5 Ideas for Getting Involved in Your Community During the Holidays
So you want to help your community this holiday season, but while brainstorming ideas for the project you find yourself stumped? The media confronts us daily with the many social problems that plague...
View ArticleHow Service Can Be Added to Your Classroom Lesson Plan
Service learning projects are an important addition to the enrichment of education. Service projects are important not only because they can be incorporated into the learning environment of the...
View Article8 Benefits of Volunteerism
New Year’s Resolutions are often made with the best of intentions and promptly dropped. Statistics show that about two weeks into the year one-third of those who make resolutions are close to...
View ArticleMentoring in America
January is the start of so many good things: a new year, a renewed surge of volunteers, and National Mentoring Month. It is important to celebrate our mentors: those who change our lives by being a...
View ArticleRandom Acts of Kindness Week Feb. 13th – 20th Opens Doors to Kindness
Today’s post comes from Marilyn Decalo, the Education Director for The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Happy Random Acts of Kindness Week! The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation is sharing ideas...
View ArticleBenefits of the Service Leader Certificate Program
Today’s post comes from Stephanie Manciagli, an AmeriCorps member of the HandsOn University team. Stephanie is the Resource Development Specialist for HandsOn University. In Stephanie’s post, she...
View ArticleCelebrate Being Prepared
March is a month full of fun and sometimes interesting holidays March is not only a time to celebrate National Noodle Month, but it is also American Red Cross Month. The American Red Cross has done so...
View ArticleHow to Host a School Supply Drive!
This blog originally appeared on Create The Good. We’re halfway through the summer, meaning it’s almost time for kids to begin preparing to go back to school! A new school year marks new beginnings...
View ArticleGive Your Teachers More than Apples
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, the pool is becoming less refreshing, and the kids are starting to get antsy. It’s about that time of the year again… school time! The first day of school is...
View ArticleWhy Should I Volunteer in Schools?
By now, school has started around the country, and while kids everywhere are heading back to classes, volunteers are heading back to school too! Volunteering in schools can be beneficial for everyone...
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