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We need a shared sense of empathy to break the cycles of abuse and hate. It is up to each of us to just be nice.
A feel-good story from a friend who is donating his time to teach computer programming to middle school students.
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The reasons we volunteer and how the projects are presented to us make a difference in whether we will continue to volunteer later.
Kids, even very young ones, pick up on cues from adults. If you act bored and impatient around your children, they will sense that they don't matter. Love rules!
Dogs, cats and other domesticated animals can help improve people's moods and overall health, studies show. Now an increasing number of volunteers are helping bring "pet therapy" to the masses.
A young girl starts vegetable gardens to help feed the homeless.
The BP oil spill has moved many people to seek volunteer positions on the Gulf Coast. But because of the complexities of oil spill cleanup volunteer jobs are limited. But people can still put their service energy to use in other places.