 | Invest in yourself and your community
The rise in both obesity and those without enough resources for nutritious meals is creating plenty of areas of need. Here are some ways you can make a healthy investment in yourself and neighbors in need. |
 | Ways to give without dipping into your wallet
More and more people are resolving to be more giving, and to share what they have with the less fortunate. The current economic climate, however, presents something of a challenge to people who want to give, but lack the budget to do so. Here are some creative ways to give that won't cost you cash. |
 | Help stop diabetes, one step at a time
This fall, thousands of people nationwide will walk to help change the future of diabetes. Rain or shine, walkers will join together to stop this disease, which kills thousands of people annually. |
 | Volunteering can be powerful 'medicine'
Some research suggests volunteering can have a positive effect on overall health and well-being - and may help improve your disease. Many Americans who suffer from chronic conditions can get involved with volunteering to stay active. |
 | This holiday - show you care with your hair
Every year, thousands of children lose their hair due to chronic illness. This loss impacts more than just physical appearance -- it deeply affects self-esteem, causing many children to withdraw from social activities and friends. Here's how you can help. |
 | Got a chronic illness? Make yourself a priority and ask for help
Women still spend more time than their male counterparts on caring for families and managing household activities. Because of this, women often put others' needs ahead of their own health and well-being. |
 | Show your pride for veterans and soldiers
The conflicts overseas are ongoing, which means much of the American military are continuing to serve far from home. While support for the men and women in uniform has proven strong for the past several years, the forces who protect our country and their families waiting at home continuously deserve recognition of and support for their efforts now and in the years to come. |
 | How lawyers can help women fighting breast cancer
When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, many of her most important questions can't be answered by a doctor. What if my insurance won't cover a new treatment? Do I risk losing my benefits if I am not working full time? Will my boss let me take time off for treatment? |
 | Older adults looking to volunteer their skills have few boundaries
Look anywhere in the nonprofit world these days and you're likely to find an older adult volunteering his or her expertise in new ways. From the board room to the building site, organizations are putting those 50 and older to work to meet a rising demand for charitable services. In the process, members of the most experienced active generation are discovering the possibilities of giving back on their own terms. |
 | How you can change the future of breast cancer
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States. Whether you've been affected by it personally, or one of your friends and family has been diagnosed, it seems everyone has a story to share due to the prevalence of this disease. There is hope. |
 | Talk for a change to help end domestic violence
In an age of social media and reality shows, it seems that people are more open than ever to discuss personal issues. Yet one important issue - domestic violence, which touches more than 70 percent of Americans, is often talked about behind closed doors or never discussed at all. Here's how you can break the silence. |
 | How you can help preserve a 100-year-old treasure
In just seven years, the National Park Service will celebrate its 100th anniversary, and while the celebrations are starting out strong, the national parks are beginning to show their age. Threats of funding shortfalls, pollution, climate change, and encroaching development are competing with the parks' natural and historic wonders. |
 | How to make the most of your fall harvest
As fall harvest season begins, many gardeners find themselves with bushels of tomatoes, baskets of cucumbers and armfuls of lettuce. So when your garden is overflowing with produce, how do you make the most of your harvest? |
 | Make your gift personal this holiday
Instead of digging through racks of sale items or fighting the crowd at a midnight store opening this year, why not turn your holiday gifts into donations for organizations and charities in honor of the person you're gifting? |
 | Think pink on the job and raise awareness of breast cancer
One out of every eight will receive a breast cancer diagnosis during her lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. Every woman diagnosed is someone's mother, aunt, best friend, neighbor or coworker. Every day is a great day to step up and fight this deadly, yet treatable, disease, but an especially good time is during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. |
 | Seventy-nine million boomers will change the world - again
Changing the world is not an easy assignment - but baby boomers did it once and they'll do it again. Now this cohort of baby boomers - this largest of all generations, born between 1946 and 1964 inclusively - is redefining what retirement means and is on the verge of changing the world again through active volunteerism. |
 | Art therapy: healing the mind, body and soul
Through creating and reflecting on art, art therapy gives people the opportunity to cope with symptoms, stress and traumatic experiences in a creative, stress-free environment. |
