Drew and Cindy's children were all grown and raising families of their own. They started thinking of the next life chapter. They knew that they wanted to somehow help set young people...
At the time of Malala Yousafzai’s birth – July 12, 1997 – many Pakistani families did not celebrate the arrival of a girl. Her father, in contrast, named his baby girl in...
Kortrijk, Belgium—Zara Rutherford, at age 19, became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in January. Her history-making, epic journey spanned five continents and more than 28,000 nautical miles in...
Arapahoe County, Colorado―Colorado resident, Dusti Talavera, witnessed a frightening scene outside her kitchen window one frigid January afternoon. Glancing out her kitchen window, she noticed a group of young children playing on...
The incredible story of Jessie Rees, the 12-year-old cancer patient who brings joy to half a million children fighting cancer.
MAYFIELD, Kentucky―After witnessing the destruction caused by tornadoes in his Kentucky hometown this past December, kind hearted veteran Shawn Triplett felt compelled to help the youngest and most vulnerable victims of the...
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes features some pretty remarkable kids. Teens are cleaning up our oceans, feeding their underserved peers, creating tutoring networks and collecting donations for the homeless. Many...
The people who visit the Lazarus Day Center, a men’s shelter, find employee Ginny Burton’s demeanor comforting. They feel safe confessing their addiction struggles to her. She can relate to them in...
More than 30 years ago, at age 16, Jadav Payeng, started planting trees on a barren Indian sandbar near his birthplace in India's Assam region. His mission was to save the animals...