An Armenian Red Cross project to help elderly refugees has resulted in some unexpected friendships. The Psycho Social Care for Elderly Refugees project, started in May 1999, assists seniors cut off from society in sickness and poverty
Rob Sowell, 17, has always loved children. Even when he was in elementary school, he gave up recesses to watch the smaller kids while their teachers stepped out. But he feels as a teenager that society unfairly views with disfavor the expressing of his love...Rob set out to change things.
Before, he would timidly walk down the hall trying not to be noticed. Now, since the girl started eating lunch with him at his table, he walks with his head held high and enters a classroom with so much confidence.
Domino's Pizza promises delivery in 30 minutes, but one driver took it upon herself to deliver a new home to a customer in need- just in time for winter.
After a local Chicago woman was featured on the news sleeping in a tent in the woods, having given up her dogs to a local animal hospital, the community has rallied around her -- and her pets -- in a big way.
A Minnesota girl who had a tenth birthday party planned for Saturday, might have been plenty disappointed because nobody planned to show up, until 300 strangers did.
At 68, Rosie Swale Pope isn't slowing down, she's running straight ahead—from New York to San Francisco—which doesn't impress her all that much. She once ran around the world.
A teenager who posted pictures of a dress online so she could sell it, had to defend herself against some faceless cyber-bullies calling her ugly and fat. But the Tennessee Facebook community came to her defense, not only by posting sweet compliments on her beauty, but donating thousands of dollars for a new spring dress for her senior prom.
A single father down on his luck was caught stealing baby formula in London, Kentucky. Officer Justin Roby didn't want to charge him with a crime or haul him into court. Instead Roby bought him a few cans of formula and talked to him about places in the community where he could find help.
Six months ago, Raphael Hameed was walking with his 5-year-old son, Ish, in Colorado, when they were hit by a speeding car and the boy was killed. The driver asked for forgiveness after her sister formed a close bond with the family. Hameed said, "I told her, immediately, 'Yes, of course I forgive you. We all make (mistakes).'"
A Target shopper snapped a photo on Wednesday of an employee who was providing loving care for a young man who came in looking for a clip-on tie for a job interview. The North Carolina store didn't stock the easy-on ties, so the employee picked out a full sized one, created the knot, and slipped it over the youth's head. He also began giving him tips for success.
A young couple took their plans for a traditional wedding and honeymoon and turned it in to a beautiful opportunity to give. In the midst of planning a typical ceremony, with venue, cake and photos, Mark and Ismini Svensson decided to spend their wedding budget by sharing good deeds -- one in each of the 50 states -- with people they'd never met.