Report Recommends New Ways Charities and Others Can Build Social Ties

By DEBRA E. BLUM

The United States needs a civic renaissance, says a new report by a Harvard University group examining the social ties that link people together.

To improve citizen engagement, public spiritedness, trust, compassion, even personal health, the report says, Americans need to become more involved in social and political activities. To that end, the report says:

  • Schools should require students to perform community

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