Sadly, there are now only 73 Southern Resident Orcas remaining making them an endangered species, and they are starving. Thankfully, new conservation efforts are drawing the connection between restoring the forests of the Pacific Northwest and saving the Orcas. By repairing critical watersheds and planting lots of trees, conservationists hope to bring back the Orcas [...]
For many years, Unified Caring Association has been sponsoring organizations working to make a caring difference through its CARE Program: Children – Animals – Reforestation – Elderly. Our new sponsorships are to support those dedicated to helping children who have been rescued from sex trafficking. Over 100,000 American children each year are victims of human [...]
With the assistance of UCA, the non-profit Save the Rain was able to put a shelter-in-place order for all of their Tanzania staff by providing them with enough food to stay healthy for one month as the COVID-19 pandemic hit Tanzania. It kept the 115 staff and their family’s off of public transportation and out [...]
As lockdowns became a global reality during the pandemic, seniors became more secluded and disconnected in larger numbers. In normal times, isolation was already a serious challenge for the elderly among our seniors. Whether homebound or in a care facility, the need for love and care outreach increased exponentially. Our sponsored non-profit organization, Love for [...]
Due to my parents work schedules, my siblings and I spent a large part of our summers in daycare. As much as I appreciated and wanted to have a relationship with the adults that I was spending so much time with, a connection never felt possible. They spoke to me as though I couldn’t understand [...]
Children hopscotch in front of a crime scene and play tag by a memorial; our children deserve to reach their goals and have their name plastered on billboards rather than obituaries. Follow me home to Santa Rita and you will find the neighborhood with the highest teen-pregnancy rates in the county, the block central to [...]
When I first started playing violin, I began by learning the names and functions of each part of the delicate instrument. As a second-grader, the memorization was a daunting task; the only part of the instrument I could consistently recall was the bridge: a small, curved piece of wood whose function is to hold the [...]
Raising a child to be a citizen is an immense challenge. A citizen is someone who has a desire to understand the world, and a commitment to improving it. The global problems of today can seem so large that individuals feel their actions would be meaningless. This apathy cannot be an option forever. Without a [...]
Protecting Elders from abuse, neglect, exploitation, and maltreatment is a concern that must be addressed by all. As our elder population increases so do the concerns of how to treat them with respect and courtesy. I will introduce my clans in the Navajo Way. Yá’át’ééh (It is good; welcome; hello) shik’éí dóó shidine’é (my family [...]
It’s a scene I’ve been a part of countless times: I’m tutoring a young girl - Mariam - after school on Chicago’s South Side. When she needs a break, we read a graphic novel about a caveman family. She reads the pages on the left, while I read the pages on the right. When we [...]