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Volunteers with Savage Freedoms Relief Operation coordinates aid in Swannanoa, on Oct. 7, 2024, after Hurricane Helene severely damaged the North Carolina town. Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images

‘Cajun Navy’ volunteers who participate in search-and-rescue operations after hurricanes are forming long-lasting organizations

They aren’t just operating boats and helicopters. Others serve as dispatchers, handle logistics, and run social media operations.
Professional caregivers do essential work but often earn low wages. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Low pay, high staff turnover and employee burnout took a toll on social service nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic − new research

Some of these agencies told researchers that their organizations couldn’t afford to pay their workers enough money for them to cover basic living expenses.
A playful approach can make the often complicated subject of climate change easier to understand. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Climate change is easier to study when it’s presented as a game

Students found the topic of climate change less boring when they studied it using a numbers estimation game.

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