3BL Content Editor: Formatting, Media & HTML Specifications

The 3BL Editor is a structured, HTML-based publishing environment. Formatting is not decorative — it is a technical decision that affects how content is rendered, indexed, and distributed. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of how the editor works, what it supports, and how to maximize performance and discoverability using structured content.

Character Limits

Every field in the editor has a defined limit that affects how your content previews across channels — from email inboxes to aggregator feeds. These aren’t soft guidelines; exceeding them causes truncation downstream.

Character Limits

Field	Limit	Notes
Headline	255 characters	Target 60 for search display
Subheadline	255 characters	Doubles as SEO meta description
Body	No limit	Full article content
Short teaser	280 characters	Used in email distribution previews

Writing a headline under 60 characters isn’t just an SEO best practice — it’s the threshold at which most search engines display the full title without truncation. The 255-character field gives you flexibility, but 60 is the practical target.¹

Supported HTML Elements

Text Structure & Semantics

Well-structured content starts with the right tags. Headings, paragraphs, and text formatting elements do more than control appearance — they signal hierarchy to the systems that distribute and index your content.

• Bold signals importance to both readers and search systems.
• Italic works well for titles or technical terms being introduced.
• Underline is supported but use sparingly to avoid confusion with links.
• Superscript and subscript render correctly for use cases like CO_CO or trademark symbols^TM — both travel cleanly through distribution.

Lists

When sequence matters, use an ordered list:

1. Lead with your most important claim in the headline and H1
2. Support it with evidence in modular, self-contained sections
3. Close with a clear takeaway or call to action
4. Keep each section focused on one idea

When information is parallel but not sequential, use bullets:

• Semantic headings at every major section break
• Descriptive hyperlink anchor text
• Alt text on every image
• Embeds placed within the body, not isolated at the top or bottom

Links

The <a> tag supports href, alt, target, title, and rel attributes. Use descriptive anchor text for both accessibility and search performance. Read more about 3BL’s framework for optimizing content in our 2026 LLM and Generative AI Writing Guide.

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Content Sanitization & Unsupported Elements

The editor automatically removes unsupported or unsafe elements on save. The most common ones teams run into:

• Special characters, emojis, and math symbols
• <div> (except for specific oEmbed use cases)
• <span>
• <video>
• <audio>
• <iframe>

Formatting that looks correct in the editor can degrade silently on downstream endpoints. A table that renders cleanly on 3BL Media may lose its header row on a wire service. Test every rich element against your full distribution stack before publishing.

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Rich Media: Embeds & Images

Video Embeds

oEmbed is supported for YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, and Spotify. Place embeds within the body of the article for the best rendering consistency across endpoints.

Images

Supported formats are PNG and JPEG only, with a maximum file size of 100MB. Every image should include descriptive alt text.

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Rich Content & Performance Considerations

Rich content affects rendering behavior, how information is consumed by search engines, accessibility, and consistency distributed across channels.

• Your headline should clearly communicate what the content is about in less than 60 characters.
• Use the description to add context about why this topic matters and why your organization is positioned to speak about it.
• The first header (H1) should mirror your headline, using words that communicate authority or nod toward search intent.
• Secondary headers (H2, H3) help break up your content — more readable to both humans and robots than a long unbroken block of text.
• Keep each section modular, with one clear idea per section.
• Add descriptive alt text to images to help visually impaired readers and AI systems interpret the visuals you use.

The 3BL Content Editor gives marketing, communications, and PR teams the creative flexibility to produce rich, multimedia-driven stories — while ensuring content is structured, sanitized, and distributed consistently across 3BL’s network of 79 partner sites.

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¹Based on Google’s standard search result title display behavior as of 2026.

 

 

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At the 2026 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Officer Safety and Wellness Symposium, the Motorola Solutions Foundation and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) addressed a critical gap in officer support: the need for specialized care tailored to the unique needs of first responders. 

The session, “Seal of Approval: Culturally Competent Residential Treatment Centers for Law Enforcement,” moved beyond general wellness discussions to give agencies a reliable method for identifying facilities they can trust. Because officers often experience traumatic events on the job, it’s crucial that departments have verified, vetted resources ready. The goal of the “Seal of Approval” is to provide a list of facilities that offer clinical care while also fundamentally understanding the unique psychological and operational demands of a career in policing.

