Get the Word Out: Free Shipping For Items to Louisiana Flood Victims
A delivery network app that allows people to ship items with drivers already headed in that direction is waiving fees for people wanting to help flood victims.
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Animal Shelter Enlists Help of Pokemon GO Players to Walk Dogs
When this animal shelter suggested to Pokemon Go players they could walk rescue dogs while playing the outdoor video game, dozens of volunteers signed up.
What One Retired Woman Can Do With a Ghost Town Neighborhood in Detroit (WATCH)
If this a one-time school administrator has her way, the whole town of Highland Park—much of which now looks like a ghost town—will be reborn.
High School Cross Country Team Take Shelter Dogs For a Run
It's hard to tell who's having more fun: the abandoned shelter pups or the high school teens.
Kindhearted Brothers Hand Out Brown Paper Bag Lunches To 200 Homeless (Video)
Watch how two brothers, Derrell and Kyllon Martin, created 'The Helping Lunchbox' to help feed the homeless people in their New Orleans community.
More Teens Taking Gap Year For 'Voluntourism' in South Africa-Here's How
For a combination of adventure and volunteering, more teens and college students are choosing "voluntourism" as a way to help more people than themselves.
Thousands of Volunteers Offer to Clean Up Baltimore After Riots
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.
How One Man Cooked Meals For 170,000 People During the Indian Floods
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.
Once Speechless, Teen Finds Loud Calling Among Veterans at VA Hospital
Aidan Knaus is quite the chatterbox. He doesn't simply push patients from one place to the next. His intense interest in striking up long conversations has made him the most requested volunteer at a veterans hospital in Minnesota. What's especially interesting about Aidan is the time when he was a boy, and his mother was unsure […]
One of the Poorest Nations Now Tops US as World's Most Charitable
This year's list of the top countries where people are most likely to give to charity and help a stranger has a surprising new name at number one.
Guy Gives Shelter Dogs Free Haircuts to Help Them Get Adopted (LOOK)
This CPA gave up his lucrative career to become a dog groomer and help homeless pups get adopted with great haircuts.
Dating Site That Hooks Up Volunteers Leads to a Valentine's Day Wedding
They found each other on a dating site that matches volunteers - now they're getting married on Valentine's Day
Nine Everyday Ways to Give Back Without Opening Your Wallet
If you want to improve your mood with a quick-fix of kindness, check out these free ways to give back to your community.
Volunteers Go 'Rogue', Ignore Police Lines to Rescue Pets Stranded in Fire Zone
When people were separated from their pets by a fast-moving wildfire, these volunteers sprang into action to secretly save animals behind police lines.
Poor Family in Mexico Given New Home and New Start From San Diego Group
Today, Rosario's life changes forever. Today, the mother of six becomes a homeowner. Tonight, she will not sleep on a dirt floor. Today means her family will soon be reunited. On this cloudy day in April, International Relief Teams and Project Mercy, a local nonprofit dedicated to improving the living standards of families in the […]
"I can see!" Guatemala Residents Given New Eyeglasses
This remote village in Guatemala has just received the type of humanitarian aid that can make a real difference: hundreds and hundreds of eyeglasses.
Teen Presents $18,000 Check To Injured Columbine Student
A San Francisco teen-ager who raised $18,000 by running in a road race Tuesday presented the check to one of the most seriously injured victims of the Columbine High School massacre.
Scout's Volunteer Garden Yields Harvest of Compassion, and Sharing for Food Banks
Where others saw only a vacant lot filled with weeds, Levit imagined a lush, organic garden whose yield would feed the poor, hungry, and homeless.
Youth Volunteers Deliver Caring Friendships to Armenian Elderly Shut-Ins
An Armenian Red Cross project to help elderly refugees has resulted in some unexpected friendships. The Psycho Social Care for Elderly Refugees project, started in May 1999, assists seniors cut off from society in sickness and poverty
100-Year-old Still Volunteers For Charity More Than Anyone Else
This centenarian is being honored for working at his local Habitat For Humanity more than any of his younger counterparts.
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