Hopefully, these organizations and others like them can inspire your kids with a new sense of responsibility and a positive focus.
Since nonprofits exist to solve problems rather than build bureaucracies, the notion of consolidation to cement our gains and improve our efficiencies seemed like a worthwhile option.
It's happening, all around us, in subtle and significant ways. An Economy of Integrity is taking shape, built brick by brick, inch by inch, minute by minute. Ordinary people are choosing to forgo a lifestyle of consumption.
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When habitual distractions trump deliberate actions we focus on politics instead of policy, the selfish vs. the selfless, and the "urgent" vs. the important. We much change the action-distraction equation.
This week, the National Conference on Citizenship releases its fourth annual measure of our nation's civic health. On the whole, the picture is not good.
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Click the participate button below to join HuffPost's hunt for the most vital community service activities in New York. Answering President Obama's c...
Kara Severson knows that victims of foreclosure come in all breeds. Breeds of dog, that is. Severson volunteers at a no-kill animal shelter in Chicago...
President Obama has called on Americans to make this a summer of service., and with beautiful weather expected and a post-4th of July BBQ lull, this i...
For the unemployed, putting your best foot forward is sometimes hard to do. But Lisa Hancock-Jasie tells us that her New York cobbler has given her...
Jobs have been lost and homes have been lost, but if Dr. Alan Singer can help it marriages will not be lost to this recession. Singer is a family t...
We asked you, our readers, to submit your stories of volunteerism and community service, and you've delivered stories of doing good across the globe. ...
We asked for you, our readers, to tell us how you or someone you know is serving the community and you sent in stories of volunteerism from across the...
Terrell Jones can't be tired. It's midnight on a Saturday, but he must wipe the sleep out of his eyes because his night is just beginning. Jones is ...
Team Fatty has to be the best name in history for a cycling group. It's that kind of recreational sporting humor that keeps people motivated to reach...
He's calling himself the Johnny Appleseed of Greenpoint. But Matt LaBarbiera is spreading sunflowers, not apples, in his Brooklyn neighborhood. He'...
New York is filled with an untold number of unsung heroes who volunteer their days to help those in need, and in these difficult times their deeds can...
Racing through the streets of Brooklyn in an ambulance with lights flashing and sirens blaring is no tragic event for James Pointer. In fact, it's no...
Obama's call to service got a boost this week with the launch of All for Good, a Google-backed hub for volunteering. With Google and Obama behind th...
All for Good is a free, open-source application that allows Americans to search and share service opportunities, inspired by President Obama's call to service.
Earlier, we asked HuffPost readers to send us their stories of service to the community. This story was sent to us by Richard Carmichael, who told u...
We all know about hunger and its devastating impacts on people around the world. Children are especially vulnerable. It may be surprising to learn t...
There's a lot of excitement regarding United We Serve, Serve.gov, and AllForGood.org, the "Craigslist for service."
First Lady Michelle Obama plans to urge Americans to participate in a summer of service by volunteering their time and energy to help the needy. Th...
