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4 Young Girls on GoFundMe Have Done More for the World Than Most Adults
The old saying “girls rule, boys drool” may not be exactly true, but these four young females are making a huge difference in their communities...
GoFundMe is Saying Thank You By Donating Thousands to Worthy Campaigns – Including Yours
The largest social fundraising platform in the world is celebrating Giving Tuesday by donating thousands to campaigns helping those in need.
How a Coloring Book Will Help Heal Community in Ferguson, Missouri
With Ferguson, Missouri suffering through damaging divisiveness for the last two years, you can now help the healing community through coloring.
“Uber Against Hunger” Delivers Unused Food To Needy, Hits 1000-Meal Mark
What could be more perfect than using the “sharing economy” to deliver food that people don’t want to those who desperately need it?
That’s what...
Shelter Offers “Unadoptable” Feral Cats to Hunt Rats —With Big Success
With rat control problems up 67% in one year, Chicago is trying an old-fashioned, non-toxic, solution to solving the problem.
Three Years Later, Family Finally Goes Home After Superstorm Sandy
The day Superstorm Sandy hit the coast of New Jersey, Palma and her family were standing in their home in a foot of water....
How One Man Cooked Meals For 170,000 People During the Indian Floods
The city of Chennai in India experienced one of the worst monsoons in over a 100 years, with daily life coming to a standstill...
Woman Makes Sure 19,000 Cancer Patients Have a Clean House
When a cancer patient never called back after getting an estimate for cleaning services, Debbie Sardone decided to find a way to grant a...
Student Uses Coupon Clipping Skills to Buy $100,000 of Products for the Poor
Reality TV shows are good for something, it turns out.
A 16-year-old girl actually learned a valuable skill while watching “Extreme Couponing,” and has turned it into a...
People Respond with Texas-Sized Generosity to Dallas Tornados
“Everything’s bigger in Texas,” the old saying goes, and Texans are demonstrating their hearts are bigger than any storm.
Since December 26 when the Dallas...
Sikhs Set Up Free Bakery Near War Zone to Feed Fleeing Syrians
Sikhs are taking one of their traditions of religious hospitality to one of the most inhospitable places on Earth — five miles from the...
“Friends for Life” Connects Caring People To Lonely Seniors In Need
In the United States, more than 11 million senior citizens live alone.
Everyone should have someone in their world who cares, and that’s what our group Friends...
Americans Can Donate AC Units to Seniors Who Can’t Afford Repairs
Instead of roasting in the oppressive heat of a Mississippi summer, an 81-year-old woman is breathing easier thanks to a donated air conditioner.
It’s more than...
Girl With Cancer Gets VIP Bono Experience From Caring Community and Ed Norton
For one young girl who wanted to see Bono in concert, last night was a dream come true.
14-year-old Lizzy Lawson, who has a stage...
Girls From Nepal Group Home Jump Into Action Providing Earthquake Relief
When disaster struck, twenty of Nepal's most impoverished--and most fortunate--young ladies immediately stepped in to help their neighbors.
The young women of the Unatti Foundation's group home...
Man Builds Tiny House for Homeless Woman Sleeping in the Dirt (WATCH)
A 60-year-old homeless woman named Smokie has been sleeping outside in the dirt a few doors down from a man named Elvis Summers.
Most mornings,...
Police Pull Family of Four From Car, Tuck Them In At a Motel
Tired from days on the road and trying to save money, Robert Wood’s family prepared for another night of sleeping in their car. But...
From Homeless Ugandan Orphan to Forbes List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs
Meeting Christopher Ategeka in San Francisco today, where his three start-ups are headquartered, one would never guess that this urbane young man, named last...
Caregiver Wins TEDx Award For Helping Others With Ill Relatives
I was a caregiver for my ill parents and my wife. I told my story on TEDx Amsterdam and I won a second place!
Now I'm...
Tattoo Shop Owner Dedicates Years to Helping the Homeless and Addicted
The owner of Inkslinger’s Tattoo Shop in Billerica, Massachusetts has quietly become an inspiration to his community.
Billy Pfaff's shop is often filled with donations...