Center for a New American Dream
About Us
The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.
Contact Information
The Center for a New American Dream
6930 Carroll Avenue
Suite 900
Takoma Park, MD 20912
Telephone: 301-891-3683
You can contact the Center for a New American Dream by email at newdream@newdream.org
Donation Information
http://www.newdream.org/store/index.php?config%5Br26%5D%5Baction%5D=MakeDonation&source_code=102
Articles by Center for a New American Dream
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Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture
What You Can Do With hundreds of billions of dollars spent each year on advertising, it’s difficult to escape...
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More Tips for Raising Healthy Kids in a Commercial Culture
Since there are so many opinions about how to raise healthy kids in a commercial culture, some of these suggestions even...
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Facts About Marketing To Children
Children as Targets Advertising directed at children is estimated at over $15 billion annually – about 2.5 times...
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Credit Cards on Campus
It's not only possible — but crucial — to teach teens good money habits before they go to college For a generation...
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Back to School Buying Guide: For Eco-Savvy Parents and Their Kids
Your kids may not realize it, but the supply of environmentally sound, non-toxic school supplies is growing and...
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How Do Our Kids Get So Caught Up in Consumerism?
In the Merck Family Fund’s Yearning for Balance national survey, 86 percent of people agreed or strongly agreed that...
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Helping Kids Breathe Easier: Campaigns to Rid Schools of Toxins Promote Eco-Friendly Cleaners
Patti Wood has always been serious about keeping toxins away from her family. She cleans her house only with non-toxic,...
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Four Steps to a More Meaningful, Less Commercialized Holiday — With Kids
With its focus on family and faith, December should represent an ideal opportunity to model and teach simplicity's...
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Kids and Commercialism Action Tips
Is it possible to raise independent-minded kids in this highly commercialized culture? We think so. Our Kids and...
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