427. Meet the Mission: Undies for Everyone - Amy Weiss

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits

We Are For Good Podcast - The Podcast for Nonprofits
427. Meet the Mission: Undies for Everyone - Amy Weiss
May 24, 2023 Season 7
We Are For Good

Meet Amy. She’s the Founder and Executive Director of Undies for Everyone, the only nationwide nonprofit dedicated to providing underwear to students in need. She was even named a CNN Hero for her work🤩 With an estimated 11.6 million kids in the U.S. living without access to clean underwear, Undies for Everyone addresses an ongoing crisis plaguing American schools that very few people know about. Tune in for a conversation about the transformative power of a very simple gift and how communities and orgs can come together to help🤝

💡Learn

  • History + Overview of Undies for Everyone
  • The role of providing underwear in holistic community care
  • Why hygiene products are critical to building kids’ self-confidence + esteem
  • How you can get activated in their corner of the world 

Today's Guest
Rabbi Amy Weiss, Founder + Executive Director, Undies for Everyone

Episode Highlights

  • Amy’s story and journey to where she is today (3:00)
  • One in six kids in the U.S. are living without access to underwear (9:40)
  • History + Overview of Undies for Everyone (11:00)
  • Holistic Community Care (19:30)
  • Undies for Everyone’s philosophy around partnerships (23:20)
  • A powerful moment of philanthropy in Amy’s Life (34:45)
  • Amy’s One Good Thing: It’s all marketing. (36:30)
  • How to connect with Undies for Everyone (40:20)

For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/427.

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