The Unified Caring Essay Scholarship Contest program gave many high school students the opportunity to express their visions of a more caring world. Through their essays, the students provided a refreshing insight into their minds and hearts, offering an in depth view of our world that we often overlook. They took us on a journey [...]
The One Tree Planted T.R.E.E.S. School Program has expanded in exciting ways. When this program first came together, they wanted to be sure the program is relevant to students today, accessible to all, and provides hands-on opportunities for students to connect with nature. Thanks to Unified Caring Association’s (UCA) sponsorship, One Tree Planted was able [...]
2021 started off full-swing with addressing some of the ways we could show caring action for our elders. Through Rez Refuge, a non-profit based on a Navaho reservation in Arizona, we learned of the plight of their elders, especially during the winter months. Many live in hogans in remote areas and are dependent upon others [...]
Virtual volunteering makes it safe and easy to connect with people and communities who have plans or dreams to be realized. The extensive and growing volunteer network called Impact Connect enables people of all ages around the world to make an impact on communities, one project at a time. There are already thousands of volunteer [...]
To make our society a better place for children, I believe having a good leader to show them how to be the best they can be. A good leader’s characteristics include accountability for their attitude, effort and behavior. I don’t think a good leader is born a good leader; it is definitely a learned behavior. [...]
Children deal with tremendous problems on a daily basis. These problems, which can consist of many different things, go unrecognized a majority of the time. A problem children deal with that I want to address is homelessness. Children experience this problem to a great extent. I live in a smaller town, so I do not [...]
The human connection is something that we all crave. Our longing to be with one another and experience social interaction is with us our whole lives. Especially in today’s environment, it has become increasingly harder to maintain this connection for many people. Whether it be distance from family members or coronavirus, the elderly population has [...]
I’ve always had an interest in the welfare of animals. Even when I was little, I would fantasize about volunteering at animal shelters when I got older, and I imagined myself becoming a veterinarian when I grew up. But when I was young, I never thought my love of animals would bring me so close [...]
The unspoken stigma of people with disabilities is a significant challenge that our society faces today. We are taught from a young age to not stare at someone who is “different”. We try so hard to overlook their disabilities that we overlook them entirely. From having feeding tubes to wheelchairs to less noticeable disabilities, we [...]