During a holiday gift drive early in Stacey Shor’s career with the Jewish Children’s Bureau (JCB), she recalls meeting a young ward of the state asking for a CD player. When Shor told her the item was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new Allstate Foundation and Gallup survey finds 8 in 10 young people aged 12–25 have volunteered, but their service looks ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too ...

You’re probably at least somewhat familiar with the term “burnout,” given its association with work, caretaking, and even the difficulties of day-to-day life. While it is true that burnout is a very ...

Some people are just the go-tos when anyone in their circle has a problem. They give great advice, are always understanding, and have an energy that makes people want to approach them for help. The ...

On the Thursday, November 13, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: In honor of World Kindness Day — we’ve partnered with the Humankind team at USA TODAY for a deeper exploration on the topic of ...

NEW YORK — Questions about younger generations' community service habits abound for nonprofits, which are contending with an aging volunteer base whose participation levels are still rebounding from ...

WASHINGTON - As people age, conversations about brain health tend to focus on decline - what slows, what fades, what becomes harder. Less often discussed is how everyday roles and routines shape ...

Regular volunteering or helping others outside the home can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by 15-20%. In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The ...

In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The University of Texas at Austin and University of Massachusetts Boston has found that regular time spent helping ...