Although Al Purdy was writing about one ill person and a sense of helplessness, the lesson I choose to take from this part of the larger poem is universal and particularly fits today: we have a responsibility to care for each other, be present and aware of pain and suffering, and not let go of issues that affect our most vulnerable fellow humans.

shows the detrimental effects of noise in many fields, including medicine, law, economic forecasting, child

supports health, nutrition, HIV prevention, education, safe drinking water, sanitation and protection for children authorities to help people travel to health care facilities and access prescribed medications Voices of Children Ukrainian organization's Charitable Foundation helps provide psychological and psychosocial support to children Save the Children Save the Children, based in London, helps to deliver lifesaving aid to vulnerable children

books on cooperation I was somewhat surprised to find that the top results were consistently books for children

They are a place to gather for children for story-time or creative programs; folk can gather in a book

to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood

Further contenders that I have not read: The Children of Men by P.D.

year-old protagonist that foreshadows the long, difficult journey that will lead him from his bitter childhood