Generosity, courage, and connection in real life.
Reading Partners brings volunteers into schools and community settings to give children focused, one-on-one literacy support. The program is built around a simple idea: when a […]
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Helping someone else is often described as a gift we give away. New research suggests it may also be one of the ways we remain woven into the lives around us.
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A new shared room can become infrastructure for care.
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Recognition becomes more meaningful when it happens in the place people already share.
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When public play is designed for more bodies and abilities, the whole neighborhood gains a place to belong.
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Kalayna Walker, LSU’s 2025 Homecoming Queen, founded Alo Bloom to support young people living with alopecia and recently launched Rooted Boys, a mentorship program for boys with ha
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The University of Maryland’s Chesapeake DolphinWatch project is marking ten years of participatory science. More than 20,000 people have used the app to report more than 12,000 bot
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Volunteers in Rockford built beds for local children through a partnership with Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The project meets a basic need in a direct, tangible […]
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Belonging often begins before friendship. It begins with recognition: I see you here, and I am glad we share this place.
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About 250 residents in Santa Maria came together to paint, landscape, clean, and improve shared spaces during the city’s annual Serve Santa Maria effort. The work […]
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