volunteering

Many food banks and homeless shelters depend on volunteers. But fewer are showing up at a time when the need for these services is skyrocketing.

A new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center chronicles the impacts of activism on young participants.

Adolescents are under more pressure than ever, and many suffer from depression and anxiety. But new research suggests that volunteering to help strangers makes them feel better about themselves.

You may think it's a noble idea to photograph yourself helping poor children in a faraway country. A new campaign has a different perspective.