveLegacy: Showing up every month to support children makes a world of difference. Read moreAugust 6
10 Quick Ways to Strengthen Friendships Check out this article for some ideas on how to strengthen your… Read moreAugust 6
Happy Family Toolkit Here is a short clip from Susan Pinker's TED Talk (full talk… Read moreAugust 6
The Strongest Predictor of How Long You’ll Live Here is a short clip from Susan Pinker's TED Talk (full talk… Read moreAugust 5
Simple writing prompts that will change your life Here is a very helpful article that provides a number of proven… Read moreJuly 23
Reasons why kindness is swell Family can be complicated. Whether it’s your given family or your chosen… Read moreFebruary 23
Talking with Jade about Fundraising and Life-Changing Connections nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,… Read moreFebruary 19
Conversations with Melanie Melanie has been living in the Dominican Republic for a while before… Read moreFebruary 19
Conversations with Rose Rose resides in Mexico with her family and has been staff at… Read moreApril 28
Welcoming the Garcia Vasquez Family Home, From a Distance nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,… Read moreDecember 4
A Lesson in Empathy Empathy is feeling with people and making a connection with them. It’s… Read moreNovember 25
Building a Future After our build prep week we were filled with excitement and joy… Read moreNovember 11
Building Together The prep week was filled with hard work in preparation for our… Read moreNovember 4
Mi Casa es Su Casa This week began with meeting our host families. I think it’s safe… Read moreOctober 25
The Adventure Begins! Just over one month ago, eleven strangers met in San Diego. Within… Read moreSeptember 20
A Bunch of (Almost) Strangers… I’m currently heading across the country, in a cramped bus, with 7… Read moreApril 28
St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Blogs and Updates April 23rd We arrived safely to the Dominican Republic on Saturday evening.… Read moreMarch 28
I just came home from a LiveDifferent Build…now what? I have now been on two trips with LiveDifferent (both of which… Read moreDecember 4
From the Ground Up This week was our build week. Instead of a house build like… Read moreNovember 27
Desert Adventures For the last two and half months we have adventured to many… Read moreNovember 23
What Life is about People means to me Today was our fortieth presentation. We woke up, say goodbye to our… Read moreNovember 16
No Hombres? No Problem This week I attended our different volunteer positions and visited my host… Read moreNovember 16
Time – An Undervalued Luxury This week was very challenging, but also very rewarding. I was able… Read moreNovember 9
The Most Empowering Week of My Life Being empowered doesn’t come from things that come easy to us. It… Read moreNovember 5
Four Thousand Zucchinis We returned to the fields again and this time was more interesting… Read moreNovember 5
A Positive Look at Challenges Planning for Week in the Life, learning what it was about, and… Read moreNovember 3
The Littlest Things can Mean a Lot When I made plans to come here to the LiveDifferent Academy, I… Read moreOctober 26
We learn from one another We had our first full week of volunteering and I felt it… Read moreOctober 25
A Glimpse of What is to Come During our first week back in Zapata, after Spanish school in Ensenada,… Read moreOctober 19
Ensenada, Spanish classes, and a Trek to find Buddha Traveling to Mexico and living immersed in the culture is an incredible… Read moreSeptember 15
Different Beginnings I’ve always been different. I knew that very early growing up… Read moreAugust 10
Laughter, Stories, and Love When I thought about going to do a LiveDifferent Build, I couldn’t… Read moreJuly 30
A Day to Remember We had the great honour of meeting Florencia and Martin during our… Read moreJuly 21
The Happiest Place on Earth Coming into this journey I was expecting to be overwhelmed by the… Read moreJuly 16
LiveDifferent Stories: Keke and Mina Keke is 10, and his sister Mina is 7 years old. During… Read moreJuly 4
Ryley School – All the Hard Work Was Worth It Coming into this week, we were not really sure what we should… Read moreJune 1
LiveDifferent Stories: Casley and Kitson These two boys are an incredible pair. Casley is 6 years… Read moreApril 21
Building Houses and Building Friendships Today was filled with a lot of hard work and cement mixing,… Read moreApril 19
Seeing Familiar Faces “Welcome to the Dominican” was said to the 28 students and 5… Read moreMarch 20
A Complex Reality Poverty is always a multifaceted story. Whether you are in Nuevo Renacer… Read more