The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing everyone to the limit. Millions are struggling with unemployment and the government is depriving the unemployed of enough sustenance to survive for the coming months. Rent is high. Food is expensive; the crime rate in many areas is staying bad. As the months of 2020 raged on, the crime rate
The pandemic had a significant effect on businesses across the country. Thousands of businesses closed, with some of them shutting their doors permanently. The closures resulted in the unemployment of thousands of Americans. Around 40 percent of the unemployed had been out of work since the pandemic started. Companies that remained open also asked their
Doing volunteer work offers many advantages such as making new friends, learning new skills, feeling healthier and happier, and even offering opportunities to advance your career. Volunteering helps enhance your self-fulfillment and satisfaction because you are doing something that helps other people. Through volunteer work, you can discover new skills and unlock your potentials so
All kinds of jobs fulfill a purpose in the community. Yet people are treated differently based on their employment. Intellectual professions are respected, while manual labor is treated with pity or disdain. As early as 1983, Howard Gardner told us it shouldn’t be so. His theory of multiple intelligences recognized that aside from high test
Volunteerism highlights one crucial quality in every person who takes the road less traveled: the passion for serving others. There is no right way to volunteer because it can be done for the environment, animals, kids, and the sick or elderly. A person can even choose to volunteer in outreach programs created by professional organizations
Being engaged in your community is an important aspect of contributing to society. Community engagement includes community service and collaborations with institutions for the betterment of your community. Volunteerism can come in many forms. There can be non-profit, governmental, or community-based organizations that organize activities for the community and enhance community relations. No matter what
Change is inevitable in this world, even more so during the time of the COVID-19 crisis. The coronavirus has forced most of us to re-think our ways. The processes we do at work, the way we bring our children to school, all these have not been left unscathed by this pandemic. It also touched on
During election time, candidates voice their opinions on what the country needs the most and how they can provide it. While liberals are different from Democrats and the right-wing is not the left, there are certain issues all governments must focus on. Let us look at four of them. Universal Healthcare One of the most
After working the same job for more than two years without a sense of fulfillment, it might be time to rethink your career path. Many employees feel bored after doing the same tasks for a while without any promotion and start to think about moving on to another company. While this might seem like a
There is a reason why CSR (corporate social responsibility) is a department in most mid to large-scale companies. The adage, “To whom much is given, much is expected,” has never been more true than in the year 2020. In a year inundated with so much tragedy—the COVID-19 crisis, social, political, and racial tensions in America,