5 good stuff items we’re loving this spring
You have the power to shop for good via Good Stuff brands that give back. These companies are out to cultivate a healthier and more compassionate community, and their goods represent a tangible way that you can join in the
Can we train for compassion?
Researchers wanted to determine two things: After the training, would participants’ behavior become more altruistic? Would their brains respond differently to suffering? New research says yes, through meditation. When you hear the word “training,” you probably think of how your body
Why food is one of the best ways to teach kids about culture
Cooking our way to understanding Food functions as a universal language, illustrating the history and culture of the place it represents while opening minds, raising awareness and encouraging diversity. And in teaching kids about other countries, many turn to food, leading
Providing counsel, preventing secondary trauma
It’s important to deal with grief and pain—even when they’re not your own. They sat in the hospital waiting room for days, surrounded by those whose loved ones were on the brink of life and death. Lt. Colonel Sheryl Tollerud wasn’t
A text for help
Crisis Text Line engages with texters in moments of crisis and compiles data on the anonymous raw language texters use to teach us when crises are likely to happen and help to prepare for them. Founded in 2013 by Nancy Lublin,
Salvation Army helps battle San Diego’s Hepatitis A outbreak
Vaccination clinics, hand-washing stations and outreach events are part of a coordinated effort to contain the deadly disease. Since last spring, San Diego County, California, has played reluctant host to the nation’s second-largest outbreak of hepatitis A in decades. And through
How to really hear someone in a time of polarization
“It is easy to become overly invested in conveying our viewpoint—and when that happens, we stop listening.” Here are a few tips to help you reach across the aisle. I'm right, you’re wrong. I'm good, you’re bad. When we demonize or idolize,
Promoting faith and justice
The Salvation Army in Phoenix partners with law enforcement to make their community safer through understanding and prayer. The Salvation Army and law enforcement are working diligently to help make their community in Phoenix, Arizona, safer, not by the use
Called to community
We long for unity, but what does that really look like and how do we find it? What is community? Community, Merriam-Webster says, is a unified body of individuals. After further delineations and demarcations, the dictionary entry concludes with “community: ‘a social