A rigorous vetting process

To establish a “Seal of Approval,” PERF conducted an exhaustive review of six residential treatment centers previously vetted by the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). This was a deep dive, involving more than 60 interviews with facility executives, medical providers and officers who had personally completed the programs.  

A multidisciplinary panel

The session brought together experts to examine the recovery process from every angle, including:

• Clinical leaders: A police psychologist and a treatment facility founder specializing in first responder care.
• Operational experts: A retired law enforcement executive managing a treatment center.
• Research personnel: A PERF moderator who visited each vetted facility to see first-hand what culturally competent care for first responders looks like.

These speakers offered insights on the entire treatment lifecycle, covering everything from initial intake and confidentiality protocols to specific treatment modalities and long-term aftercare.

A legacy of collaboration

This session is the latest result of a 20-year partnership between the Motorola Solutions Foundation and PERF, and reflects the work published in PERF’s latest Critical Issues in Policing Series. For more than two decades, the Foundation has supported PERF’s commitment to researching and developing solutions to the most pressing challenges in modern policing.

“Our partnership with the Motorola Solutions Foundation has stood by us as we tackle the toughest issues in policing,” said Chuck Wexler, executive director of PERF. “With this ‘Seal of Approval,’ we are doing more than just discussing wellness – we’re ensuring that when an officer reaches out for help, the hand reaching back belongs to someone who truly understands the unique sacrifices of this profession.”  

Steps for agency leaders

Supporting your team requires a proactive approach to mental health. Agency leaders looking to strengthen their wellness culture can take these three actions:

1. Educate staff on what “culturally competent” care means so they properly evaluate treatment options.
2. Formalize a relationship with at least one vetted residential center before a member of your team needs it.
3. Distribute the “Seal of Approval” report throughout your agency to show that specialized, high-quality support is accessible.

Read PERF’s full report, Call for Help Treatment Centers for Police Officers here.

Recently, Angela Parker, Co-Founder and CEO of Realized Worth posed a sharp question on LinkedIn: what is the point of a conference anyway?

For years, the standard CSR conference playbook was built around a familiar formula: strong production, polished panels, practical takeaways, sponsor visibility, and enough inspiration to send people home feeling energized. But Angela is right, at a time when many professionals are navigating fatigue, fear, scrutiny, and real uncertainty about how to lead, it is not enough.

Across industries, people are not showing up to gatherings simply looking for content. They are showing up carrying tension. They are asking harder questions about what leadership requires now, what courage looks like inside institutions, and how to move forward when the old scripts no longer fit. Conferences are out of touch when they ignore that reality.

As an organizer of one of the largest corporate social impact events in the U.S., the Engage for Good Conference, here are three shifts I believe every modern impact-focused gathering must make.

1. Name the real tension in the room

Too many conferences still operate as if their role is to smooth over discomfort.

Whether the issue is political backlash, economic pressure, public mistrust, burnout, shifting stakeholder expectations, or internal misalignment, attendees can feel the gap between the world they are living in and the one being presented from the stage. When that gap is too wide, even the most polished programming loses credibility.

Leaders build trust by naming and acknowledging the tension. It requires courage, and event organizers should model it and set the tone that this is where uncomfortable truths are welcome.

A conference earns relevance when it reflects reality. Conferences need to create space for all of us to witness how the current moment is being experienced from managers and leaders to executives and team members.

2. Design for candor, not just content

For years, success in many conference settings has been measured by the quality of the speaker lineup or the polish of the stage. Big titles and celebrity speakers draw attendees, but they also are bound by what their PR and legal teams allow them to say publicly.

In the age of AI, information is not scarce anymore. Insight is.

People can access thought leadership anywhere. What they cannot easily access is a room where leaders speak honestly about tradeoffs, failures, risks, and decisions still in motion.

That kind of candor has to be built into the foundation of an event.

It means speakers should go beyond case study generalities and talk about what made the work difficult. It means talking about failures, accountability, and responsibility. It means asking better questions. It means creating smaller spaces for meaningful exchanges. It means building time for attendees to pressure test assumptions, compare notes, and wrestle with complexity alongside peers. It means debate that thrives on healthy friction.

A polished keynote may inspire people for an hour. A candid conversation can change how they lead for the next year.

3. Activate the head and the heart

The best gatherings reconnect people to purpose.

In social impact, we spend a lot of time focused on: strategy, measurement, stakeholder management, execution, and navigating constant change. While this work matters, the strongest leaders also make space for the heart work. They remember what brought them to this work. They reconnect to the communities they care about, their guiding values, and the deeper reason they continue to lead through difficulty.

