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It’s Never Too Early to Show Your Children the Joy of Volunteering

by Grace Kennedy Volunteering can help you make friends, learn new skills and even improve your physical and mental health. So why wait until you’re an adult to start?...

10 Children’s Charities That Need Your Help

by Charlotte Dauphne Maples Children are the most vulnerable members of our society and therefore most in need of our support. We are part of a larger family – a...

DACA: You Need To Take Action Now!

by Andy Talajkowski President Trump announced his plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program earlier this month. Under the program, people...

Amazing Kids’ Charities for the Holidays

For many people, the holiday season is an opportunity to reflect on the events of the previous year and express gratitude for all of the blessings in our lives. In the...

Adoption Nonprofits

Adoption Nonprofits According to a PBS Fact Sheet, about 2% of the total U.S. population is adopted, with 2.5% of the child population currently living with adopted...

Halloween Fundraising Opportunities

In 1950 a group of Philadelphia schoolchildren decided to raise money for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) by going door-to-door on Halloween and collecting...

The Unexpected Moments That Touch Your Heart: The Most Memorable Part of My Vacation to Greece

The air was acrid from the smoke of burned garbage. The neighborhood, 30 minutes outside of Athens, was industrial with large factories. The elementary school was...

What summer camp volunteers want you to know

Sleepless nights, lots of sweat and maybe a few tears. But also, laughing so hard you think surely you’ll have a six pack by tomorrow, becoming lifelong friends with someone you just met, and seeing a child’s personality bloom in front of you. These memories are some of your most cherished.

Meet Music Maker Dave Wish of Little Kids Rock

Picture your life helping thousands of children discover their own confidence, talent and dreams – by making music. Add in jamming with musical legends like Carlos Santana and John Lee Hooker. March is National Music in our Schools Month (#MIOSM), which makes it the perfect time to take an Inspiration Break with the music maker who has created such a life.

How You Can Help Foster Children Without Becoming a Foster Parent

In 2014, there were 415,129 kids in foster care. These children were pulled from all types of situations and asked to leave behind everything they’d ever known.

Keeping Warm from Head to Toe

The holidays may be over, but the good will and spirit of sharing doesn’t have to stop. In fact, the winter weather continues for at least a couple of months and we...

Education A to Z

The summer months certainly flew by. Suddenly we are faced with the usual barrage of “Back-to-School” sales, lists of school supplies to buy, and getting...

Summer Exchange Programs

While we’re in the heat of the summer, we realize it might be too late to plan for this year’s student exchange program, but it’s never too late to start planning for...

Organizations with Volunteer Programs for Kids

In a recent blog post, Helping Kids Make a Difference, we covered simple ways to get kids involved in philanthropy and giving – ideas as simple as a peanut butter and...

Helping Kids Make a Difference

It’s Never Too Early to Help It’s easy to forget how lucky we are. We get in a particular groove, driving the kids to school, cheering them on at sporting...

Give Kids The World, a 2013 Top-Rated Winner, Leverages Social Media to Spread the Love

Amid Central Florida attractions such as Walt Disney World and SeaWorld lies Give Kids The World Village, a 70-acre nonprofit storybook resort that hosts children with...

Spring Cleaning for Social Good!

Four Ways Your Spring Cleaning Can Be Used For Social Good. Housebound by bad weather? Why not do a little pre-emptive spring cleaning. Start small; maybe you have a...

Cheers to Charity: Helping Around the Holidays

Pine trees. Gilded glass ornaments. Big gold boxes wrapped with shiny red ribbons. The image of the holidays we have is one of people cozying up next to the...

Help Victims of Typhoon Haiyan

Typhoon Haiyan has left millions of families and children in need in the Philippines. As many as 2.5 million people require assistance. In this video, the Governor of...

Back-To-School: The Perfect Time to Serve

By Brad Jamison: contributing writer and founder of Good Citizen. Back-to-school time is an annual reminder of the many service opportunities we have to help ensure...