This program uses rock climbing to help new refugees adapt to life in America
Every Wednesday, about a dozen children, meet up at Vertical World, an indoor rock-climbing gym in Seattle. A few weeks prior, they were living in places like Africa, India, or Afghanistan. Now, as refugees in America, new to the country and often even the English language, Stone Masters, a program Read More...
Want to volunteer, but don't know where to start? Follow these 3 steps
The beauty of volunteering is that while you’re helping those in your community, you’re also giving yourself a reason to feel good. In fact, some research suggests that volunteering can even help us heal. Having the intention to volunteer is great, but actually getting started is a whole other Read More...
Saints of Pakistan
Abdul Sattar Ehdi and Bilquis Edhi, who are often praised as Muslim equivalents of Mother Teresa, run what is perhaps the world's largest volunteer organization Jay Dunn | Jan/Feb 2009 issue Chetan Kumar began to suspect he had cancer a year ago, but kept pushing himself through the dizzy Read More...
Saints of Pakistan
Abdul Sattar Ehdi and Bilquis Edhi, who are often praised as Muslim equivalents of Mother Teresa, run what is perhaps the world's largest volunteer organization Jay Dunn | November 2004 issue Chetan Kumar began to suspect he had cancer a year ago, but kept pushing himself through the dizzy Read More...