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Adult Literacy and Why So Many Grown-Ups Struggle to Read
You see an appeal for an adult literacy charity and a quiet question follows it: how can a grown adult in a country with free...
The streetlight has been out for four months, the landlord ignores emails about the bins, and everyone on the estate agrees something should be done, but nobody knows who should do it.
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You see an appeal for an adult literacy charity and a quiet question follows it: how can a grown adult in a country with free...
Volunteering
You give a charity four hours every Saturday, and then you notice that the bus fare, the parking and the sandwich you buy on...
Nonprofits
Street fundraisers stop you outside the supermarket with a clipboard, a tabard and a smile, and most people walk past feeling...
Giving
An earthquake or flood fills the news, you want to help within the hour, and every option looks urgent: a text-to-give number,...
Community
You want to organise a street party, but you have no idea who to ask for permission, what it costs, or whether anyone on your...
Causes
Most appeals for older people or disabled people focus on the person who needs care, and rarely on the person giving it.
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