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Welcome to the RRC Education Foundation, a platform dedicated to promoting volunteerism and community service for the development of responsible citizens. Our website serves as a gateway for individuals who aspire to make a positive impact on the environment and society. Through a wide range of volunteer opportunities and community service programs, we offer a unique platform for individuals to contribute their time and skills towards meaningful causes.

The Power of Community Service: Boosting Your Kid’s College Application and Personal Growth

Raising Responsible Citizens20 Oct, 2023Education

Community Service: A Path to Academic Success Volunteering is more than just an extracurricular activity; it is a testament to a student’s dedication to giving back to society. Colleges and universities across the country value community service for a variety of reasons.

Are you kids going to live in a world as you know it

Raising Responsible Citizens08 Oct, 2023Education

A possible vision of 2050Z: Your now adult child puts on her air filtration mask. The smog alert is red again. She then hurries to get into her air-conditioned, self-driving car. She spends less than 60 minutes outdoors a week. Her cross country running days are clearly over. It wasn’t this bad just a few years ago. You are trying to book a family vacation. Unfortunately you had to stop the summer beach vacation tradition 5 years ago because many of the ocean front houses haven’t been repaired from the last hurricane. Plus there is a 50/50 chance a toxic algal bloom will hit and make it impossible to swim again…

One Key to Easier Parenting: Carpool

Raising Responsible Citizens02 Oct, 2023Education

In today's fast-paced society, efficient time management often delineates the difference between chaos and harmony in family life. This study elucidates an underutilized solution to ease parental stress carpooling. By sharing school transportation duties with other families, parents can conserve valuable time, lessen environmental impact, decrease traffic congestion around schools, and provide flexibility for after-school activities. This article provides a comprehensive guide on leveraging carpool communities for improved parenting efficiency.

Why Eco-Conscious Families Say Goodbye to Their Lawns

Raising Responsible Citizens01 Oct, 2023Education

With the trend of environmental consciousness gaining traction, a new breed of families is emerging — eco-conscious families. These are families who embrace environmentally-friendly practices right at home and have adopted sustainable approaches. Among the many environmental approaches that eco-conscious families practice is the transition from traditional lawns to eco-friendly landscaping alternatives. This includes looking at other ways to maintaining lawns and outdoor spaces. Eco-conscious families are starting to say goodbye to their lawns and hello to eco-friendly and sustainable landscaping.

How Volunteering Can Boost Your Kid's College Application and Personal Growth

Raising Responsible Citizens10 Sep, 2023Business

Volunteering stands out boldly when we think of the best ways to empower the young generation. As kids join the ranks of passionate volunteers, they're not just donating time. They're building relationships, fostering connections, and sowing seeds of kindness that last a lifetime. Opportunities for kids, teens, and families to volunteer are myriad, from elderly meal delivery programs to disaster relief. And the rewards? Immense. As we'll delve into, not only does volunteering help support college applications, but it also nurtures personal growth. It's a bond that strengthens the child-adult relationship from a young age. Volunteering allows teens to earn respect, build courage, and make a difference. Interested in diving deeper into this conversation?

3 Easy Ways to Lower Your Electricity Bills

Raising Responsible Citizens09 Sep, 2023Education

How often do you hear "Most carbon emission is caused by large companies. Individuals cannot make much a difference on climate." WRONG! Companies produce to serve consumers ultimately. We each hold the power over our planet's future. Conservation efforts start with ourselves, not someone else.

The Good, Bad, and Better About Recyling

Raising Responsible Citizens30 Aug, 2023Education

Putting out the recycling bin on the collection day makes us feel good. But how much is it actually helping the world? Don't stop recycling but maybe there are even better ways to do our part for mother earth. The Good Recycling does benefit the world. Take aluminum for example, despite the carbon emission involved in collection, transport, and processing, recycled aluminum is about 95 percent less energy-intensive to forge than its raw alternative. The calculation varies for different materials. Each year about 30% of municipal wastes are put into the recycle stream. That is about 70 million tons of garbage. So, by all means, keep on recycling.

Try Eco-Friendly Parenting

Raising Responsible Citizens22 Aug, 2023Education

Eco-friendly parenting is one of the transformative ways of raising your children positively. In our lifetime, whatever actions we take today ripple down to succeeding generations and generations to come. As responsible parents, we have the duty to raise our kids positively. At the same time, we have the responsibility to nurture the planet that they live in.

Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids: The Me, Me, Me Epidemic Book Review

Raising Responsible Citizens15 Aug, 2023Education

As times change, so do parenting techniques. What parents have believed as gospel truth about raising children a decade or two ago may not be applicable to the current era. As culture, technology, and many other factors have influenced behavior with the passage of time, both children and parents today share a generational rift that tends to disconnect them from each other. For this modern, technology-driven age of social media and instant gratification, parenting expert Amy McCready homes in on what she calls the “entitlement pandemic” in her book, The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World.

Replacing Your Lawn: A Gorgeous Way To Save the Earth

Raising Responsible Citizens13 Aug, 2023Education

Did you know that maintaining the suburban lawns in the United Statesuses more pesticide applications per acre (3.2–9.8 lbs) than land used for agriculture (2.7 lbs per acre on average)? The average lawn is actually a net negative for the health of the planet! You might think that’s crazy, since lawns have grass, and grass is green, so it should be good for the environment, right? Well, not exactly.