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Your kids are hearing about Ukraine. Here’s how to help them understand.

By Amy Joyce March 1, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EST Washington Post The day after Russia first attacked Ukraine, I passed the Russian Embassy with my 12-year-old son. People were gathered at its ominous gates, protesting that country’s invasion. “What have you…..

7 ways parents can help kids persist at tasks they resist

By Phyllis Fagell March 15, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Washington Post When music teacher Monica Hepburn noticed a few weeks ago that her students were progressing slower than expected — and that some were doing the bare minimum — she asked…..

AmeriCorps Week Celebration- Alumni Testimony

Listen for alums tell the story of their AmeriCorps Project CHANGE experience.

Lets Celebrate AmeriCorps Week March 13-18th

Watch some of the highlights from Members of Project CHANGE as they sum up their service year. This is the class of 2014.

The forgotten woman behind International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is here again, and with it the opportunity to highlight women’s contributions to history, society and politics — and, of course, to sell stuff. But how did the day get started? Some point to Russian communist roots; others…..

“Stalin’s Heirs” a poem

Weeks before the 1962 Cuban crisis, an elderly Robert Frost met Nikita Khrushchev in Russia and Khrushchev asked Frost to deliver a message of good will to JFK. At the very same time, Khrushchev had personally ordered missiles to Cuba,…..

Break the Bias: International Women’s Day 2022

International Women’s Day 2022 is on Tuesday 8 March. It is an opportunity to act, improve opportunities and rebuild post-pandemic workplaces without bias for the benefit of everyone. Ruth Holmes FEBRUARY 2022 from Relocate Global According to Lean In – an international…..

International Women’s Day

Celebrating 2022 International Women’s Day The Buena Semilla Project in Guatemala, a 2021 grantee of the MBI, has produced the below video to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022. Please take a few minutes to appreciate some of what the Martín-Baró…..

Opinion: To Paul Farmer, healing the poor meant meeting their basic human needs

To the long list of Vladimir Putin’s offenses, add this footnote: His unprovoked and lawless invasion of Ukraine riveted the world’s attention when it might have been given to the magnificent life and untimely death of a saint, scourge and…..

What is long covid? Current understanding about risks, symptoms and recovery.

The condition known as long covid continues to frustrate its sufferers, baffle scientists and alarm people who are concerned about being infected by the coronavirus. The term, a widely used catchall phrase for persistent symptoms that can range from mild to…..