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Today We Mark the Great Progress Toward Eradicating Poverty
The world is on track to cut the overall poverty rate in half by 2015, fulfilling a United Nations goal set in the summer...
China Gives the World a Cheap Vaccine for a Child-killing Disease
An announcement this week confirmed China as a world leader in creating life-saving, inexpensive vaccines for the world. A Chinese manufacturer earned the World...
And, the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 are…
They clean up rivers, build homes for disabled veterans and bring health care to some of the darkest parts of the world. They help...
Cops Give Out “Positive Tickets” Across Canada
All across Canada, police departments have been ticketing kids. But they're not handing out the tickets that incur fines or suspend drivers licenses. "Positive...
Ten Most Generous Celebrities Selected by ‘Why I Give’
Giving is not about riches. Many people, who are wealthy with millions, if not billions, of dollars in bank accounts, use their money for...
Police Officers Give Their Saturday to Fixing Kids’ Bikes
Officers in north Tulsa distributed 350 flyers in schools encouraging kids to come get their bikes repaired for free. The Oklahoma cops held the...
Mom Crafts Superhero Capes for Ailing Kids Nationwide
One mother is giving more than 1,700 sick children a reason to smile. Robyn Rosenberger crafts capes to give children with terminal illnesses a...
Scholastic Donates 1 Million Books for American Kids in Poverty
To help more low-income families build home libraries and to encourage families to read together, Scholastic will donate 1 million books to a nonprofit...
Boy’s Stuffed Wolf Stitched Up by Compassionate Doctor
A nine-year-old Colorado boy hugged his favorite plush toy last Friday at Memorial Hospital for Children in Colorado Springs where he would undergo treatment...
Yeti Airlines Takes Orphan Kids to Mount Everest
Yeti Airlines is the only means of transportation to Asia's remote mountain regions. The corporation prides itself for its rescue missions to Nepal --...
Despite Being Enemies, Israel Helps Wounded Syrians
In the past six months Israel has helped about 200 wounded men, women and children cross the Syrian border and enter Ziv Medical Center,...
Kenya Discovers Huge Water Source in Dry Region
The Turkana region is one of the driest and poorest parts of Kenya Now a huge water source has been discovered there in northern...
Drug Trial for Autism Shows Promise
After joining a clinical trial at Boston Children’s Hospital, seven-year-old Katie Mills started to speak in complete sentences for the first time, her 30-second...
Grandparents Develop iPad App to Stay in Touch With Family
With six children and eight grandchildren who live 3000 miles apart, Colorado toy inventors Charlie and Maria Girsch dreamed up a better way to...
Calif Legislature Votes YES on 11-year-old’s Anti-bullying Campaign
A 6th grade boy, Gerry Orz, persuaded the California state government to declare December 12 as a "Day of Silence" to officially honor the...
Mystery Diner Pays for Family’s Dinner, Leaves Encouraging Note
A family in Rowan County, North Carolina got dinner paid for by an unexpected stranger who also sent an inspiring note to their table...
When Light Rail Died in Detroit, Young Man Starts a Better Bus Company
Citywide transit options in Detroit in 2012 were bleak. Bus service was limited by severe budgetary cutbacks. The light rail project was abandoned. 25...
Child Deaths From Heart Defects Plummets – Thanks to the Britain’s NHS
The British Heart Foundation has released figures that reveal a huge 83 per cent drop in the number of children dying from congenital heart...
Kids Make Their Own Fun at Camp for Kids with Cancer
A "Dance for Your Meds” party is just one of the reasons the Ronald McDonald Camp for kids with cancer is more of a...
Generous Donor Pays for Shopping Spree for 90 Kids
More than 90 low-income students in Seattle will be boarding buses together on a shopping trip for back-to-school clothes because of the generosity of...