Many of us have heard the famous African proverb state, “It takes a village to raise a child,” signifying the importance of the like-mindedness of an individual, family, and community working together for successful outcomes in its youth population. Yet, we see the opposite actions in today’s society. The village has been fractured as individuals, families, communities and government entities have lost their connections to one another, which has now caused an abundance of troubled and displaced youth. According to a national report released earlier this year, Las Vegans volunteer the least among residents in 50 major cities. A total of 3,036 Las Vegans participated in that survey. Las Vegas had the lowest volunteer rate at 14.4 percent. It also had the lowest median volunteer time, 20.5 hours per year. Please volunteer to help make your community a better place to live.