Debt Activists Cancel $10 Million in Student Loan Debt After Buying it All for a Penny on the Dollar
The purchase wiped out the debt for 2,777 students, amounting to around $3,600 dollars of debt per student from the Fall 2022 school term.
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Billionaire Co-Founder of Home Depot is Giving Away 80% of his Wealth to Charity
The Home Depot Co-founder Bernie Marcus has pledged to give most of his wealth to charity—hopefully before the 90-year-old dies.
Atlanta is Transforming an Abandoned Plot of Land into the Largest Public Food Forest in the US
Not only is the Urban Food Forest set to be the largest of its kind in the United States, it is also the city's first public food space.
Businesses Are Giving Away All Their Excess Toilet Paper to People in Need During COVID-19 Shutdowns
Dozens of businesses and individuals across the United States are hosting their own toilet paper exchanges for community members in need.
Born a Preemie Herself, She Sets Up Mini-Libraries in Neonatal Wards So Parents Can Read to their Premature Babies
Girl Scout Anoushka Talwar, a former preemie, set up libraries in Atlanta neonatal care units for parents who want to read to their premature babies
Tyler Perry to Be Honored With 'The People's Champion Award' for His Years of Doing Good Deeds
Tyler Perry is being honored with The 2020 People's Champion Award for his unwavering commitment to charity, and for "inspiring empathy".
Atlanta Hawks to Turn Their Arena into America's Largest Polling Location After Long Lines in COVID-19 Primary Election
Owners of State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise, are turning their venue into a polling and voting location for the city during COVID-19
People Are Installing Portable Hand-Washing Sinks for the Homeless in Cities Across the US
Love Beyond Walls has helped install sinks in areas commonly populated by rough sleepers from New York City to New Orleans and Atlanta.
Tyler Perry Picks Up the Tab for All Groceries Purchased During Senior Shopping Hour at 73 Supermarkets
The movie tycoon ended up paying for the senior shoppers' groceries at 44 Krogers in Atlanta and 29 Winn-Dixies in New Orleans.
Shaq Helps Pay For Stranger's Engagement Ring: 'I'm just trying to make people smile'
Sports star Shaquille O'Neal put an engagement ring for a couple he saw in a jewelry store this week.
Affordable Housing Landlord Starts Eviction Fund and is Shocked -Raising $9Mil Kept 3,000 Families in Their Homes
Atlanta affordable housing landlord Marjy Stagmeier started the Star-C nonprofit and raised 9 million to help 3000 Americans avoid eviction.
This City Created the Largest Free Food Forest in the Country, Where Anyone Can Pick Fruits and Veggies
In Browns Mill, southeast Atlanta, city council, the Forest Service, and the Conservation Fund, have grown America's largest free food forest
A Homeless Man in Atlanta Rescued All the Animals at a Shelter After it Caught on Fire
Keith Walker, who has been homeless for decades, saved all the animals at an Atlanta shelte from a fire. Now a GoFundMe is there to help him.
Co-Workers Donate Their Kidneys to Save Each Other's Husbands
Susan Ellis and Tia Wimbush both work at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. And they've donated kidneys to each other's husbands.
Airline Delights Thousands of Stranded Passengers with Free Pizza
When over 3,000 flights were affected by this week's weather, Delta Airlines decided to make it up to the stranded passengers by ordering up a little treat.
Watch What Runners Do When Man's Wheelchair Breaks Mid-Marathon in NY
If it weren't for strangers, and the determination of these brothers, a broken wheel would have ended their NYC marathon race.
City of Atlanta Legalizes Tiny Houses
The city of Atlanta takes on affordable housing by legalizing the construction and presence of tiny houses in certain neighborhoods,
When Woman Can't Afford Her Grocery Bill, She is Stunned When Her Favorite Rapper Picks Up the Tab
It has been a tough couple of years for this Atlanta widow – but when her troubles came to a tee, a humble musician stepped up to help her out.
Hundreds of High School Graduates May Soon Be Wearing Caps and Gowns Made of Recycled Plastic Bottles
A new conservational campaign in the city of Atlanta could result in hundreds of high school graduates walking across the stage in recycled caps and gowns.
Little Girl With Leukemia Surprised With Princess Room Makeover
Four-year-old girl is wowed when her own bedroom is turned into a vision from a fairy tale.
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