France Votes to Force Supermarkets to Give Away Unsold Food

A new French law could mean redistributing more than 850 million tons of food currently thrown away to the country's hungry instead.

By Jim Stout

14 December 34 Views

How An Angel Tree Gift Changed One Boy and 1000s of Lives

Country star Jimmy Wayne got interested in music when a kind stranger gave him a guitar for Christmas. Now an adult, he help other kids in need during the holiday.

By Jeanne Goddard

13 December 38 Views

IKEA Lights Up Kids' Faces in Refugee Camps Installing Solar Lights

Syrians left without electricity in a Jordan U.N. camp, can light up their homes in the coming dark days of winter, thanks to IKEA.

By Tiffani Spengler

08 December 38 Views

Quite a Drop in the Bucket: $500,000 Left in Red Kettle to Encourage Charity

A record-breaking half million dollar check was quietly slipped into a Salvation Army kettle over the weekend.

By Jim Stout

02 December 33 Views

Service Turns Your Social Media Posts into Handwritten Notes for Troops

With a simple hashtag, you can turn your tweets and status updates into thank you notes for American Military troops.

By Jim Stout

08 May 36 Views

Lives Changed as Charities Give Away More than 400,000 Hearing Aids

A woman cries, children smile, and old men hug everyone around them as they experience the joy of hearing once again – some, for the first time. (WATCH)

By Jim Stout

08 June 39 Views

Former Fish Farmer Feeds a Million Children Every Day

A former fish farmer has cast a charitable net to 12 countries, with nutritious meals served to one million school children every weekday.

By Jim Stout

08 June 38 Views

Hells Angels Buy Every Bike in Wal-Mart to Give Needy Kids a Happy Holiday

The motorcycle group Hells Angels stood in line at the Fresno Walmart for a reported five days so they could buy up the entire stock of children's bicycles that were on sale for Black Friday to give to a local charity.

By Jeanne Goddard

04 December 43 Views

5,000 Super Bowl Pizzas Sent to US Troops in Afghanistan

Pizzas 4 Patriots teamed up with international shipping provider, DHL Express, to hand off piping hot pizzas to troops serving abroad. 5,000 pizzas touched down in Afghanistan just in time for Super Bowl Sunday so that soldiers can enjoy a taste of home while watching the NFL championship game.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 February 34 Views

99-Year-Old Woman Sews Her 1,000th Dress For Little Girls in Africa

A 99-year-old Iowa woman, who sews a handmade dress every single day for small girls in Africa, reached her goal of 1,000 dresses yesterday.

By Ron Long

13 March 33 Views

Giving Vietnam's Street Kids a Chance

Formerly a visiting English teacher, Michael Brosowski launched the Blue Dragon Children's Foundation in 2004 that has helped more than 350 Vietnamese youngsters get off the streets and into school and safe shelter -- and has provided more than 2,500 children with education, health, housing, career and legal assistance.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 May 38 Views

The Most Fun Use of Foreign Pocket Change in Airports to Aid a Charity

Ever step off a plane and realize you have a pocket full of foreign coins? This idea is the most fun way of collecting it for the Swedish Red Cross.

By Jim Stout

19 March 39 Views

George Clooney Visits Sandwich Shop That Feeds Homeless, Says Good Job

This Hollywood superstar brought a crowd as he visited a sandwich shop that spends its profits on the homeless.

By Jim Stout

13 November 35 Views

Good News on Jimmy Carter's Cancer As He Continues Building Homes for Needy

Former President Jimmy Carter got a positive doctors' report and went right back to work helping build a house with Habitat for Humanity volunteers.

By Jim Stout

12 November 37 Views

Car Company Shows Nonprofits How to Do Their Good Deeds Better (LOOK)

Plenty of companies bankroll good deeds, but a Japanese car company does one better, showing nonprofits how to make a bigger impact through small improvements.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 November 33 Views