How a Retiree Found New Purpose Helping Homeless Young Adults
By Kathy Tillotson2 min read
She thought she and her husband were retiring to enjoy the good life. The life she found is better than she imagined.
Helping others
5 Ways Volunteering Is Good for You
By The Editors2 min read
The benefits you provide to others when you volunteer for a good cause are not hard to see, but you may not have stopped to realize the ways you benefit from helping others.
Jo Saxton Quote, Helping Others
Healed people can heal people. Freed people can free people. Changed people can play their part in seeing lives and communities changed.
Katie Minter Jones on Bringing Joy to Foster Kids with Easter Baskets
Katie Minter Jones, who as a child spent years in foster care, shares how she came to make an annual tradition of giving Easter baskets to kids who might not otherwise receive them.
Ginger Zee on Becoming a Meteorologist
Good Morning America‘s Ginger Zee shares what moved her to become a meteorologist and what she finds inspiring in her life and career.
8 Ways for Caregivers to Take Care of Themselves
By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway7 min read
Tired of living in a state of high alert as a caregiver? Try these simple ways to take a break and re-charge without guilt.
Why this Military Wife invited 10 Teenagers to Her Home
By Bri McKoy6 min read
Her husband’s first deployment left her feeling lonely. Focusing on others rather than herself made all the difference.
7 Inspiring Quotes from Mister Rogers
By Ashley Lateef2 min read
Fred McFeely Rogers was an American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He is widely known as the host of the children’s series Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and brought thoughtfulness and generosity to his lessons in each episode. Here are some inspiring quotes from Mr. Rogers.
Gene Wilder’s Widow Shares Heartfelt Essay on His Battle with Alzheimer’s
By Daisy Urgiles2 min read
A year after her husband’s death, Karen Wilder opens up about what it’s like caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease.
Jessica McClard Creates Little Free Pantry to Give Back and Unite the Community
By Daisy Urgiles2 min read
The mother of two has introduced a simple way to bring her community together to help others.
When Disaster Struck, Volunteers of America Found an Innovative Way to Help
By Evan Miller3 min read
Catastrophic flooding in Baton Rouge left residents looking for answers, so VOA met them in the library
Eric Motley on the Blessings of Growing Up in a Small Town
Listen as Eric Motley, executive vice-president of the Aspen Institute, shares how his life and career were impacted by the support, encouragement and guidance of the people of his hometown, Madison Park, Alabama.
