Jewish-American Kids Donating Money to Build Playgrounds in Israel
Playgrounds are being built in Israel thanks to Jewish kids donating money received for barmitzvah.
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Weeding by Example: New Orleans Boy Inspired to Help Rebuild
A New Orleans boy determined to help his community rebuild, is doing it one blade of grass at a time, mowing and weeding land untouched since hurricane Katrina.
Girls' Team Returns from Africa with Opened Eyes
Traveling abroad for a teen, especially to Africa, can "jump-start a lifetime of social and moral awareness." For a D.C. girls soccer team, a trip to South Africa opened their eyes to the poverty and HIV/AIDS epidemic burdening girls their age...
Students Feed Homeless Despite City Warnings
"For nearly two years, students, parents and staff at the Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School have handed out food and supplies to the homeless once a week on the sidewalk near JFK Plaza in Philadelphia." But last Thursday the new city manager asked them to stop and sent police to the scene.
Third Graders Helping to Stop Childhood Hunger
Baking cookies and selling brownies don't seem like solutions that could end childhood hunger, yet, thanks to the Great American Bake Sale Campaign, 5.3 million nutritious meals and snacks were served to low-income children paid for by proceeds from bakes sales all across the country.
Young Scholars Tell the President "No" on Torture
141 Presidential Scholars were being honored recently at the White House, when they handed him a letter signed by close to 50 of the students that urged an end to torture and detainee rendition.
Teen Turns Trash into Computers for Needy Families
Fifteen-year-old Jacob Komar rebuilds old computers that are destined for the landfill and gives them to needy families -- 1,500 since he was nine years old.
Girl, 2, Comes to the Rescue after Mother Passes Out
"A two-year-old girl saved her mother after she collapsed by telling the emergency operator their name and address and tending to the woman as they waited for an ambulance."
13-Year-Old CEO Mixes Fun with Science
Silicon Valley gaming startup executive, a precocious 13-year old founder and CEO of Elementeo, is injecting fun into education...
Boy Who Slept in Trash Bin is Student of The Year
"At one point, he slept in a trash bin to stay warm outside of Jackson, Miss. Today this eleven-year-old is student of the year"
Schoolgirl Hero Acted on Common Sense to Save Busload
"A Queensland schoolgirl who police say may have saved the lives of a busload of students with her quick wits and steely nerve has shrugged off her bravery, saying it was just common sense."
Blind Kid Uses Echo-Location to See, Live Active Life (Video)
Ben Underwood had cancer in his eyes at age two and lost his sight. But, he doesn't "see" himself as blind. He plays just like other kids and he uses echo-location to see.
Teen Buys Grocery Market to Save Small Town
With $10,000 he saved from doing odd jobs, a 17 year-old boy from Truman, Minnesota is stocking the empty grocery shelves on Main Street to try to revitalize the dying town.
Alpha Achievers Celebrate Decade of Success for Young Black Men
Alpha Achievers are celebrating 10 years of encouraging academic excellence among ethnic minority male high school students in Howard County, Maryland.
Houston Class Donates and Wraps 400 Presents for Families in Need
For the 4th year in a row, a British School teacher has inspired her students to raise thousands of dollars -- this year, more than $7,000 -- to provide a merry Christmas to less fortunate families in the Houston area.
15-Year-Old Amputee Shines On Stage as Dancer
Natalie decided at 13 she wanted to be a dancer. Only problem was one of her legs was artificial below the knee. Now, she dances better than other girls with two legs winning a spot in the senior company
Sassy 5-yo Sets Up Ice Cream Shop So He Can Buy Medicine for Sick Kids
Five-year-old Haylen set up an ice cream shop because he wants to help "a bunch and bunch and bunch of kids" so they can buy medicine. Read on.
Twelve Amazing Teens Changing the World
After received nearly 1,500 nominations for its 2006 Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program, twelve inspiring kids have been recognized for their outstanding efforts to change the world. Welland Burnside, 18, starting Suitcases for Kids, so that children moving from one foster home to another wouldn't have to carry their belongings in black garbage bags.
12-Year-Old Surgeon Certain to Cure Cancer
Akrit is an incredible boy, aged 12, living in India who performed his first sugery at 7. Now he works with 76 adults on his theoretical cure for cancer. He sees his duty as stoppin all the suffering in the world.
HERO Youth Ambassadors to Serve African Orphans, Schools Hit by AIDS
The HERO campaign strives to better the lives of children who have been orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. Today it launches its HERO Youth Ambassador Program by bringing 12 teens to Namibia and South Africa to make a difference in HIV/AIDS-affected communities.
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