The most valuable gatherings offer rigorous thinking and evoke genuine emotion. They help people sharpen their judgment, but they also help them reconnect to conviction. Because in moments like this, people need more than new ideas–they need the courage to keep going.

Many of us chose this work because we believed we could help build something better for our communities and for the world around us. A truly meaningful conference should help people remember that and return to their work with both greater clarity and deeper resolve.

The old conference model was built for a different era. Today’s leaders need something more honest and more useful.

They need gatherings that can hold complexity and invite candor. Gatherings that help people do the heart work alongside the hard work. Gatherings that do not just inform, but reconnect people to purpose.

That is the point of a conference now.

Muneer Panjwani is CEO at Engage For Good.

Note: This previously appeared in Fast Company on March 25, 2026.

ATLANTA, April 9, 2026 /3BL/ – At the recent Super South Summit for Sustainable Innovation and Impact, BoldImpact^™ ATL convened an influential panel of women leaders shaping the future of sustainability in Atlanta and beyond.

Held at the Georgia Aquarium, the session, “From Vision to Velocity: Women Leading Atlanta’s Sustainability,” brought together leaders from a cross-section of Atlanta’s sustainability ecosystem – from the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, to a global supply chain, a leading educational institution, local entrepreneur and manufacturer and the city’s community-based ambassadors.

“Sustainability is shaped every day by leaders like the women on this panel who bring vision, curiosity, determination, and commitment in ways that positively impact our resilient future,” noted Marianne Faloni, Founder and CEO of BoldImpact ATL. “It starts with people who choose to see the world differently – and act on it.”

This dynamic conversation highlighted how sustainability leadership is evolving – requiring strategies that translate bold ideas into scalable solutions. Panelists echoed this sentiment: sustainability and profitability are no longer competing priorities – they go hand in hand.

Opening the session, Sree Kancherla, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at HeneKom Group, reflected on the role of women leaders, “Women leaders bring a grounded understanding of impact – thinking about what we create, who it serves, and how it affects the world beyond us.”

BoldImpact ATL’s Marianne Faloni moderated the panel, “From Vision to Velocity: Women Leading Atlanta’s Sustainability,” featuring:

• Jennifer Chirico, PhD, Associate Vice President of Sustainability, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Sandra Leyva Martinez, Head of Sustainability – Americas, CHEP (a Brambles company)
• Tia Robinson, Founder/CEO, Vertical Activewear
• Dr. Quinta Warren, Senior Director of Sustainability, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
• Michelle Wiseman, Executive Director, Atlanta Sustainability Ambassadors (City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience)

Together they delivered candid insights on the skills required to lead sustainability initiatives today, the realities of gaining buy-in, and the innovations taking shape in Atlanta today.

A Defining Moment for Atlanta

As Atlanta prepares to welcome the world for the 2026 World Cup, these leaders emphasized that sustainability efforts underway today are designed to extend far beyond this global event.

What do they want the world to learn about Atlanta during the World Cup 2026? Panelists painted a compelling collective portrait: a city with a civically engaged community; an airport built for the next 100 years; a research university where innovation and sustainability share a campus; a supply chain operating as a circular system; and a manufacturing sector that proves sustainability and style can coexist.

About BoldImpact™ ATL

BoldImpact^™ ATL is a culture-driven non-profit organization catalyzing sustainability ambition into bold, measurable outcomes across Metro Atlanta. Real impact – bold impact – happens when we convene leaders, connect sustainability initiatives, break down silos, and amplify the work that is shaping Atlanta and beyond.

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BoldImpact ATL
lynne@boldimpactatl.org

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 9, 2026 /3BL/ – Wells Fargo announced a $6 million philanthropic investment in Charlotte, North Carolina, reinforcing the company’s long‑standing commitment to the city. Focused on West Charlotte, the new funding will support six nonprofit organizations working across housing, workforce training, and small business growth to deliver coordinated, community‑driven solutions. The announcement was made at an event hosted at Johnson C. Smith University.

The grant announcement builds on Wells Fargo’s broader community engagement in Charlotte, where the company has its largest employee base. Between 2020 and 2025, Wells Fargo and the Wells Fargo Foundation invested more than 
$48 million in philanthropic initiatives in the Charlotte region, and employees have volunteered more than 675,000 hours in the local community.

