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Fun “Family Coffee House” Inspires Principles in Community
BE-Hive, A Family Inspiration Place, helps children and their parents discover, embrace and implement their natural instinct to follow the best principles to improve their...
Zuckerberg and Wife Give $120 Million to Public Schools
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, are donating $120 million to help public schools in underserved communities through their foundation, Startup: Education.
In...
Darfur Women Learn English
Women in a refugee camp for Internally Displaced Persons in North Darfur receive English classes conducted by volunteer teachers and facilitated by the UN...
Firefighter Who Saved Infant Finally Meets Girl, Now 18, at Graduation
Last Sunday was a landmark occasion for 18-year-old Skyler James, and not just because she celebrated graduating from high school.
For the first time, she...
Vitamins Improve Sperm in Older Men
A new study led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that a healthy intake of micronutrients is...
Man Drives Truck Across Country Rescuing Dogs – UPDATED
Twice a month Greg Mahle leaves his home in Zanesville, Ohio to drive a semi-trailer through Texas and other southern states picking up dogs...
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden Rises From the Mud
A rejuvenated Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden has meant more visitors and volunteers at a facility that not long ago was on the verge...
Germany’s Multi-generation Houses Solve Problems of Old and Young
With the number of over-65s set to double and childcare more expensive than ever, Mehrgenerationenhaus may be the answer.
South of Hanover, senior residents play...
A Farm Grows in Brooklyn—on the Roof
You've heard of rooftop gardens? Now there are rooftop farms, complete with chickens, starting to appear across the globe on sunny expanses of warehouse...
Band of Secret Strangers Giving “Crumbs of Hope” to Needy
Philanthropy is often associated with millionaires. The Biscuit Fund is an anonymous army of around 50 volunteers who are mainly on low incomes –...
Second Wind Cottages Give Second Chances to Homeless Men
A few years ago, Carmen Guidi read a book that changed his life and, in turn, the lives of many others—from homeless men, women,...
Personal Songs Offer Musical Medicine to Sick Kids
Megan Ford, whose stubborn leukemia is blasted every Friday with chemotherapy, jumped at the chance to receive a song made especially for her.
The organization...
Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Give a Million Bucks to Put Food in Kids’ Backpacks
The Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation just gave $1,000,000 to help put food in backpacks for poor children to take home from school throughout...
Great Danes Service Project Builds Community, Family Online
The Service Dog Project has donated over 45 Great Danes as service dogs to individuals with severe balance and mobility limitations, including Multiple Sclerosis,...
Oakland Artist Turns Illegally Dumped Trash Into Homes For Homeless
Each morning, Greg Kloehn takes a cup of coffee and drives around the streets near his home studio looking for the piles of illegally dumped...
Muslim Groups are Putting Their Faith in Food Banks to Help the Poor
Ali Jawad, a 22-year-old business student and regular volunteer at a Muslim food bank in London, sees a constant stream of people picking up...
Meals-on-Wheels for Animals Helps Low-income Pet Owners
Meals on Wheels programs and their volunteers deliver hot meals daily to thousands of elderly people nationwide. The food sometimes was being diverted from...
‘HACKtivation’ Matches Nonprofits Serving Homeless With Tech Talent
Nearly 100 mostly tech workers acted as angels this weekend by donating their expertise to a dozen homeless nonprofit organizations in San Francisco. The...
‘Prank It Forward’ Changes Waitress’s Life With New Car and Job
A young woman who had a serious eating disorder but reformed her life through yoga and is now helping others, received a series of...
Former Corporate Shark Feeds The Hungry
David Gerson drives an aging Volvo station wagon with a coffee stain on the passenger seat --hardly the type of car usually driven by...