Category: volunteer

Bev Kline Helped a Stranger in 1982; Her Nonprofit Now Helps 1,500 Girls Every Year

The key to volunteering is perseverance, said Bev Kline, director of Living Alternatives, a nonprofit organization in Tyler, Texas, focusing on pregnant young women. This is especially true, she said, if one is going to be a “full-time” volunteer, as she was when she started “LA” in 1982. “A lot of people volunteer a couple…


Over 87 Percent of NSW Youths Volunteering: Report

A new report reveals that volunteering has a bright future in Australia, with young Australians devoting significant time to local community organisations and even simple acts like helping their neighbours. The inaugural report into the “State of Volunteering” found that 4.9 million people in New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, were involved in…


Man Dresses as Spiderman to Help the Less Fortunate

A Southern California man looking to make a difference in the world doesn’t just act like a superhero—he also dresses like one. Yuri Williams, founder of A Future Superhero and Friends, serves the less fortunate. He visits sick children in the hospital, feeds veterans and the homeless, and more all while dressed as Spiderman and other well-known movie characters. He…


The Nation Speaks (Jan. 23): Alan Dershowitz on the Perils of Impeachment; Finding Common Ground; Why America is the World’s Most Generous Country

In this episode, we talk to Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law School professor emeritus and constitutional law expert, about the dangers of using impeachment as a political tool and the future of free speech in America. And in a time of deep divide, Dr. George Barna, director of research at Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian…