In her career as a pediatric oncology social worker, Amy Jandrisevits frequently used dolls to engage with and comfort children during therapy sessions. As she worked with more children, she realized that...
Major League Baseball faced a shutdown during World War II. Rosters were filled with old veterans and teenagers just to keep games alive. Naturally, the level of play declined. In those tight...
PIEDMONT TRIAD, North Carolina—In 2021, sparked by a neighbor's social media post, Jen Hamilton decided to build an online community offering free house-cleaning services to overwhelmed women in her area.
Angel Flight has picked up 7-year-old Itzy in her home in a small Kansas town and flown her to Colorado to see cancer specialists over 60 times — at no cost to...
MARCY, New York—As they drove home from their junior prom, four high school students saved a family from a potentially deadly house fire.
In rural Sierra Leone, where distance often stands between children and their dreams, Mustapha's journey from shoeless schoolboy to education pioneer began with a two-mile walk to school. Decades later, he's still...
UNITED STATES—As a child, Yuri Williams watched his mother’s commitment to community service in the Los Angeles neighborhood where they lived. When she died in 2009, he wanted to continue her legacy...
The three Cs that seem to make us miserable, but actually makes us more resilient, ultimately leading to greater life fulfillment and happiness. Dr. Taryn Marie is a leading expert in resiliency....
Boston, Mass.—Two years after her diagnosis with a rare autoimmune disease, Alex Mayer finished the Boston Marathon.