Young Muslims Wake Up Early to Clean Up the Streets After New Years Celebrations
While some people were recovering from last night's festivities, these youngsters took to the streets to clean up the aftermath.
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Family Accidentally Transforms Weed Growing From the Sidewalk into a Beloved Charlie Brown Tree
What started as a small act of spreading Christmas tree turned into an outpouring of community love, compassion, and camaraderie.
Unique New Study Proves Pharmacists Working in Barbershops Drastically Improves Men's Health
An innovative healthcare project proves that men are more likely to improve their health thanks to visits to their local barbershops.
Homeless Veteran Asks for Nothing, But Town Insists On Helping Him Anyway
This small Missouri town is devoted to ensuring the safety and relative comfort of a 66-year-old homeless veteran.
When Cancer-Stricken Farmer Can't Go Outside, Neighbors Complete His Weeks of Work in a Few Hours
When this community heard about a sick farmer's inability to harvest his crops, they finished half a million dollars worth of work in a matter of hours.
Town Overturns Archaic Snowball Ban After a Determined 9-Year-old Leads the Charge
Not only did Dane Best manage to lift the ban, he also discovered his ability to have a voice in the community and local legislation.
Iraq Veterans Turn Around Drug-infested Neighborhood
Veterans are taking the lead in Baltimore, cleaning up years of blight and helping residents in a mostly poor, African-American neighborhood to rid the area of drug dealers. Along blocks dotted with boarded-up homes, veterans are applying lessons they learned in Iraq and Afghanistan in an effort to restore the community's sense of pride – and their own sense of purpose.
Little Boy Idolizes 'Mailman Mike' Who Takes Him On Daily Rounds
For one little boy who has no bills to pay, the man in blue delivers a daily dose of excitement.
Stranger Buys Bike for Student After Angry Note is Left for Thief
After Olguiemar Freyre's bike, her only form of transportation, was stolen while she was working earlier this week, the part-time student penned an angry note and left it at the scene of the crime. A kind Chicago man who saw the note stepped in and offered to help.
Strangers Drive for Hours to Attend Party for Rural Boy Without Friends (WATCH)
Strangers drove for hours to a country town, showing up for the birthday party of a speech-impaired boy. Watch them give Camden the greatest water fight ever.
Muslim Saves Jewish Temple From Arson's Torching
A Muslim man intervened to prevent an arson attack on a Jewish synagogue.
Hero of the Year: Nepalese Woman Frees Children Who Live With Incarcerated Parents
Pushpa Basnet, a Nepalese woman who runs a home for children so they don't have to live behind bars with their incarcerated parents, was named the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year on Sunday night. She was in her twenties when she started a home in Kathmandu where children can receive education, food, medical care and a chance to live a more normal life.
Unique 'Pay it Forward' Business School in Africa Gives Free Tuition for Graduates to Serve
A unique, not-for-profit business school in South Africa recently held its fifth graduation ceremony. Their students are not required to pay for their education monetarily, but rather to 'Pay it Forward' by transferring the knowledge, skills, and resources into their communities. Since its first classes in 2004, 760 students have been awarded full scholarships to the private Tertiary School in Business Administration who would otherwise be unable to access higher education. The accredited school's goal is to ignite student opportunities to enlighten the world as leaders and entrepreneurs.
Company Harvests Tons of Crops, Saving it from Waste to Give it Away
After hearing the shocking figure that up to 40 percent of produce goes to waste in the fields, Christy Porter founded Hidden Harvest an organization that employs the working poor to rescue farmers' leftover produce to feed the hungry.
Unique 'Pay it Forward' Business School in Africa Gives Free Tuition for Graduates to Serve
A unique, not-for-profit business school in South Africa recently held its fifth graduation ceremony. Their students are not required to pay for their education monetarily, but rather to 'Pay it Forward' by transferring the knowledge, skills, and resources into their communities. Since its first classes in 2004, 760 students have been awarded full scholarships to the private Tertiary School in Business Administration who would otherwise be unable to access higher education. The accredited school's goal is to ignite student opportunities to enlighten the world as leaders and entrepreneurs.
Man Builds a Toll Road Through His Field, Helps Others Avoid Detour
Businessman Mike Watts has opened a road across his field to help English commuters between Bristol and Bath avoid an enormous detour because of roadwork.
Basketball All-Stars Show They Care With Day of Service
On Friday, Feb. 15, more than 1,500 members of the NBA family, including the NBA All-Stars, joined in service projects throughout Houston, including the renovation of 5 homes, repairs and improvements to the Foster Place Elementary basketball court, and much needed yardscaping. Stars like Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons and Miami Heat's Chris Bosh and LeBron James talk about the impact of giving back during the 2013 NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service.
Police in Buffalo Create Special Unit to Serve City's Homeless
Buffalo, New York is becoming a national model, having reduced its chronically homeless population by 90 percent. Now the police are stepping in to help.
Dogs, Cars and Bedrooms: Person-to-person Sharing Explodes
One of the biggest trends out there is sharing. People like Rob Gonzalez are making a living from renting out cars, formal clothes, rooms to vacationers, and even pets. It has become the norm: People using online sites to share what they have – in the tangible world – with strangers.
A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit
After nearly five years of planning, a large-scale attempt to turn a big chunk of Detroit blight into an urban forest is now underway. The transformation of more than 1,500 vacant city-owned lots on the city's lower east side – a total of more than 140 acres – is now underway.
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