What is the worth of a tree? The price tag at the garden center tells you $28.95. The acorn is proof that they're free, but the desert tells you that a tree is priceless. A tree is more than a standing piece of timber soon to be the paper you may see this writing on [...]
For the past few years, I have found great joy in helping the special needs students at my school. One of my friends has a form of palsy, and uses a wheelchair to move. A lot of the other students will not talk to him; his speech is difficult to understand at times and his [...]
It was 2003 when I was finally placed in a stable home. My biological mother was young, unable to care for a child, and spent her life in and out of prison struggling with addiction, so it wasn’t unusual for me to be tossed from one person to another before I met my forever mom. [...]
There are three doors that slide open with jerks, like zippers on thrift store jackets, revealing book displays and yellow circulation pencils. Since elementary school, I’ve entered the doors to my local city’s public library countless times. Growing up, I never saw my parents reading. As first-generation immigrants, they said they didn’t have time. But [...]
Unified Caring has been reaching out to our local communities to see how to assist those organizations who are striving to accommodate the overflowing demands of people affected by Covid-19. In doing so, we have come across some unique requests that members may be seeing in their communities as well. Because so many families no [...]
One thing that has surfaced in these extraordinary times is human ingenuity. Human ingenuity and the willingness to do what it takes to support our communities using our talents and skills to fill a need. We have all heard about the shortage of personal protective equipment for our medical workers, let alone for the average [...]
Today’s world is most in need of caring — now more than ever. Specifically, a better way to care for ourselves. We must first take care of ourselves… in doing so, we become a stronger player in the art of taking care of others. This live recorded internet radio show streams personal stories, tips and [...]
Learn more about Unified Caring Association is about, and why your life is what we care about. We cover many topics you will love to read about, such as, Taking a break to recharge Championing Mental Health How to have better conversations Hugging for health Nutrition to help prevent depression Gut-brain connection, and more! Continue [...]
There are so many challenges in the world, especially for children and teenagers facing new challenges today. Unified Caring Association (UCA) has many caring tools and resources to help parents and teens during these tough times. We recently got a note from our friends at HeartMath that there is an upcoming online event to help teenagers. We [...]
Scholarships are treasures for students who seek to expand their education. The trick is finding the scholarships that celebrate our unique talents. One place that has unique scholarships is Unified Caring Association’s website. UCA has designed their scholarship program to reward and celebrate kind, caring hearts. The program acknowledges and promotes students’ acts of kindness while encouraging [...]