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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...

Raising a Compassionate Child In the Age of Entitlement

You can also read this article here on LinkedIn! Imagine this: your seventeen-year-old daughter is texting her friend on her flip phone. She’s had this phone since...

Best Volunteer Opportunities for Youth

The lazy summer days are slipping away and it’s almost time to head back to school! This school year, why not look into volunteerism as a new after school activity?...

Summer is Here, Thinking About Volunteer Travel?

With summer here, we know a lot of you want to learn more about traveling for good! There are many different ways to help out abroad with a small amount of free time...

10 Fun Ways to Celebrate Earth Month With Your Kids

It’s Earth Month, and we have some great ways to get kids involved! Earth Month is the perfect time to get kids into appreciating the natural world and taking...

Newtown School Shootings at Sandy Hook – Can Nonprofits Help Prevent Such Tragedies?

The Newtown School Shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut were a painful reminder that we have a horrible recurring problem of mass...

Huffington Post Highlights Top-Rated Charities Helping Kids

Earlier this month The Huffington Post highlighted some of the nonprofits that have already qualified for our 2012 Top-Rated List. The HuffPo slideshow focused on...

What Your Kids Get Out of Giving Back

The concepts of sharing time and giving to those in need are a part of the learning curve in a child’s life, but why are these ideas so important for kids to learn? In...

Top 10 Volunteer Opportunities in Austin in 2019

Want to volunteer or intern at a great Austin nonprofit? Whether you’re new to the city and want to learn about its charities, trying to change up your routine with...

Top 10 Volunteer Opportunities in Dallas in 2019

Want to volunteer or intern at a great Dallas nonprofit? Whether you’re new to the city and want to learn about its charities, trying to change up your routine with...