In 2012, UNV’s Online Volunteering service enabled hundreds of non-profit development organizations to benefit from the support of 11,000 individuals from 169 countries over the Internet.

"What started as a team of 4 nurses in 2006, has grown to 580 teams of 6,500 nurses in 2013. "

"68 percent of caregivers surveyed had to make work accommodations such as taking time off, coming in late, leaving early, refusing a promotion, reducing work hours, changing jobs or quitting."

"...unlike health care, LTCSS insurance is a case of incomplete welfare-related insurance as people fail to purchase insurance when its optimal to do so, leaving people in need of care to rely on public support, if and when available, or, if affordable, to self-insure."

Scammers usually target people with kind hearts, regardless of gender, age, or race. They especially take advantage of individuals they think are vulnerable, such as widows and people with disabilities.

"...in an age of galloping globalization, many parts of the world now offer a standard of living which is quite comparable to that of the United States."

"...changing the modern relationship of fighting against time to relaxing into and enjoying it requires that we learn to savor the “pause.”

We frequently refer to living in a 'me' society, but there is great potential in informal support and reciprocity within neighborhoods.