“Wells Fargo’s deep roots in Charlotte drive our commitment to fuel economic growth for our customers, employees, and the communities we serve across North Carolina,” said Jason Rosenberg, Wells Fargo’s Head of Public Affairs. “This investment in West Charlotte will support expanded housing options, more capital for businesses, and access to workforce development in the community.”

Grant recipients and community impact

The $6 million philanthropic investment from the Wells Fargo Foundation includes grants to six nonprofits:

Housing access

• Freedom Communities: Supporting the creation of 12 affordable rental units for workforce program participants, helping promote housing stability and economic mobility
• Lakeview Neighborhood Alliance: Supporting construction of 15 accessory dwelling units (ADUs), expanding affordable rental options, and enabling home repairs, solar installations, and energy upgrades

Workforce development

• CodePath: Expansion of CodePath’s industry-aligned computer science courses, career services, and interview preparation into programs at UNC Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University, with plans to expand to additional institutions across the region

Local business growth

• CLT Alliance Foundation: Supporting assessment of small business needs and launching readiness programs with a focus on West Charlotte
• ASPIRE Community Capital: Investment in the Financial Empowerment for Growth initiative to help 24 business owners work toward sustainable growth
• West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition: Establishing Three Sisters Market, the first full‑service grocery store in more than 30 years for West Boulevard Corridor, expanding access to fresh food

“Philanthropic investments like this, backed by Wells Fargo’s long-standing support of Charlotte, help translate community vision into measurable progress,” said Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles. “Supporting housing access, workforce training, and local businesses in West Charlotte strengthens the city as a whole.”

“Community development means that each person is doing what they can to lift their neighbors up,” said Governor Josh Stein. “Wells Fargo’s $6 million investment will support meaningful work on affordable housing, workforce development, and financial literacy.”

“West Charlotte is a community defined by resilience, leadership, and possibility,” said U.S. Rep. Alma Adams. “With Wells Fargo’s investment, local leaders can advance their vision and position the community for long‑term success.”

“Wells Fargo’s $6 million investment in West Charlotte is a strong example of how public-private partnerships can expand opportunity and strengthen communities across North Carolina,” said U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis. “By supporting housing access, workforce development, and small business growth, this effort will help more families achieve stability and economic mobility. I appreciate Wells Fargo’s continued commitment to Charlotte and look forward to the lasting impact these investments will have on the region.” 

“Wells Fargo’s investments in the Charlotte community will help families find affordable housing, provide opportunities for individuals to learn new skills, offer more resources to local businesses, and bring a new grocery store to West Charlotte,” said U.S. Sen. Ted Budd. “I am grateful that Charlotte is home to strong partners like Wells Fargo who are working to better the community they call home.”

Energy is rapidly moving from the background of port operations to the center of global trade strategy.

In a recent Forbes Business Council article – “Ports And Power: Why Energy Security Is Becoming A Port Strategy” – Morten Johansen, COO of DP World in the Americas, outlines how energy security is emerging as a defining factor for ports, supply chains, and nearshoring decisions.

The shift reflects a broader global trend. As volatility in energy markets increases and electrification accelerates across logistics, ports are facing new pressures — and new opportunities — to rethink how they power operations.

A Structural Shift in How Ports Compete

The article points to a clear evolution: ports are no longer competing on location and capacity alone.

Instead, three converging dynamics are reshaping the landscape:

• Energy volatility is impacting trade reliability, with price swings and supply constraints affecting operations in real time
• Electrification is accelerating across port equipment and infrastructure, increasing dependence on consistent, high-quality power
• Grid limitations are emerging as a constraint, particularly as demand outpaces investment in energy infrastructure

Together, these forces are pushing energy strategy to the forefront of operational and investment decisions.

From Logistics Hubs to Energy-Enabled Ecosystems

As outlined in the piece, ports are evolving into more complex, integrated systems where managing energy is as critical as managing cargo.

This includes a growing focus on:

• Diversifying energy sources, including on-site generation
• Improving visibility into energy demand and usage
• Supporting customers’ expectations around resilience and emissions

In this model, energy becomes a core enabler of both efficiency and decarbonization.

Why It Matters for Business Leaders

For companies evaluating supply chains, corridors, and nearshoring opportunities, energy is becoming a key decision factor.

The article highlights a shift in how leaders assess logistics ecosystems, placing greater emphasis on:

• Reliability and resilience of power supply
• Exposure to energy cost volatility
• Ability to support long-term sustainability goals

In short, energy strategy is becoming inseparable from supply chain strategy.

