Empathy Awareness
Resources
This page is designed to help you explore empathy from both understanding and action.
In the Learn More About Empathy section, you’ll find thought-provoking videos, articles, and other resources that shed light on the meaning and impact of empathy— from everyday kindness to deeper emotional connection. The Get Involved section highlights organizations I’ve personally worked with and wholeheartedly recommend. Each one offers meaningful opportunities to connect with others, support inclusion, and put empathy into practice.
Education + Empathy = Empowerment
Learn More about Empathy
Dive into carefully selected videos, articles, and books that explore empathy in action and in theory. Whether you’re curious about understanding others’ experiences, improving your own emotional awareness, or learning how empathy shapes communities, these resources provide guidance, inspiration, and practical insights.
“More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness”
- Charlie Chaplin
the World Through Another's Eyes
See
Read
& Reflect
A worldwide community that nurtures empathy and connection through meaningful articles, open discussions, and resources designed to help people grow together.
Psychologists’ research offers insight into why it’s so important to practice the “right” kind of empathy, and how to grow these skills.
Empathify is a global community offering a diverse selection of social-emotional learning (SEL) resources, lessons, and articles to help individuals build empathy, connection, and understanding across cultures and communities.
This article explores the potential downsides of excessive empathy, including emotional burnout, and offers strategies for maintaining a healthy emotional balance.
I Choose Empathy (by Children Mending Hearts) is a free online hub dedicated to cultivating empathy through accessible resources—offering art projects, game guides, and discussion materials, videos, and reading guides to help teachers, parents, and students build kinder, more connected communities.
The article presents a quiz designed to help individuals assess how deeply they feel others’ emotions and whether they may identify as an “empath” (someone who not only understands but absorbs others people’s emotional states).
Get involved
Explore organizations I’ve personally worked with and can recommend with confidence. Each provides meaningful ways to engage, support, and connect with others, giving you hands-on opportunities to practice empathy and make a tangible difference in people’s lives.
Organizations Close to My
Heart
Yachad is an organization that fosters inclusion for individuals with disabilities within the Jewish community. As a volunteer, I helped create welcoming spaces where everyone felt valued and included.
Friendship Circle (FC) creates inclusive spaces for individuals with disabilities. Through volunteering at their summer camp and community events, I supported a nonverbal girl, helping her engage in activities, form friendships, and feel truly included.
My Extended Family is an organization that supports children from single-parent homes through mentorship and enrichment programs. I volunteered by helping with after-school activities, assisting with homework, and mentoring younger kids to build their confidence and friendships.
iShine offers after-school support for children who have a parent facing illness or loss. I participated by helping with homework, running games and creative projects, and being a positive, caring presence for the kids during a difficult time in their lives.