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THAT SUITS YOU helps qualified men and high school seniors become interview and opportunity ready, by providing professional attire and guidance free of charge. Co-founder PK Kersey discusses the program’s success and which donations are most in demand. For more, visit thatsuitsyou.org

Cents Ability teaches financial literacy to thousands of high school students across NYC. Executive Director Roy Paul explains differences in financial options and experiences between millennials and older generations. For more, including details on volunteering, visit cents-ability.org.

Jessamyn Stanley’s book EVERY BODY YOGA: LET GO OF THE FEAR, GET ON THE MAT, LOVE YOUR BODY is a memoir, Q&A and yoga manual for everyone.

The Children’s Village works with the most vulnerable children and families in the area, providing programs to keep them safe and to keep families intact. President and CEO Jeremy Kohomban explains changes coming to foster care across the nation, following passage of the Family First Prevention Services Act. For more, visit childrensvillage.org

With her book THIS IS WHERE YOU BELONG: Finding Home Wherever You Are, Journalist Melody Warnick, suggests ways to calm your restlessness and create to a deeper attachment to wherever you currently live.

Thursday, December 19th, 106.7 Lite FM presents our Hope for the Holidays Radiothon, raising funds for the children families of Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone. Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. Cordelia Carter discusses her work, and how Hassenfeld is specifically designed with the needs of children and families in mind. For more, visit nyulangone.org and Litefm.com.

As a New York City based non-profit, Theatre Forward has pioneered community engagement and education programs that promote equity, diversity and inclusion, in an effort to make theater accessible for all. Executive Director Bruce Whitacre talks about the priority of building theaters that represent the communities they serve. To get involved, visit theatreforward.org

In BEDLAM: An Intimate Journey Into America’s Mental Health Crisis, Dr. Kenneth Rosenberg offers an inside look at what he calls the greatest social crisis of the twenty-first century. For more, including clips from his documentary film, visit drkenrosenberg.com

Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children provides adoption and adoption support services to women, children and families. Spence-Chapin’s Chelsea Guffy talks about the process for children, adoptive parents, and expectant birth parents. More at spence-chapin.org

In NEW AGING: Live Smarter Now to Live Better Forever, Architect Matthias Hollwich challenges us to think creatively and realistically about how we want to spend the rest of our lives.

VOLUME CONTROL: HEARING IN A DEAFENING WORLD, by New Yorker staff writer David Owen, takes a look at the surprising science of hearing and the remarkable technologies that can help us hear better.

For National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month, Roy Capps of Sunnyside Community Services and Carma Augustin, a caregiver for her mother with Alzheimer’s, discuss the challenges of caring for family members and the free resources for caregivers available through Sunnyside’s Care NYC program. To find out more call 877-577-9337 or visit scsny.org.

Lite-FM is proud to be a sponsor of Hungerthon, the annual Thanksgiving radio auction to raise critical funds and build awareness about hunger and poverty in America. Lorrie Clevenger, US Programs Director for the Grassroots Action Network for Hungerthon, talks about the the support Hungerthon provides, and her work as a full time farmer in Chester, NY. Donate at 1-800-5 Hungry or bid on exclusive items at hungerthon.org through December 31st.

22 million living veterans and 200,000 new servicemen and women return to civilian life each year. In addition to our gratitude for their service, veterans need resources and a connection point to help in the transition back to non-military life. Mike Haynie, executive director and founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University discusses their singular mission to provide the resources vets need, no matter where they live. For more, visit ivmf.syracuse.edu

Covenant House is the largest provider of runaway and homeless youth services in New York City--no questions asked. Senior VP Tod Monaghan talks about services for young people, their expanding headquarters and the annual NYC Sleep Out fundraising Event on November 14th at Yankee Stadium. For more, visit covenanthouse.org

Dr. Chaye Lamm Warburg, founder of Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services in Waldwick and Teaneck, NJ, discusses the new Occupational Therapy curriculum for children at the Yeshivat He’Atid school in Teaneck, and why she sees a growing need for youth OT programs in traditional education. For more, visit potsot.com

Marriage and family therapist Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby's book EXAHOLICS: BREAKING YOUR ADDICTION TO AN EX LOVE, offers scientific evidence on the addiction to love, the real physiological stress of a breakup, and how to take your power back.

For Breast Cancer Awareness month, Dr. Neil Iyengar of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and cancer patient and advocate Karen Peterson discuss how comprehensive genomic testing can help in building personalized treatment plans for better outcomes. For more, visit bcrf.org and testingmycancer.com

SHE SAID: Breaking The Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement, by NY Times reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, follows their investigation of Harvey Weinstein's abuses of power and offers behind-the-scenes details from Christine Blasey Ford's testimony, against the backdrop of the #MeToo era.

Michael's Cause, founded in honor of 13-year old Staten Islander Michael Caplolongo, raises funds and awareness about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic disorder that affects thousands of boys around the world. Co-Founder Robert Capolongo visits to talk his son's therapies and their work on behalf of the next generation. To find out more, and to sponsor Robert in the NYC Marathon on November 3rd, visit michaelscause.org.