All People Making a Difference
Difference Maker鈥楻adical hospitality鈥�: Helping those on the streets get a showerTo address part of the homeless challenge, Doniece Sandoval started Lava Mae, a nonprofit that provides mobile showers.
Difference MakerAt a Georgia day care center, older neighbors find purpose, connectionLittle Steps Community Daycare in rural Georgia has transformed the lives of children, parents, and senior volunteers.
Difference Maker鈥榊ou can鈥檛 unhurt a young person.鈥� But you can help them thrive.At Hopeworks, Dan Rhoton helps at-risk youths find opportunity by coupling coding and computer training with聽life readiness coaching.
Difference MakerCan Europe be saved? One couple鈥檚 mission to mend, not trash, the EU.As nationalist and anti-Europe voices have gained strength, the R枚ders have organized pro-Europe rallies that encourage political participation.
Difference MakerLegal fights and threats to his life: an environmental activist in self-exileHe left Liberia for his safety and won the Goldman Environmental Prize fighting for land rights 鈥� and against governments and big corporations.
Difference MakerIndia has a big trash problem. TrashBot is trying to help.In Bangalore, India, a startup called TrashCon made a machine that helps manage waste by sorting mixed trash.
Four ways families can give back this summerThere are many ways to volunteer with family members. Try something different, maybe abroad or maybe in your own backyard.
Difference MakerA different lens on people facing homelessnessMark Horvath's videos help people understand homelessness. He's reached hundreds of thousands of viewers and sparked local volunteering efforts.
Difference MakerThe Venezuelan who鈥檚 feeding thousands of youths in his hungry countryRoberto Pati帽o is a Harvard-educated Venezuelan who has established more than 100 free dining halls around his country in the past three years.
Difference MakerFrom combat to cornfields: In farming, veterans find new purposeAir Force veteran Sara Creech found new purpose on an Indiana farm. Now she鈥檚 showing other veterans how to find this path, too.
Difference MakerWalking in their shoes: a Venezuelan expat鈥檚 humanitarian featAmid the Venezuela crisis, a grassroots effort to provide humanitarian aid has one woman in the Venezuelan diaspora shipping shoes to meet a need.
Difference MakerShe brings generations together for networkingCharlotte Japp saw how both younger and older people could benefit from cross-generational networking initiatives. Her organization's parties and cultural events serve the greater purpose of ending age segregation.
Difference MakerFinding their voices: Music feeds the soul for women facing homelessnessIt鈥檚 easy to forget that vulnerable populations need more than food and shelter. As musician聽Kristo Kondak莽i聽demonstrates, music provides respite, confidence, and joy for those in need 鈥� food for the soul.聽聽
Difference MakerTo invite progress, change who鈥檚 in the roomCohear, an organization in Ohio, sets up conversations between local officials and 鈥榚veryday experts.鈥� And those talks can help resolve acrimonious divides, from arguments about new developments to bullying in schools.
How to volunteer abroad: five points to considerThese days, many people looking to volunteer want to be sure it will truly make a difference. So in this piece, a philanthropy expert shares her insights.
Difference MakerHer gift to neighbors: green space that鈥檚 both refuge and food sourceIn a Philadelphia neighborhood, Noelle Warford is protecting green space. That's allowing the community to get fresh food, become friendlier, and find leafy, peaceful places to relax.
Difference MakerHow one woman is taking an after-school program to the big leaguesBethany Rubin Henderson has expanded a program with an unusual blend of offerings 鈥� soccer, poetry, and service. And the program is partnering with soccer franchise D.C. United.
Difference MakerBlock by block, a community activist builds a better ChicagoIn African-American聽neighborhoods of the city鈥檚 South Side,聽Jahmal Cole works with young people and volunteers to improve lives and communities by changing the little things.
How an alliance between Millennials and religious sisters has changed outlooksNuns & Nones brings together sisters and spiritually oriented Millennials. The life-changing conversations that have resulted show what can happen when unlikely pairings are made.
Difference MakerNo veteran left behind: How an ex-Marine is saving lives back homeAfter a combat deployment in Iraq, Zach Skiles faced mental trauma when he returned home. Now he uses his background to help fellow veterans struggling with the aftermath of war.聽聽