Read the Full Perspective

As global trade continues to evolve and disruptions persist, the role of energy in shaping competitive, resilient logistics networks will only grow.

For a deeper look at how these trends are unfolding — and what they mean for business leaders — read Morten’s full article in Forbes Business Council: “Ports And Power: Why Energy Security Is Becoming A Port Strategy”

GENEVA, April 9, 2026 /3BL/ – The Tire Industry Project (TIP) today announced the publication of a scientific study that introduces one of the most advanced models for understanding the movement and concentrations of tire and road wear particles (TRWP) in land and freshwater. The mass balance model as it is known presents a methodology to track and predict with high spatial granularity how TRWP move through watersheds – areas of land where rainfall and surface water drain into a river, lake or estuary – across diverse climates and regions.

TRWP are particles unintentionally generated at the frictional interface between the tire and roadway during vehicle use. As scientific and regulatory interest in these particles grows, tools that can generate reliable TRWP data are an essential prerequisite to understanding how they move through different environments. TRWP flow through waterways in particular remains an understudied topic.

The newly released model is designed to use global and local datasets and open-source modeling frameworks such as the ERA5 global climate dataset by the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the Wflow catchment hydrology model by Deltares, a water solutions research consultancy. Validated against field measurements from watersheds on three distinct continents — the Seine River basin in France, the Chesapeake Bay basin in the United States, and the Yodo River basin in Japan – the modeling approach is applicable at a watershed-scale in regions with varying watershed characteristics, climates and stormwater management systems.

Results of applying the model to the three above watersheds show substantial differences in how much TRWP reach surface waters, with amounts reaching estuaries ranging from 2% to 18%, depending on factors such as watershed basin size, level of urbanization, climate and stormwater management infrastructure. The study further indicates that factors like improvements in stormwater systems can reduce TRWP transport to surface waters by up to a half, underscoring the value of infrastructure-based mitigation measures.

“Having a robust, reproducible model for TRWP transport and fate that can be applied worldwide is essential for advancing both scientific understanding and practical solutions,” said Nicolas Tissier, Research Director at TIP. “Our role at TIP is to support rigorous, transparent science that helps researchers, policymakers, and industry make evidence-based decisions. By making this model open access, we aim to support broader collaboration across the scientific community around TRWP in the environment, and to enable the development of more effective mitigation strategies.”

The newly published model is a refinement of earlier work and extends the modeling approach to a global scale. The next phase of development is already underway, aiming to make the model accessible to users beyond the scientific community.

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Notes to editors:

The study Management-oriented modeling of tire and road wear particle fate and transport in the terrestrial and freshwater environment with a global perspective was published in the journal Water and is available to read here.

The study was authored by Jos van Gils (Deltares), Hélène Boisgontier (Deltares), Lora Buckman (Deltares), Steffen Weyrauch (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ), Thorsten Reemtsma (UFZ and University of Leipzig), Timothy R. Barber (ERM), and Kenneth M. Unice (TRC Companies).

About TIP

Formed in 2005, the Tire Industry Project (TIP) is a voluntary CEO-driven initiative with a mission to anticipate, understand and address global environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues relevant to the tire industry and its value chain.​

TIP acts by commissioning independent research of the highest standards, collaborating on sectoral solutions and engaging with external stakeholders. ​

TIP is part of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), bringing together 10 leading tire companies that represent more than 60% of the world’s tire manufacturing capacity. ​

In 2025, TIP marked its 20th anniversary—a milestone that reflects its long-term commitment to advancing scientific knowledge and fostering collective industry action to improve sustainability across the tire value chain.​

For more information, visit The Tire Industry Project.

Aisho’s Story

Aisho Abdi, a 25-year-old mother of three, always dreamed of keeping her children safe and healthy. She knew the dangers of measles (called “Jadeeco” in Somali) and wanted to protect her children from it.

Illnesses like measles are especially dangerous in communities where malnutrition rates are high because malnutrition and illness go hand in hand. When a child is malnourished, their immune system is weakened, and they face increased risks when ill. With measles, for example, malnutrition can aggravate Vitamin A deficiency, which is a key factor in causing measles-related blindness. Illnesses that should be relatively simple to treat can quickly become dangerous or have lifelong impacts for malnourished children.

