You searched for teens - Page 29 of 30 - Good News Network
Home Search

teens - search results

If you're not happy with the results, please do another search

Is The Media Really Biased?

A lot has been written about an apparent media bias -- a Liberal bias because so many reporters donate to "Liberal causes", a Conservative...

Encouraging Teen Philanthropy

It is a Jewish obligation to set aside a portion of one’s income for "tzedakah" (charity). “Over the past 10 years, Jewish teenagers from 37...
Green Nike shoes

NIKE Donates Shoes to Every Teen in New Orleans

The Nike Summer Shoes program kicked off in New Orleans, La., yesterday with a free pair of shoes for every middle and high school...
teens greet on street

Communities Smile at the Payoffs From Friendliness

Port Phillip in Australia is encouraging people to smile or say "G'day" — the standard Australian greeting — to both neighbors and strangers as...

Virginia Tech Shooting: Crisis Charity Offers Tips, Tools to Deal with Aftermath

Following the fatal shooting of dozens of students at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, the national children's crisis charity KidsPeace is issuing expert tips...
school-lockers

Teen Drug Use Declines by 23 Percent in Five Years

Reality must be improving for young people across the U.S. Teen drug use has declined by 23 percent since 2001, with reductions in the...
coastline_cleanup.jpg

Top Ten Stories of 2006: 2) Generosity Surges

2) Billionaire Warren Buffett Leading New Wave of Generosity with Largest Donation Ever Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man donated $37...
Earth photographed from Apollo 17

Top Ten Good News of 2006!

With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
coastline_cleanup.jpg

Volunteering Reaches 30-Year High in U.S.

The percentage of Americans volunteering has reached a 30-year high says a new study, due in part to a boom in teens' dedication to...

The Link Between Violence and What We Eat

There is a striking correlation between violence and nutrient in the diet. A clinical trial at the U.S. government's National Institutes for Health and...
arm in arm students

Doctors Orders: Kids Should Play More

A new study by doctors is calling for changes in kids' over-scheduled lifestyles with more time in the school day for recess. The American...
africanschoolchild

HERO Youth Ambassadors to Serve African Orphans, Schools Hit by AIDS

The HERO campaign is enhancing the lives of children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Today it launched...
aidanandmoms

Gay Couples Parent Just Like Everybody Else

Hearing the voices recently insisting that it is best for a child to grow up with one father and one mother reminds me of...
basketball

Autistic Kid Shoots Miracle Round on Basketball Court in Final 4 Minutes

Never let the label of autism be associated in your mind with failure. A high school basketball coach in Rochester, NY, for the last game...
pears

Schools Take Action on Overweight Kids

In response to a steep rise in obesity among children, some public schools are taking action. It shocked me to learn that only 6...
Ray Materson's autobiography, Sins and Needles

Convict Mends Life Stitching Artwork While in Prison

The most inspirational stories to me are convicts who transform themselves with some activity or study while in prison. GNN has featured inmates whose...
ginger cascades camp site

G is for Ginger Cascades Girl Scout Camp

EDITOR'S BLOG This weekend I brought our kids and myself to the Ginger Cascades Girl Scout camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina....
hot dog

Diet Linked to Hyper Kids

A revolution has turned around Central Alternative High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, and its ‘problem kids’, sent there from twelve area schools. Respect, achievement,...
psycsummit

First International Positive Psychology Summit: Psychologists Herald ways to Live Happily Ever After

A group of upstart scientists, scholars and researchers in the field of psychology have decided that it is more important to focus on what...
sky diving-Photo-by-alwaysmnky-CC

Deafblind Girl Jumps Out of Plane to Raise Money for Those Less Fortunate

In an autumnal morning sky, Nicola Henderson, 17, jumped out of an airplane at 10,000 ft. and free fell at over 120 miles per...