Childhood Vision Becomes Reality in Reducing Food Waste
x What started as a simple science experiment in middle school has become a social enterprise in the fight against food waste. Kavita Shukla first came up with what is now known as FreshPaper on a...
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College Kid’s High-Tech Invention Helps Blind People Navigate
When he’s not sharing a stage with Demi Lovato and Katie Couric as a motivational speaker, or studying for college exams, or mentoring other young people with socially conscious ideas about how to make...
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Join The Movement to Rescue Students From Broken Plastic Bags
x Growing up in poverty in Mindanao, a remote, mountainous region in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines, Josh Mahinay saw limitations everywhere. “I had dreams, but whenever my books,...
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Tiny Homes May Hold Key to Breaking Poverty Cycle
For the formerly homeless and those living at or below the poverty line, qualifying for a mortgage and becoming a homeowner is more of a dream than a reality. A social movement known as the “tiny house...
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Period Panties Are Both “Green” and Vital In Helping Girls Shake the Shame
Women are brought up not to talk about menstruation. Period. We get it. We deal with it. We move on. But in developing countries, menstruation messes with females’ education. Young girls routinely...
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How This Mobile Tech is Reducing Pregnancy Related Deaths
Pregnant women throughout the developed world expect multiple ultrasounds during their trimesters to track the progress of their baby’s growth and development. But for many women in rural areas of...
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Why More News Sources Need To Use Captions on Video
We hope that the fact that all of our videos have captions make it easier for you to enjoy our stories at work, on the go (but please, look where you’re going), or in a boring meeting. Most...
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Showgirl’s Nonprofit Gifts New Breasts to Women With Cancer
After Alisa Savoretti had one of her breasts removed, she had to stuff her bra in order to return to work. From the time she first found a lump in her breast in 2001 to the time she began to dance...
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“Shoes That Grow” Protect Children From Disease For 5 Years
For more than two billion people in the world, shoes are not a fashion statement, but a medical necessity. Hardest hit are the 300 million kids worldwide who don’t own any shoes at all because extreme...
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Theater Program for Low Income Kids Rewrites Script on Possibilities
For many children in this country, opportunity is few and far between. Their voices are rarely heard, their personal struggles are passed over, and the adults in their lives make all of the...
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How Prepared Are Our Kids For Serious Emergencies Like Hurricane Matthew?
From the editor: As someone who knows firsthand how chaotic an emergency can be for kids, educators, and parents who have no plan in place, I felt it was important to hand the pen —or keyboard, as it...
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Thousands of At-Risk Girls Gain 100% College Acceptance & Full Scholarships
It isn’t often that we hear 100% graduation rate, 100% college acceptance, and $42 million dollars in scholarships per year used in the same sentence. But one network of schools has figured out how to...
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Blind, Deaf, Orphaned Dogs Help Women See Need for Adoption Awareness
In this world of convenience, some of us have grown impatient, and we tend to forget that some things are worth the extra effort. At least, that’s the way Yvonne Harper, author of the Blind Faith book...
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How ‘Good News’ and ‘Bad News’ Impact Our Health
Guest Editorial: Jodie Jackson, MSc in Positive Psychology. There are thousands of events happening daily, and only a select few are considered ‘newsworthy.’ Chances are, most of those are depressing,...
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This ‘Nobel Prize’ Goes To Heroes Who Help Kids
Bob Dylan may have just won the “official” Nobel Peace Prize, but the winners of this “Nobel Prize” for helping children in need deserve just as much esteem. The award’s proper name, The World of...
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Nonprofit Helps Veterans With PTSD Using Yoga, Meditation, Horses
This Veteran’s Day, it’s important to remember that no matter what political climate we’re in, our returning military will always be our nation’s heroes, and that it’s important to take good care of...
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Healthy Food Drive for Thanksgiving Is Lifesaving
This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will be donating food to those in need, collecting canned goods and other items to be stocked in homeless shelters and at food pantries. One nonprofit wants to...
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Free Mobile Showers Offer Fresh Start For City’s Homeless
x A simple shower can do more than just cleanse—it can renew a person’s sense of dignity and provide them with the chance of a better tomorrow. One of the main barriers to employment for the homeless...
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Bronx Kids Boogie, Learn & Laugh With Help of Nonprofit
The Bronx has ranked at the bottom of New York State’s health and wellness list for the past seven years in a row—that’s last place out of 62 counties. There are many reasons this unfortunate...
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Foundation Helps Firefighters & Veterans in Memory of 9/11 Hero
Foundation Helps Firefighters & Veterans in Memory of 9/11 Hero from Headlines for the Hopeful on Vimeo. x Firefighter Stephen Gerard Siller lost his father and his mother before the age of ten,...
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