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Teen Turns Escape From Pain into Charity for Kids
16-year-old Mackenzie escapes from severe pain through the reading of books. Her painful disease led her to want to help others kids with their...
Once a Rising Star, Chef Now Feeds the Hungry of India
Narayanan Krishnan was a bright, young, award-winning chef with a five-star hotel group, short-listed for an elite job in Switzerland. But a quick family...
From Druggy Drop-out, To Harvard Student (Video)
Lalita Booth dropped out of school and turned to drugs after being abused as a teenager, but turned her life around after enrolling in...
Ellen Unveils US Postal Stamps of Actual Shelter Animals to Promote Adoption
The Postmaster General unveiled new Animal Rescue commemorative postage stamps on the Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday, launching the Stamps to the Rescue promotional campaign.
The...
Good Deeds Earn Good Grades at L.A. High School
For years, a high school in downtown Los Angeles has made doing good deeds a part of the school's curriculum. Now social services agencies...
Learning New Skills Through Volunteering Can Boost Brain Power
Five months before Allen Manly retired from his job in June as a high school guidance counselor, he underwent training that could go...
25 Years Ago Today, the Song That Raised Millions for Charity
As America breaks the record for generosity with text messages for Haiti, we can draw inspiration today from another milestone in giving, a quarter...
Four Community Volunteers Honored as Heros for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
To honor and encourage volunteerism on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Allstate Insurance Company is honoring four African-American volunteers who generously serve their communities...
Beggar Brings Happiness to the Lives of Others
A beggar has never been given respect in society, but this one from Bihar has received plaudits and has emerged as a harbinger...
NFL’s $45 million Man Helps Skid Row Teen With College Dream
Even as a teen while Kenneth lived in a homeless shelter on the destitute streets of Skid Row, he dreamed of attending Harvard to...
‘Recession Gave Me a New Opportunity’
Many people say they had found unexpected and uplifting turns during the struggling economy's darkest moments. Some have rediscovered what they previously dismissed or...
Las Vegas School is Lifeline for Hungry Kids With Nothing
Principal Sherrie Gahn said she was shocked when she first came to Whitney Elementary School seven years ago. "The kids were eating ketchup packets,"...
A Lighthouse For Those on the Street
With winter just around the corner it’s even more important to remember the people who are sprawled over heat vents and looking...
Bringing on Hope – Using a Big Sign
In every town, big and small, there are people feeling turmoil and fear. Maybe they lost a job, a home, or a loved one....
Hundreds of Thousands to Participate in National Day of Service Tomorrow
Inspired by the massive outpouring of volunteers helping out in the days and months after the World Trade Center tragedy, Congress and the President...
Can Soccer Unite Enemies? Turkey and Armenia Will Find Out
After years of barred borders, and nearly a century of bitter enmity, relations between Turkey and Armenia have a sporting chance of resolution....
Obama Names Medal of Freedom Winners: Kennedy, Poitier, Hawking, 13 Others
President Obama on Thursday named the 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom is...
Stimulus Money Helps Revive Summer Youth Jobs Programs
School’s out and young job seekers across the country have less than a 30 percent chance of finding work. For disadvantaged youth and high...
The Youngest Faces in Philanthropy
Zach Bonner, who walked to Washington D.C. for the homeless, is just a kid. At 11, he's one of cadre of child philanthropists who...
Obama Chooses Doctor who Makes House Calls for Next Surgeon General
President Barack Obama nominated for U.S. Surgeon General a rural Alabama family physician, Dr. Regina Benjamin, who is known along the impoverished Gulf...