SERVICE

Shane Handler
VIDEOS
This South LA Bike Club Is Steering Vulnerable Kids In The Right Direction
East Side Riders Bike Club is a volunteer organization in South Central Los Angeles with a mission to improve Watts through community service, charity work, and bike programs aimed at keeping local youth out of gang activity.
HUFFPOST VIDEO
Presidents On MLK Day
Unsurprisingly, President Donald Trump used MLK Day as an opportunity to play golf. Other presidents used the holiday to give back to the community in the late civil rights leader’s honor.
HUFFPOST VIDEO
This 93-Year-Old Was Just Elected Mayor
He wore out two pairs of shoes knocking on doors and handing out 7,500 flyers.
Rahaman Kilpatrick
BLACK VOICES
Barber Provides Free Haircuts To Men Looking To Land Job Interviews
By Zahara Hill
#TheGiveBack is real. He's also giving free cuts to kids with good grades.
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 15: Musician Harry Belafonte receives The Lifetime Achievement Award onstage during the Jefferson Awards Foundation 2017 NYC National Ceremony at Gotham Hall on March 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Jefferson Awards Foundation)
Bryan Bedder via Getty Images
BLACK VOICES
Harry Belafonte Honored With Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
By Lilly Workneh
The humanitarian made a plea for others to keep fighting against injustice.
POLITICS
Do Civil Servants Have an Obligation to Obey the President?
By Terry Newell, Contributor
President, Leadership for a Responsible Society
What is the obligation of government workers when they disagree with what they are directed to do? This question is important
COLLEGE
Presidential Secrecy From Washington to Trump
By Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics, Contributor
Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at t...
On Monday, February 6, the JFK Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics was honored to welcome Ambassador Norman L. Eisen and
COLLEGE
Why the Higher Ed Community Service Honor Roll Recognition Matters
By David Steele-Figueredo , Contributor
President of Woodbury University in Burbank, Calif., internati...
With higher education increasingly viewed as the runway to the job market, certain disciplines and endeavors seem poised
EDUCATION
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ PAINTS WITH PUBLICOLOR TRANSFORMING BRONX COMMUNITY CENTER
By Publicolor , Contributor
education nonprofit organization
Upcoming locations include: Jill Chaifetz Transfer School (Bronx), PS/MS 206 Jose Celso Barbosa (Manhattan), and Lyons Community
IMPACT
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Reminds Us All That Service Is What Makes America Great
By Robert L. Gordon III and Alan Khazei, Contributors
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a time to reflect on a visionary leader for social justice, the progress our country has made
BUSINESS
Reflecting on Public Service: Perceptions and Realities
By Arun M. Kumar, Contributor
is Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Dir...
POLITICS
Public Service Workers Making the Holidays Happen
By Lee A. Saunders, Contributor
President, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal...
WOMEN
When Did Feminism Become So Anti-Motherhood?
By Joanna Hyatt, Contributor
International speaker on dating, relationships and sex, and au...
It's not the kids who are at fault for "ruining" their mother's lives. You can instead thank a feminist movement that has failed women.
POST 50
How To Rise Up Stronger Than Before After This Year's Election
By Deborah Drezon Carroll, Contributor
Author, Director Strategic Development, GRAND Magazine
More than a month after the election result that felt like sticking your finger into an electric socket and leaving it there for weeks, the calm is setting in. With the calm comes resolve.
IMPACT
In Praise Of Altruism
By Dr. Bill Cloke, Contributor
Psychotherapist
As I walked into the First AME Church to attend funeral services for my friend Dr. Anthony Jackson or Dr. J as he was known
WELLNESS
Listening at Life's End: 'Nothing to Say, Everything to Be'
By Rosemary Baughn, Contributor
Senior Vice President, VNSNY Hospice and Palliative Care
Volunteers like Karen are a vital part of hospice care across the U.S. In fact, their participation is mandated by law. Organizations
IMPACT
Sharing the Spirit Of #GivingTuesday With Young People
By Byron Garrett, Contributor
Education advocate, entrepreneur, author,
What better time than the holiday season to talk about raising generous children?
IMPACT
How Will You Set Your Table?
By Tracy Hoover, Contributor
CEO, Points of Light
Last week, a colleague who works every day to build community told me that he dreads gathering with family this Thanksgiving
IMPACT
Giving Thanks and Honoring Commitments: AmeriCorps VISTA's Work with Tribal Nations
By Max Finberg, Contributor
Director of AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America)
AmeriCorps VISTA has a proud history of honoring our nation-to-nation relationship by providing VISTA members to tribes and
RELIGION
Kindness Begins With Me
By Allison Hale, Contributor
Graduate student at Utah State University
Kindness begins with me. At this time of year, people generally seem to think more about gratitude and service. We celebrate
RELIGION
Stop Breathe Grow: Spiritual Disciplines for Your Soul
By Tammy McLeod , Contributor
Harvard Chaplain, Director of College Ministry for Park Street...
My "waiting page" helps me not overextend myself. I generate a lot of ideas to implement in service to others, but not all
RELIGION
Local organization highlighting a trend in Hindu American community service
By Murali Balaji, Contributor
Director of Education and Curriculum Reform, Hindu American Fo...
"This is a positive phenomenon among Hindu Americans who are enthused about providing seva," he said. "It is much more so
POLITICS
National Service: Hillary Fights For Millennials
By Martin O'Malley, Contributor
Governor
Throughout this fall, I've spent many afternoons and evenings campaigning for Hillary Clinton on college campuses in swing states across the country.
POLITICS
Reality vs. Reality Television
By Lee A. Saunders, Contributor
President, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal...
Public service workers value service, sacrifice and humility; he celebrates greed, vanity and celebrity. We're too busy worrying about reality -- paying the bills, making a difference in our neighborhoods - to be reality TV stars.
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