All People Making a Difference
Difference MakerSchool on Wheels delivers tutoring 鈥� and hope 鈥� for homeless studentsThousands of homeless students in LA are matched with tutors and get school supplies through the nonprofit School on Wheels.
From soup to jobs: How Boston鈥檚 Haley House builds communityHaley House is more than a soup kitchen.聽The organization鈥檚 live-in model takes a holistic approach to combating homelessness and food insecurity.聽
Difference MakerMeet the volunteers maintaining the Appalachian TrailDedication. Love. Humility. Those are just a few of the qualities volunteers who maintain the Appalachian Trail bring to the paths year after year.聽
Laughing Bear Bakery has a recipe for a fresh start out of prisonHiring at Laughing Bear Bakery is aimed at those with a criminal record 鈥� it鈥檚 a place to give them skills and the space to start anew without stigma.
Difference MakerGame changer: How Sam Wasser became the ivory detectiveSam Wasser developed forensics to link poaching to perpetrators, and a new center brings together scientists and governments to expand the work.
Difference MakerHelping homeless moms 鈥榞et their shot鈥� at opportunity and educationHomeless mothers聽get life-changing emotional, financial, and professional mentoring 鈥� not just money 鈥� from the Hearts of Gold nonprofit program.
Meet the nurdle hunter combing the beach for hidden pollutionMark McReynolds鈥� nurdle hunters scour the sands for a tiny pollutant most beachgoers don鈥檛 even know exists.
Difference MakerSponsor Circle opens hearts and homes to Afghan refugeesAfghan refugees are finding their resilience bolstered by one-on-one relationships that nurture transitions to life in the U.S.聽after upheaval.
Preserved by students, WWII internment camp becomes national parkFor decades, Colorado students聽have preserved a聽World War II Japanese American internment camp to honor those relocated there. Now it will be a聽national park.
How to help Ukraine? A sampling of charitable efforts.Dozens of charitable groups are feeding, sheltering, and assisting those in Ukraine and the more than 3 million people who have fled the war. Here are a few of those organizations helping out.聽
Difference MakerA secret town鈥檚 renewal, from radioactive cleanup to recycling jobsNorthern Estonia once fueled the USSR鈥檚 nuclear arsenal. T玫nis Kaasik cleaned up the radioactive waste and created jobs for the Russians left behind.
At 82, she coded an app. She just wanted a game she could win.Technology serves as a gateway to new skills and social opportunities. Wakamiya Masako is making sure fellow seniors aren鈥檛 left behind.聽
Growing Griots: Modern-day storytelling shapes young people鈥檚 identitiesGrowing Griots: Modern-day storytelling builds confidence and bridges cultural divides.
Difference MakerRhythmic gymnastics: One man鈥檚 fight for equalityPeterson Ceus is creating space for men in rhythmic gymnastics, hoping to change ideas about what the sport should look like.
鈥榊ou are not alone鈥�: Love For Our Elders offers embrace via lettersLove For Our Elders volunteers write and send letters to older people around the globe to help remedy their isolation.
Birding on Capitol Hill: An Audubon expert gathers a bipartisan flockBird-watching tours of Capitol Hill led by an Audubon Society 鈥渂ird lobbyist鈥� draw legislators and staff into 鈥渞are鈥� bipartisan gatherings.
What a string ensemble can do: Harmonize community, calm babyWhether composing lullabies with new mothers or performing symphonic stories of social justice, Palaver Strings aims to unify community.
Rise in animal welfare laws? Thank Judie Mancuso.Animal rights laws are the foundation for changing how we think about pets and wildlife. This lobbyist鈥檚 work is being replicated nationwide.
With the blink of an eye, anyone can play musicIf music is the language of the soul, shouldn鈥檛 everyone be able to try their hand at it? EyeHarp helps people of all abilities play from the heart.
Difference MakerTo clean up East Baltimore, this mentor shores up buildings 鈥� and youthsTo clean up East Baltimore, COR Health Institute develops community structure 鈥� among youth and the very buildings and streets they inhabit.
