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Today's news gets right to heart of an uncomfortable topic: Hispanic children, according to the Pew Hispanic Center, are now the largest group of children in poverty in the U.S. - not by percentage, but by pure numbers. Some 6.1 million Hispanic children are in poverty, compared to 5 million white…
A few years ago a friend of mine went to Guatemala on a volunteer mission with the Peace Corps. She sent regular updates (when she could get email access), introducing us to the village children, the friends she made, the Biblical rains, lack of plumbing and arresting views she had from her humble…
It wasn't until I had a kid of my own (three years ago) that I realized the depth of truth underlying the clichés about all that children mean to our world.
Ah, September in America. Time to shake off the languid rhythms of summer and dive back into our bustling lives. But we should also set aside some time to help those who are less fortunate. To help motivate you, AARP this week is launching our Volunteer Challenge, a four-week campaign to expand the…
With so much focus on the high-profile disasters and crises - Hurricane Irene damage, war in Libya, human rights violations in Syria and famine in Somalia - it's easy to lose sight of some very real ongoing needs in each of our communities.
My dad once told me that he had only one deep regret in his life: his decision to skip Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech on the National Mall in D.C. in August 1963. When he saw Dr. King's I Have a Dream speech on TV my father knew immediately that he had missed an opportunity to witness first hand…
Who has done the most to fight senior hunger in America? To answer that question, we need you - yes, YOU! Through the AARP Foundation Hunger Hero contest, we've done some of the hard work for you, narrowing down the field of Hunger Heroes to our top five candidates. Now you have until Sept. 24 (at…
It is cliché - and wrong - to say that all superstars are egomaniacal greed machines. Many make time to give back to their communities and some, like racecar driver Jeff Gordon, go many steps beyond that.
Most people aren't thinking "taxes" in August, unless they filed for an extension on last April's filing deadline. But if you want to volunteer to help others during the 2012 filing season, now is the time to sign on to AARP Tax-Aide - the nation's largest free tax preparation and assistance…
You know and I know that, despite all hope and expectations, every single volunteer engagement you do won't qualify as fun. This can be due to any number of factors, including setting, weather, your mood that day and even your co-volunteers and (we can admit it) the recipients of your good will.