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How to balance family obligations with mission-driven work

My son keeps asking why I spend more time at the food bank than with him and I do not know how to explain that some people have nothing to eat tonight.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Service to others creates guilt about neglecting those closest to us, revealing competing moral obligations.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Nonprofit and mission-driven organizations as legacy?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.