Since its launch in 2007, cameras mounted atop Google's Street View vehicles have captured crazy, haunting, beautiful, and ecstatic moments from neighborhoods across the world. Here are our nine favorites.
Police officers and teens link arms to promote racial harmony and stronger community ties - and to #endthepain.
When a deputy died in the line of duty hours before his son's graduation, fellow officers stood in for him as the teen bravely showed up to his diploma.
The Mexican government asked a crew specializing in graffiti to transform a downtrodden town... The result was more than just a new coat of paint.
It's always refreshing to see youth take interest in helping their community rather than getting into trouble all summer.
Amidst all the racial tension projected on mainstream media, $20 worth of groceries can make a world of difference to someone's perspective.
A Muslim group in Detroit asked its members to break their holy Ramadan fasting so they could donate blood in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting.
When no kids were willing to come to the birthday party of an 8-year-old boy with autism, North Port officers showed up in force to save the day.
Armed with brooms and trash bags, volunteers hit the streets of Baltimore to clean up after rioters left shops damaged and debris in the streets.
Hundreds of Baltimore teens were paid $10 an hour to shovel snow from the sidewalks of people who can't do it themselves.
Citizens lined up in Dallas to express their condolences to uniformed police officers– and hugs became the best way to say what words can't.
When construction delays on their new building threatened Sunday services for a church in Michigan, a local Muslim house of worship came to the rescue.
So many students arrive in Australian universities in July surprised by the cold winter, so one school has knit a community together for a loving solution.
In a region known for religious violence, Muslim farmers in Pakistan are putting money and muscles together to help build a church for the Christians there.
After a bomb scare nearly dashed his hopes, a man from Sierra Leone found out how wonderful the English football fans can be...
The city of Chennai, India experienced one of the worst monsoons in over a 100 years. One hero emerged to feed thousands and galvanize the community.
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Muslim villagers are helping their Christian neighbors raise money to rebuild a Catholic church destroyed by monsoon rains in Pakistan.
For these three triplets, the best part of the week is when they run out to see the local sanitation workers arriving for trash collection.
Community activists in Peru have succeeded in shutting down the creation of a $5 billion open-caste mine near a pristine lake–thanks to a gutsy poor farmer.
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