It’s completely natural to feel somewhat ungrounded right now with the amount of action at play. From the happenings of this pandemic, to ongoing national fires, to political tensions rising, these are issues that affect us and our communities in both subtle and overt ways. 2020 has been somewhat of a training ground by teaching... Continue Reading →
Let’s Be Loving and Kind
We at Unified Caring Association (UCA) feel that nothing helps a community come together like love and kindness. These forms of caring are something we all need in the world today. A community that cares comes together to help people in need. Let’s be loving and kind. Loving kindness can go so far right now.... Continue Reading →
Give Yourself a Break with Compassion
Many of us are sheltering at home, and taking time to re-find a natural balance in our lives. While we are setting up new routines for our week, working from home, and even possibly teaching our children at home, we are feeling a bit more tired. We at Unified Caring Association (UCA) are searching for... Continue Reading →
Hugging for Health
Someone once said, “We should have 100 hugs a day to stay healthy.” This saying is a lot like having an apple a day. We hear stories that back this adage up: people waking up when those they love hold their hand or how important it is to hold babies as they begin their life’s... Continue Reading →
Caring Scholarships – A Platform for Young Voices
Unified Caring Association (UCA) holds scholarship contests throughout the year. As of this month UCA has awarded over 100 scholarships to caring students. These students are all ages across the U.S. These essays are a platform for young voices to express their ideas and experiences which brings more caring into the world. UCA designed this... Continue Reading →
Building Empathy
Unified Caring Association (UCA) loves sharing with our caring community. The topics that we love to share often relate back to emotional intelligence. One component that is closely relates to emotional intelligence in empathy. There is just one troubling thing. We often have a hard time describing what empathy is and how we teach it... Continue Reading →
It’s Going to be a Sunny Day… UCA & Love for the Elderly Work Together to Spread Cheer.
sunshine Unified Caring Association (UCA) helps spread caring, kindness and cheer in our communities. What can brighten the day more than a special surprise delivered to you or a loved one?! UCA recently teamed up with Love for the Elderly to deliver Sunshine Boxes to help brighten the day for the elderly with the delivery... Continue Reading →
5 Tips That Help Better Our Lives.
If we search the internet, magazines, and television shows we often find the theme to be how to improve aspects of ourselves and our lives, a.k.a. tips for better health. It is safe to say, we often search for answers and ways to improve our lives. Not just the lives of those we know and... Continue Reading →
Caring Through the Gift of Time
When breaking down any example of what a person has done that is an act of caring we can follow the metaphorical bread crumb trail to arrive at the core, the gift given was the gift of time.