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Good News in History, August 6
Happy 40th birthday to one of the finest Dutch goalscorers to ever play the beautiful game, Robin Van Persie. A legend at Arsenal and...
San Quentin Prison is Using a Scandinavian Model of Rehabilitation to Turn Ex-Cons into Good Neighbors
San Quentin State Penitentiary, one of the most notorious and harsh prisons in the US, is the stage for a radical new method of...
Every Penny Thrown into Rome’s Trevi Fountain Goes to Help the City’s Poor–Over a Million Each Year
Every year, the more than €1 million in coins thrown into the Trevi Fountain in Rome are hoovered up to feed, clothe, and house...
Check Out the 21 Winners of GNN’s 25th Anniversary Book Giveaway for Mental Health Providers
I announced last month that Good News Network was giving away 2,500 free books for our 25th anniversary—and it took many weeks to read...
Unique Initiative Trains Homeless Folks to Drive Vans to Rescue Food For Distribution Back in the Shelter
A unique collaboration between a trio of organizations in San Diego, California, reached a milestone in providing food and employment to those who need...
First-of-its-Kind Commencement Inside Prison Celebrates 25 Inmates That Earned Bachelor’s Degrees Behind Bars
On a prison yard 70 miles away from Cal State LA’s campus, the university celebrated its newest graduates.
25 incarcerated men received bachelor’s degrees during...
This Bank Has Been Doing 170 Good Deeds to Celebrate Their 170th Anniversary
You can put your money where your mouth is, or you can put your money where your heart is, and for one bank headquartered...
Homeless Nigerian Boy Becomes U.S. Chess Champion at 10-Years-old After Immigrating to US
Tanitoluwa Adewumi—more commonly known by his nickname “Tani”—may be just 10 years old, but he's already become an official Chess National Master, with an...
People in 108 Countries Are Joining Forces to do Good on ‘Good Deeds Day’ Today
Over a million people from over 100 countries will take part Sunday in International Good Deeds Day.
Launched 15 years ago in Israel as a...
Chicago Man Goes Around Buying All of Vendors’ Tamales in Frigid Temps Then Gives Them to Homeless
As anyone who’s ever spent any time there can tell you, Chicago is called ‘the Windy City’ with good reason. In winter, when there’s...
Engineers Design New Face Masks With Test Strip to Detect COVID – Much Like a Pregnancy Test
Similar to a classic pregnancy test, a color-changing strip may, in the future, be mounted on face masks to detect the presence of COVID-19...
Nice Or Naughty? The Best (And Worst) Companies During This Pandemic
GNN polled readers on our Facebook page to find out which companies have excelled during the pandemic of 2020, and which ones didn't live...
Bride and Groom Didn’t Just Donate Wedding Food To Homeless, They Dished it Up On Their Big Day
Wedding Reception 101: Celebratory toasts are made. A meal is served. The cake is cut. The bride and groom share their first dance as...
This BBQ Joint Grills Up Comfort Food For Storm-Ravaged Iowa Residents, Free of Charge
When straight-line winds blew through his beloved adopted home of Cedar Rapids, one local hero leapt into the fray with his own very special...
Strangers Raise $84,000 for 94-year-old Street Vendor in Wheelchair After One Woman’s Act of Kindness Goes Viral
Good samaritan Kenia Barragan raised $84k for a 94-year-old tamale vendor who worked in a wheelchair after meeting him and hearing his story.
Charitable Donors in U.S. Give Record Amount, As Support Surges in First 6 Months of 2020
Donations surged nearly 50% in the first half of 2020—the most given in the history of one of America's largest philanthropic funds, Schwab Charitable.
10-Year-old Gives the Gift of Art to More Than 1,500 Kids in Shelters and Foster Care During Quarantine
Chelsea Phaire and her nonprofit, Chelsea's Charity, has helped to give away more than 2,000 boxes of art supplies to kids in shelters and foster care.
Family-Owned Greenhouse Donates $1Million in Orchids to Healthcare Workers in 7 Hardest Hit U.S. Cities
Green Circle Growers of Ohio have donated $1 million in orchids to frontline workers in seven cities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
15-Year-Old Girl is Giving Away Hundreds of Free ‘Sanitation Kits’ to Homeless People
This California teenager is helping to protect homeless people from the risks of the COVID-19 outbreaks by handing out free sanitizers and soaps.
California Governor Attacks Crisis of Homelessness by Donating Nearly 300 State-Owned Buildings For Shelters
From undeveloped lots to fairgrounds and government buildings—California has donated 286 state properties towards housing the homeless.