Days After Woman's Husband Died, 125 of the 'Nicest' Neighbors Cleaned Her Entire Building
When Joan Peterson was struggling to cope with the loss of her husband, over 125 of her neighbors came together to lend a hand.
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With Anonymous Good Deeds Reigning Supreme in Tiny Town, It May Be the 'Nicest Place' in US
This quiet little blue-collar neighborhood has had a secret track record for anonymous good deeds - and almost every neighbor has participated.
84-Year-old Nonchalantly Becomes Nation's Oldest Living Kidney Donor After Seeing His Neighbor's Yard Sign
A youthful octogenarian has just become the nation's oldest living kidney donor after he saved the life of his 72-year-old neighbor.
After Mailman Puts Off Retirement Out of Love for Neighbors, Hundreds of People Send Him on Dream Vacation
People have been so moved by a mailman's relationship with his town, hundreds of strangers have rallied to send him to Hawaii for his retirement.
This Neighborhood Has Been Staying Connected During Social Distancing With Creative 'I Spy' Game
Despite these Indiana neighbors being forced to stay isolated during the COVID-19 crisis, they have come up with a clever way of staying connected.
Watch Spanish Man Share a Drink With Isolated Neighbors By Filling Their Glasses From Two Floors Above
This is the sweet moment that an Asturian man managed to share a glass of cider with his neighbors—all while respecting quarantine guidelines.
Watch Neighborhood Come Together for Hilarious Dino-Themed Social Distancing Parade
As a means of bringing their neighbors together during the COVID-19 shutdowns, this Milwaukee community hosted a dinosaur-themed social distancing parade.
People Are Now Stocking Little Free Libraries With Toilet Paper and Food for Neighbors in Need
As a means of taking care of their neighbors during the COVID-19 shutdowns, people are stocking Little Free Libraries with food and supplies.
Woman Starts Doing Grocery Runs for Older Neighbors to Reduce Their Exposure to the Coronavirus
This North Carolina woman has been making supermarket runs for her older neighbors so they don't have to risk exposing themselves to the coronavirus.
Watch Quarantined Italians Join Together and Sing From Their Balconies to Lift Community Spirits
Hundreds of Italian neighborhoods have been singing songs from their windowsills to lift community spirits during the nation's COVID-19 quarantine.
Getting to Know Neighbors Will Get Easier As H&R Block and Nextdoor Fund 10 Projects to Reduce Isolation
H&R Block and Nextdoor will be building 10 community projects to reduce social isolation and improve the quality of life in neighborhoods.
Monty Python 'Silly Walk' Signs Around the World Are Encouraging Pedestrians to Laugh in the Face of COVID
Homeowners from Toronto to Detroit are encouraging passerby to loosen up and laugh by erecting Monty Python-inspired "silly walk" directives.
Quarantined City Residents Are Celebrating Ramadan by Decorating Their Homes With Stunning Light Displays
In lieu of going to mosque and eating meals with their loved ones, this Michigan city is using cheerful lights to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.
Opera Singers Have Been Hosting Weekly Concerts in Their Driveway to Bring Neighborhood Together
Leah Edwards and her husband Dimitri Pitta have been using their singing voices to bring joy—and music—to their Mount Pleasant neighbors in quarantine.
Family Cheers Up Neighborhood By Spending 6 Hours Coloring Each Brick of Their House With Rainbow Chalk
Although it took the little English family 6 hours and 40 sticks of jumbo chalk, their brick house has now become a source of cheer for the community.
How Nasty Note From a Neighbor Inspired a Community to Show the Best in Humanity
Randa Ragland had been going through a rough time when she received a rude note from an anonymous neighbor—but it sparked an outpouring of kindness.
Instead of Selling Lemonade, Boy Sets Up 'Drive-By Joke Stand' to Spread Laughter During Quarantine
This British Columbian boy has been telling jokes to pedestrians for free as a means of connecting with his neighbors from self-isolation.
Unlikely Friendship Between Toddler and WWII Vet Will Melt Your Heart
The Rychner family of Farmington, Minnesota had little interaction with the elderly man living next door for nearly a decade. All that change last year when the family's 3-year-old son, Emmett, struck up an unlikely friendship with the 89-year-old Erling Kindem over a shared love of tomatoes and lawn tractors.
Occupy Sandy: Onetime Protesters Excel in a New Cause (VIDEO Added)
Occupy Wall Street has become a lauded and effective relief organization for victims of Sandy. The social media savvy that helped Occupy protesters create a grass-roots global movement last year is proving a strength as members fan out across New York to deliver aid including hot meals, medicine and blankets.
Men's Morning Patrols Aimed at Giving Kids 'Safe Passage' to School
A simple plan is making sure that D.C. children who live in the troubled communities east of the Anacostia River see welcoming black male faces on their way to school in the mornings. Four times a week, at the crack of dawn, he and a small group of men walk the streets greeting students in a process they call "Safe Passage".
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