Building Bridges of Hope

In a remote corner of Ethiopia, a single dilapidated bridge had been critical to the lives of hundreds of thousands of Amhara highlanders who live without running water or electricity and depend on footpaths for their commerce and well-being. "If this bridge is broken, their lives are broken…" Ken Frantz, a former builder from Virginia, […]

By Teresa Helton

08 March 46 Views

Home Builder Gives Free Homes to Wounded Vets

Injured veterans are getting help from a custom home builder in Houston, Texas, who recently presented one soldier who'd survived an explosion in Baghdad with an unexpected gift: a home built especially for them, mortgage-free.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 March 46 Views

Law School Grads Mentor Juveniles Before they Become Adult Criminals

American University Law School graduates Whitney Louchheim and Penelope Spain launched a Washington, DC program where volunteers are mentoring juveniles, trying to keep them from returning to jail in the future. Five years later, Mentoring Today now has a solid track record, inspiring mentors to donate more than 1,800 volunteer hours, which have helped more than 30 young men to remake their lives. Last year, the nonprofit raised more than $350,000 from donors and grantmakers to fund its services.

By Jeanne Goddard

16 March 44 Views

Amazon Tour Guide Turned Medical Angel for Poor

Nearly 21 years ago, Patty Webster landed her dream job as an adventure tour guide in the Amazon jungles of Peru. But as she shared the area's beauty and culture with tourists, she realized there was no medical service to native people in this rainforest paradise. Since 1993, Webster has been bringing medical relief to some […]

By Jacob Newman

25 March 49 Views

22 Year-old Rows Across the Atlantic for Clean Water Cause

Katie Spotz is a 22 year-old endurance athlete rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. Alone. Along the way she's raising awareness for her cause: clean, viable drinking water.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 March 51 Views

Wheelchair Adventurer Travels Where No Chair has Ever Been (w/ Video)

At the age of 29, Andrew Shelley sat stuck in the same predictable 9 to 5 job as his father, until he decided to set out on a backpacking journey around the world to places where a wheelchair had never been before.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 March 45 Views

Oregon Truck Driver Named Highway Hero of the Year

An Oregon truck driver, Junichi Shimizu, who helped save the lives of three people involved in a fiery traffic accident, including a driver who was trapped in his burning vehicle, was awarded the 2009 Goodyear North America Highway Hero.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 March 58 Views