This Fencing Club Is Giving at-risk Youth in Kenya an Elegant Alternative to Street Violence
The club was founded by Mburu Wanyoike, a former gangster turned athlete and eventual coach for the Kenyan National Fencing Team.
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Americans Say They Owe a Lot to Their Favorite Teachers; And Their Most Enduring Memories Might Make You Cry
2 in 5 Americans say their favorite teacher was the inspiration for their current career – and this poll reveals teachers have done much more than that.
Young Man Rebuilding His Life Receives Guidance and Friendship From the Very Cop Who Arrested Him
After being released from prison, this young man found an unlikely ally on his road to rehabilitation by befriending the very cop who arrested him.
Missing His Hugs, Quarantined Kids Honor the Veteran Who Spent Thousands of Hours Mentoring Them in School
Grandpa Ron Jacobson, who spent years hugging school children, was honored by them for volunteering at Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary School.
Man Who Grew Up Without a Dad Supports Youth With 'Dad, How Do I?' YouTube Channel
Rob Kenney who grew up without a father started a youtube channel called Dad, How Do I? to help youth who have no one to teach them life skills.
Maryland Man Helps People End Addiction and Reclaim their Lives
After years in prison for drug problems, Russell Phillips has overcome addiction—and his ‘Light in the Shadows' group helps others understand addicts.
New Fix-It Clinic is Using Zoom and Global Community to Help You Repair Items For Free
The Fixit Clinic has taken to Zoom through the pandemic. Now anyone around the world can learn how to fix their toaster, fridge–whatever they need.
Big Brothers Big Sisters Receives $122 Million Donation From Mackenzie Scott
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America hopes to transform youth mentorship with a $122 Million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
Haitian Cancer Survivor Turns Life Around to Help Kids
After a deadly cancer diagnosis, he dedicated his life to helping hundreds of kids from Haiti's slums. After nine months of treatment and recovery, he returned home determined to start living the life he'd always wanted: helping children from Haiti's poorest slums.
It was Difficult Mentoring Gus But I'm Glad I Did
I don't know if my time spent with Gus did any good. If he stopped stealing and lying, but I know he will think back to these days and remember them. I did not 'have' to do what I was doing but I'm sure glad that I did. The ripple effect could go far on this one.
When School Places Ad For Male Mentors, They're Overwhelmed by 'Volunteer Dad' Responses
This Texas middle school was overwhelmed by the amount of father figures who showed up for their "Breakfast With Dads" event last month.
Hero Teen Breaks High School Volunteer Record
Eboni Stevenson, a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, won an award recently for devoting more than 3,000 hours of her time to volunteer work - a new record.
Teaching Kids to Ride Bikes
The program was teaching disabled children how to ride bicycles. A local public school was holding the camp on their facilities.
Most Influential Adult at Trinity High School? The Janitor.
Perhaps no adult employed at Trinity High School has had more influence over students or changed more young lives than Charles Clark, the school's custodian. Clark has mentored countless kids in need of a father figure at the Texas high school, even housing several of them in his home over the years. In the beginning, he took the custodial position thinking he would keep it until he found something better, but 24 years later, he still hasn't found it. Now Clark, 63, has bested more than 400 teachers, administrators and school district employees from 33 states to become the LifeChanger of the Year Grand Prize Winner.
Hero Anti-mob Cop Uses His Past to Help Vets With Post-traumatic Stress
Bob Delaney, an undercover cop who infiltrated the Genovese and Bruno crime families in the 1970's, knows what it's like to feel the stress of being alone and helpless, as if no one else understands. That's one of the curses of post-traumatic stress disorder, an anxiety that develops in response to a traumatic period. The 60-year-old hero cop has harnessed that experience for another career, helping the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars coping with PTSD.
'Guitars Over Guns' Keeps Kids Off Mean Streets With Celebrity Jams
Chad Bernstein is a celebrity trombone player, but his passion is helping at-risk kids overcome the pull of Miami's rough streets through music. On that sweet note he was named a CNN Hero.
Former State Trooper Teaches Life Lessons Through Chess
Chess is not easy, but almost anyone can benefit from the complex game because it teaches strategy, confidence, and also how to accept failure. So says Orrin Hudson, a 50-year-old Stone Mountain chess champion who has devoted his life -- and life savings -- to teaching the ancient game to modern kids to instill in them a never-say-die attitude.
Inspiring Story About An Amazing Mentor and the Kid He Teaches
The winner of Philadelphia's "Big Brother of the Century award," Tom McElvogue, has been a mentor to many kids over the years. This one was very special.
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