At 15 years old, Amy Purdy took up snowboarding. The spunky blonde athlete had grown up in a family of skiers, but she was determined to carve her own path. As it...
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho—An anonymous Secret Santa in East Idaho has teamed up with a local TV station to give away $1 million to individuals in the community.
PARIS, France—In an incredible act of bravery, Paris resident Fousseynou Cissé risked his own life to save two families from a raging apartment fire in his building. After he had evacuated the...
Yolanda Ali, wife of boxing and humanitarian legend Muhammad Ali, continues to carry the light of compassion and kindness into communities around the world.
Bronson, FL — At 96 years old, WWII veteran Bill Brown (known affectionately as “Mr Bill”) lives out a worthy mission to feed his community through a nonprofit he founded in 1996...
Babe Ruth was a troublemaker. He smoked, drank, and stole eggs and tomatoes off street vendors and threw them at delivery trucks with great accuracy. He was often whipped when caught but...
NASHUA, N.H.—Inspired to help his grandmother and other seniors like her, high school student Aadi Kulkarni, now 17, founded a program called TechPals to help teach digital-age skills to senior citizens.
Temple Grandin had to overcome prejudices, ignorance and bullying on her way to becoming a leader in the field of animal behavior. Her autism became her strength, not a barrier to her...
A mentorship program with a 27-year history that reaches students with learning differences began as the brainchild of a college student in 1998. Now, the organization reaches 12,000 students at more than...