Vaccination is one of the best protective measures malnourished children can have against health risks, helping to prevent recurrent illness and improve nutritional status. In Somalia, where an estimated 1.85 million children under 5 are expected to suffer from malnutrition between July 2025 and June 2026, increasing access to preventative measures like vaccination is critical for protecting the health of children.

Aisho had heard about vaccines and understood their importance, but she struggled to access them. Like many people in Somalia, Aisho lived too far from healthcare services to access them — the nearest clinic being 46 miles away.

Despite this, Aisho was determined. She managed to get two of her sons vaccinated in Kismayo, but not easily. It involved a long journey and high transportation costs that many families cannot afford.

Several years later, floods swept across the region where Aisho lived. She and her family made the decision to relocate to Kismayo for safety and better economic opportunities, but for Aisho, the move meant much more. In Kismayo, Aisho could give her children better access to education, food, and most importantly, healthcare.

“The most important thing I can give my children is protection,” Aisho said, holding her youngest daughter, Hawa, in her arms at the health center in Kismayo. Hawa was there to receive her measles vaccine—a crucial step for protection, since 98.3% of measles cases in Somalia occur among unvaccinated individuals.

The health center is run by Action Against Hunger through the Cross-Border Emergency Relief Project, funded by the French Embassy in Somalia. This project provides maternal and child healthcare, as well as clean water and sanitation services, to vulnerable families.

Aisho expanded her passion for keeping her children healthy and safe to action to support her broader community. She has become an Action Against Hunger volunteer, connecting parents in her community with health workers. At times, she brings children to the health facility herself. She speaks at community meetings, sharing her experience and encouraging other parents to vaccinate their children. Aisho’s efforts have inspired many, and she has become a role model in her neighborhood.

Improving Vaccination Rates in Somalia

Somalia has one of the lowest vaccine coverage rates in the world for a variety of factors, including limited access to healthcare, cultural beliefs, and misinformation about vaccines. According to a recent study, Somalia’s immunization coverage against six major childhood diseases —tuberculosis, diptheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, and measles — stands at only 30-40 per cent.

One of the greatest obstacles to both increasing vaccination rates and providing malnutrition treatment in Somalia is that access to healthcare can be limited. The Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Cluster reports that nearly 40% of people in Somalia’s Baidoa District do not have reliable access to a healthcare facility or have no access at all.

Action Against Hunger is the second largest Ministry of Health partner in Somalia, directly supporting 112 health units and 1,500 health workers, working to reach the most rural neighborhoods and get vulnerable populations the services they need. To spread word of the clinic and the services available, Community Health Workers go door-to-door, searching for children who have not received any vaccines. They particularly visit vulnerable areas, such as refugee camps and rural neighborhoods.

“They are always busy making sure no child is left behind,” observes Aisho.

Through Action Against Hunger’s program, more children in Kismayo are getting vaccinated. The availability of vaccines, the dedication of healthcare workers, and the commitment of mothers like Aisho are making a real difference. Step by step, they are building a healthier future for their children and their community.

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Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 26.5 million people every year with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across over 55 countries, our 8,500+ dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger, for everyone, for good.

On March 11, 2026, CVS Health proudly celebrated the Grand Opening of Gussie Belle Commons in Salem, Oregon, alongside our valued colleagues, local leaders, community organizations, development partners, and residents. The event marked the opening of a new community featuring 120 intentionally designed affordable housing units for families earning up to 30% and 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI).

Co-developers Home First and Green Light Development have created a beautiful and welcoming community for families, offering energy-efficient apartments and a wide range of amenities. These include a clubhouse with a kitchen, a playground, courtyards, on-site parking with EV charging, bike storage, and on-site management and supportive services. Resident services, provided by Seed of Faith Ministries and the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, are designed to support long-term housing stability by connecting residents to employment opportunities, benefits, and resources that promote overall well-being.

It was truly inspiring to celebrate this achievement with everyone who helped bring this vision to life, including CREA, Home First, Green Light Development, Seed of Faith Ministries, the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, First Commercial Real Estate, the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department, and our dedicated colleagues from CVS Health and Aetna.

Additionally, in the days leading up to the Grand Opening, volunteers creatively wrapped useful household items and distributed them to the residents of Gussie Belle Commons in beautiful welcome home baskets. 

Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating this milestone. We deeply appreciate these moments and are grateful to all who contributed to making the Grand Opening possible. This achievement reflects the unwavering commitment and collaboration of our colleagues across CVS Health and Aetna.