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Virginians Deliver 114,000 Pounds of Winter Warmth to Refugees in Turkey

Local governments working with volunteers from religious groups and private business in Virginia delivered more than 72 tons of coats and blankets this winter...

Students Design Refugee Coat that Becomes Tent, Sleeping Bag

A group of interior design students have created the ultimate outerwear for refugees — a poncho that converts into a tent or sleeping bag,...

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...

These Grinning Refugee Kids Are Sledding For The First Time (WATCH)

It's impossible not to smile when you watch these kids experience snow and sledding for the first time after fleeing the Syrian civil war.

Greek Islanders to Get Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for Saving Refugees

Greek Islanders who have sacrificed their livelihoods and risked their lives to rescue refugees on the Aegean Sea have been nominated for the Nobel...

Comedy Couple Commit $1M Act of Kindness for Refugee Children

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen and actress wife Isla Fisher have given a million dollar Christmas gift of hope to children in war torn countries. TRY OUR NEW...

Orphan Burn Survivor Gets 185,000 Christmas Cards, $300K in Donations

Thousands of people have fulfilled an eight-year-old's wish for Christmas cards — and also donated $300,000 for her future. Safyre Terry survived an arson attack...

Canadian Kids Are The Most Welcoming People Ever (WATCH)

Videos of of Canadian children singing a historical song from the Middle East in the Arabic language is warming hearts on the internet.

Canada Welcomes Refugees At the Airport With Coats and Healthcare

The 163 refugees that stepped off their airplane into the chilly Toronto air on Friday were given a very warm welcome indeed: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau handing them winter coats along with citizenship.

Refugee Selling Pens Saw Huge Outpouring, Now Owns Bakery, Hires Refugees

A refugee so destitute he was selling pens on the street to support his three children, now runs four businesses that employ 16 others who...

Newlywed Refugees In Canada Get Surprise Wedding Party From Town

Sympathetic strangers joined together to throw a young refugee couple the wedding reception they never had.

IKEA Lights Up Kids’ Faces in Refugee Camps Installing Solar Lights

Thousands of refugees fleeing Syria have been welcomed in Jordanian camps, but they’ve left behind more than their homes and businesses – they have...

Vietnamese Boat People Reach Out to Help New Refugees, ‘We Never Forget’

An older generation of refugees are rallying support for those fleeing the Syrian conflict. Vietnamese boat people — refugees who fled that country as it...

Minnesota Refugee Agencies Inundated With Donations And Offers to Help

Minnesota has an unusual refugee problem — too many people volunteering to help. “We have four to five times the number of volunteer inquiries and...

Homeless Families Treated To 5-Star Dining at Chez Le Church

Volunteers transformed a nondescript church room with plain walls into a fancy restaurant where waiters in white starched shirts served a Thanksgiving feast to the...

Update: Billionaire Is “Optimistic” About Buying Island for Refugees

Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is more optimistic than ever that he’ll soon buy an island where Syrian refugees can live. Here's an update...

Scotland to Welcome Refugees With Screening of It’s a Wonderful Life

People on the Scottish island of Bute are promising dozens of Syrian refugees “a wonderful life” when they arrive in the next few weeks. In...

Mother Starts Campaign To Bring Baby Carriers To Refugee Moms

Only a mother would notice a need like this one and respond with such compassion. As refugees from Syria continue to flow into Europe by...

“Best Ever” Parliament of World’s Religions Finds Harmony in 50 Faiths

The best qualities of the world’s many religions were on display in Salt Lake City, Utah last week where the Parliament of the World’s...

Half-Price Hummus Brings Arabs and Jews Together Over Lunch

A restaurant is “giving chickpeas a chance” – to promote peace in Israel. The Hummus Bar in Netanya is now offering half price hummus to...