A high school teacher gives his students projects that offer opportunities to help others. He finds these projects generate a ...

Brandon Jay and his wife, Gwendolyn Sanford, created Altadena Musicians to help those who may have lost their beloved musical ...

America’s nonprofit organizations have been built almost entirely with extras. The D.C. Central Kitchen, for example, which I founded almost 20 years ago, runs on extra food — as does an extensive ...

STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THEIR FUTURE. NEVAEH RAMIREZ PEREZ ALREADY KNOWS SHE WANTS TO USE HER TRAGIC LOSS TO HELP ...

This post was written by Kübra Fethiye Karataş, MSc, with edits from Jo Cutler, Ph.D. Many of the ways we help require effort Source: Blue Bird / Pexels At the heart of motivation is a simple question ...

Regular volunteering or helping others outside the home can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by 15-20%. In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too ...

Helping other people has always been framed as a moral choice, but a growing body of research suggests it might also be one of the most practical ways to keep the brain sharp with age. Instead of an ...

You’re probably at least somewhat familiar with the term “burnout,” given its association with work, caretaking, and even the difficulties of day-to-day life. While it is true that burnout is a very ...

It’s a brand-new year, Atlanta, and we’re leaning into feeling good. Here are five ways to help others feel good from helping ...