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5 Good Things Going On In Afghanistan (And How You Can Get Involved)
Little by little, individuals and organizations are creating glimmers of hope across a country steeped in war, promising that Afghanistan will once again flourish...
Citizens Arrive by the Hundreds to Help the Hungry
A Wisconsin "empty bowls" event featured local pottery artists and bowls fashioned by area schools as a fundraiser for the local food pantry. Hundreds...
Solar Village Begins to Bloom on National Mall
A cluster of 20 solar-powered homes will open their doors to tourists as well as energy and design enthusiasts tomorrow in the 4th...
Salute to Operation Bigs: Mentoring Kids of Deployed Parents
Operation Bigs pairs volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters with kids who have a parent deployed. The "Bigs" volunteer meets with the child...
$1 Million to Four Changemakers From Coca Cola
A winner and three finalists from the Changemakers/Global Water Challenge are sharing a $1 million gift from the Coca Cola Foundation to bring clean...
Massachusetts Health Care Honored as Government Success
As the Obama administration and Congress debate the details of a national health care plan, the state that paved the way for universal...
National Day of Encouragement September 12 Honors Teens Making a Difference
The Encouragement Foundation, sponsor of this year's National Day of Encouragement, launched its "7 Days Across America" campaign to showcase the impressive actions of...
Stuttering Kids Savor a Camp that Makes them Stars
Camp Our Time focuses on the performing arts. Campers aged 8 to 19, are boys and girls, racially and socially diverse, with two common...
Elephant Whisperer Saves the Baghdad Zoo in Wartime
In 2003 while the US armed forces were invading the Iraqi capital, a Zululand conservationist undertook a wartime rescue of the Baghdad Zoo and...
AmeriCorps Hiring Largest Class in 16 Years
The Corporation for National and Community Service, a federal agency created in 1993 to engage Americans in service, today announced grants to eight organizations...
NCAA to Initiate Pregame Handshakes
College football teams are planning to start the season off on a courteous note. As part of a sportsmanship initiative, the...
Gaza Children Break Kite Flying Record (Video)
Thousands of Palestinian children gathered in the Gaza Strip to break the world record on the number of kites flown at the same...
UN Gives Technological Boost to 500,000 Albanian School Students
Almost half a million Albanian students now have access to modern computer laboratories, high-speed Internet and training in information technology skills thanks to a...
Obama Unveils Education Initiative: 2-year Colleges to Get $12 Billion Boost
The White House proposed a massive effort to retrain workers on Tuesday by strengthening our nation’s community colleges and creating five million additional college...
Almost 200 Child Soldiers Returned to Families
The United Nations Children’s Fund yesterday welcomed the release of nearly 200 child soldiers by a Central African rebel group. The People’s...
Artist Spreads Hope, Leaving Free Artwork Around Town
In 2003 artist Bren Bataclan launched a "found art" movement called the Smile Boston Project. He started leaving his cartoon inspired paintings...
Lebanese Kids TV Series Aims to Heal Societal Rifts
Lebanon's civil war may be over, but it's no secret that social and religious divisions remain. Finding understanding and common ground between communities is...
Harvest Time in Michelle Obama’s Garden (Video)
The First Lady hosted a harvest party in the White House garden today with the students from Bancroft Elementary to celebrate their hard work....
Homeless Teen Wins Full Scholarship
17-year-old Danielle Galloway grew up homeless in Atlanta bouncing from shelter to shelter.
She attended 10 different schools. But none of that stopped her...
No Acceptance Letters from Colleges? Don’t Panic
While some students are rejected from colleges everywhere, the more common scenario is for a student to be sitting on multiple wait-lists but to...