Thousands of homeless students in LA are matched with tutors and get school supplies through the nonprofit School on Wheels.
War shows humanity at its worst, but those who respond to suffering with bravery and selflessness, as Konstantin Gudauskas did evacuating civilians in Ukraine, offer a bright counterpoint.
Dedication. Love. Humility. Those are just a few of the qualities volunteers who maintain the Appalachian Trail bring to the paths year after year.
Sam Wasser developed forensics to link poaching to perpetrators, and a new center brings together scientists and governments to expand the work.
Homeless mothers get life-changing emotional, financial, and professional mentoring 鈥� not just money 鈥� from the Hearts of Gold nonprofit program.
Afghan refugees are finding their resilience bolstered by one-on-one relationships that nurture transitions to life in the U.S. after upheaval.
Northern 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.
Peterson Ceus is creating space for men in rhythmic gymnastics, hoping to change ideas about what the sport should look like.
Tree-planting projects come with big promises that prove hard to keep. One activist has found a recipe for success by taking it one tree at a time.
To clean up East Baltimore, COR Health Institute develops community structure 鈥� among youth and the very buildings and streets they inhabit.
Facing adversity in a high-poverty, high-crime neighborhood, students channel the impulse to fight into the discipline of boxing, gaining life skills.
An East St. Louis corner store is a lifeline for residents who have to travel far to a supermarket for food. It鈥檚 also a hive of social connection.
Mariachi singer Veronica Robles channeled the loss of her daughter into the creation of a cultural center that fortifies Boston鈥檚 immigrant community.
脡l茅onore Laloux 鈥� the first elected official with Down syndrome in France 鈥� is proving that her unique perspective is an asset to her town.
Society often treats formerly incarcerated people as broken. At the Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop, they find healing together.
Marnie Gustavson and Mohammad Tamim Hamkar united for a better Afghanistan, training youths for leadership and service. Now they face a new challenge.
He fled home at four years old. Today James Malish lives in Bidi Bidi settlement with his wife and children, and gives voice to others鈥� experiences.
Britain loves its hedgehogs, but their numbers are dwindling. Fortunately, their fans are finding ways to make life safer for the garden dwellers.
Nigerian nonprofit Slum2School, founded by Otto Orondaam, aims to help kids access education in a country where about 1 in 3 are out of school.
Earning a living does more than put food on the table and money in the bank. It builds pride and hope. The Sewing Machine Project helps people do both.
One man鈥檚 commitment to mentoring long-distance runners in prison is changing hearts, perspectives, and lives.
Susan Murabana鈥檚 Travelling Telescope program aims to show Kenyan kids the stars up close 鈥� and that astronomy and science are for everyone.
This Black master falconer is a mentor, conservationist, and Dr. Dolittle of sorts 鈥� saving raptors, at-risk youth, and himself along the way.
Anthill Creations, the brainchild of Pooja Rai, is a Bengaluru-based nonprofit that designs and builds low-cost playgrounds throughout India.
Imam Husamuddin Meyer shows how spiritual counseling can help inmates reach the inner peace they need to avoid veering into Islamic fundamentalism.
