As caregivers (parents, grandparents, and anyone involved in childrearing), we often focus on helping our children reach academic success. This makes sense; we want to provide them with the best opportunities to thrive in the workforce during adulthood. However, we sometimes don’t stress the importance of emotional intelligence (EQ). Children who are emotionally intelligent benefit [...]
Sometimes big concepts can be hard to explain to our kids. Trying to get our little ones to grasp the size of the earth and universe, and all of the plants and animals in between can feel like a daunting task. But it doesn’t have to be. As parents and grandparents, we step into our [...]
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. This awareness month is less known and celebrated compared to others. With 5 ways to honor foster youth this month, we can begin to change that! Remember the Future It’s important we celebrate and find caring ways to honor National Foster Care Awareness month because these youth are [...]
We all want to think our children will grow up to care about the world around them. There’s no better way to ensure that than to teach them how to do so. Children are naturally compassionate and caring. By fostering these traits, you can help them develop a passion for helping others. Here are a [...]
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 [...]
Unified Caring Association (UCA) has scholarship opportunities for U.S. students each year. Each submission that arrives brings excitement and smiles. We are so happy to read about these caring students who share their ideas for a better world. Some of these essays share life stories that reflect how these caring ambassadors help bring more caring [...]
Unified Caring Association (UCA) offers scholarship opportunities throughout the year. Each scholarship essay submission that comes to us during our contests fills us with joy. There are so many caring students who share their ideas for a better world. Or how they have helped others in the past, even sharing their life stories. These stories [...]
Since 2016, the Unified Caring Association Scholarship program has awarded over one hundred scholarships to caring students. The UCA scholarship program is designed to reward kids for caring while celebrating and encouraging their kindheartedness. Nationwide and program specific scholarships have been created by UCA where students are invited to write a short 500-word essay answering [...]
Students When Shasta County Office of Education (SCOE) made a plea for help on social media, Unified Caring Association (UCA) took notice. Their students were in need of basic clothing items and shoes after the devastating Carr Fire. We knew we needed to help so the team at UCA kicked our caring into action! We [...]
High School Seniors Wake Up at 4am So They Can Shovel Neighbor’s Driveway Before Her Dialysis Rather than sleeping in on a snow day, a group of high school students got together at 4:30 AM so they could make sure that an elderly woman could get to her dialysis appointment. Brian and Patrick Lanigan are [...]