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25/10/2022

An app where teens have to compliment each other? Yes please.

Gas is topping Apple’s App Store charts even though it’s live in fewer than a dozen states.

18/08/2022

"My goal is to make people’s lives just a little bit better, in any way I can."

James Warren has crafted eight benches and placed them at bus stops around Denver, each made from scrap wood he finds in dumpsters.

15/08/2022

After taking a leap of faith and raising $60K, a Texas student is hoping to adopt a Haitian baby he found in a pile of garbage.

“I would like for me to be able to show him love and be financially stable, finish school and be able to take care of him and show him how to be great.”

A Texas State University student found a baby abandoned in the trash while visiting his...

11/08/2022

feel like a kid again ☀️

The New York Times for Kids visited the quirky but classic destination.

09/08/2022

04/08/2022

"I’ve waited 31 years hoping for this moment." 🥹

A woman traveled from South Dakota to meet up with the man who helped bring her into the...

03/08/2022

“Things that seem the most mundane can be the most interesting. I love the little peek into somebody’s life in that moment.”

Ever wonder what happens to those lost doodles, lists, or photos left behind? Librarian Sharon McKellar may have found them, and has given them new life. 🔽

The Oakland Public Library has a fan following.

28/07/2022

💞 they never argue
💞 they kiss before bedtime
💞 they never criticize each other

end the day with a story that’ll make you smile

June and Hubert Malicote, both turning 100 this month, adhered to one rule when they had disagreements.

13/07/2022

the research speaks for itself 🔽

New research says most of us underestimate the power of the casual check-in.

16/06/2022

08/06/2022

"We tend to focus on the negative risk factors that affect our health. It is also important to think about the positive resources, such as optimism, that may be beneficial to our health."

Women who reported a positive outlook were likelier to live past 90, regardless of race or ethnicity.

03/06/2022

"I think people are realizing that, ultimately, the only way we can make it is to rely on each other. This is how we should treat each other and this is the humanity with which we should operate."

The world has a lot of problems. Big problems, with big consequences that require big solutions. In the midst of all this "bigness," the average person can end up feeling too small to offer anything of value.

02/06/2022

“Just seeing him light up, it felt really good. It was a small thing, but it made him so happy.”

this is guaranteed to make you smile 🔽

An impromptu swarm of older students filed into the sixth-grade class to sign his yearbook.

20/09/2021

"As a single parent who has gone through so much of the same struggles they did, I know what these parents are feeling. And if I can help in any way, even if it's just putting a smile on their faces and easing this burden, I'm going to do it."

Brittany Starks, a gifted hairstylist, offers struggling parents in Tennessee free hair braiding for their children, so they can go back to school feeling happy and confident.

14/09/2021

Meet the café that runs on kindness.

La La Land Kind Cafe not only champions kindness as part of their mission, but also hires foster kids who have aged out of the system to give them a fresh start. 💛

The La La Land Kind Cafe's fourth location opened recently in Los Angeles.

20/08/2021

“They’re not service users, they’re guests. They’re coming to eat the food, they’re coming to partake in the community, and I just wanted it to be that safe, comfortable space."

Founded by Sinead Browne, Compliments of the House not only redistributes food to those who need it most, but also emphasizes inclusivity, fun, and empowerment to its community.
Learn more! 🔽

The Brixton-based charity Compliments of the House is nourishing communities in Lambeth through a system aimed at combating food waste.

09/08/2021

"I didn't know how to feel. This is the kind of the thing I do. I love giving and donating and helping people, but I never expected someone to do it for me."

When Tonee "Valentine" Carter went to work Wednesday at a piano bar in Atlanta's airport, he never imagined what his music would bring.

02/08/2021

"It was such a heartwarming moment. It felt so great to see it and to know I changed a life and made a family's life a little bit better through something I built. It's crazy to think that's a reality."
Cheers to the team at Bullis School for teaching their students social good, and changing lives along the way! 🔽

For many parents, taking their babies on a walk or cradling them to sleep is a blessing that's easy to take for granted. But for Jeremy King, it's something he feared he would never be able to do.

19/07/2021

"It's not an easy thing to do, going to rehab, but I'm not going to give up on her. She knows this offer will always be here, whenever she is ready to go, it's paid and it's a done deal."

Drug addiction sabotaged Brayden Morton for five years. During that span, he attempted to get clean of fentanyl 16 times before he was successful.

16/07/2021

“It’s so gratifying to see the patients who receive our bouquets. It reminds me why we do what we do.”
By repurposing flowers from wedding venues and gifting them to local hospital patients, The Simple Sunflower is spreading joy to those who need it most.

And we can't wait to watch them grow. 🌻

Learn more here!

Eleanor Love would ask brides and grooms if they had plans for their flowers after the big day. Most often, they didn’t.

06/07/2021

The Orlando Ribbon Project has turned grief into action, creating rainbow ribbons in remembrance of the 49 victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting. Their impact has gone around the world, as they've already distributed 1.3 million ribbons sent far and wide. Now, after five years, the project is welcoming one of its youngest members to help. 🏳️‍🌈

Jace DeGregory, 11, is proof you’re never too young to care

02/07/2021

An oldie but goodie worth another share. 🔽
“I want to put a human face on people that should be considered human anyway...Because we all walk with one foot in darkness and one foot in light.” Die Jim Crow Records

Record label Die Jim Crow releases music by formerly or currently incarcerated musicians. It's raising money for COVID-19 protection in prisons.

21/06/2021

“I feel like you’re spreading positive ripples, and that’s the fastest and easiest way of how you can spread happiness and positivity in this world... It cleans all the negativity up.”
Meet the 14-year-old founder of Beaux and Paws by Sir Darius Brown!

This Dogs Life > Lifestyle > Culture > Meet the 14-Year-Old Making It His Mission to Help Shelter Dogs One Bow Tie at a Time Meet the 14-Year-Old Making It His Mission to Help Shelter Dogs One Bow Tie at a Time 6/19/2021 By Yvonne Villasenor Share Sir Darius Brown is living proof of the phrase, “Y...

19/06/2021

"The world looked at me and thought probably the same thing they think about the homeless when they pass them by... You never know what anyone's going through, you know?"

In Los Angeles, Shirley Raines and her group bring beauty and wellness to thousands of people living on Skid Row, giving them a chance to see something in themselves other than homelessness.

02/06/2021

"A lot of people just focus on themselves. But I think he's just looked at these situations and said, 'How can I help others?'"

This 16 year old created hundreds of sanitizer kits to help those who need it most - take a look in Newsday! 🔽

Watching stories on TV about how hard the COVID-19 pandemic hit the homeless, James Bodian, 16, of Oyster Bay, got an idea. This was a year ago, when the coronavirus pandemic was still in its relative

24/05/2021

“If they’re even a tiny bit embarrassed, we do our best to make them comfortable. You can see in their eyes that they’re thankful.”

From Zack's Cafe, The Dawg House, Hi-Way Cafe, and more - meet the Oklahoma communities who are paying it forward with pre-paid meals!

Some restaurants in Oklahoma encourage hungry people to pick up a prepaid receipt for a meal, no tips expected, no questions asked.

20/05/2021

A green refurbished school bus is working as a solution to give fresh, local produce to Boston's underserved communities. Check out Fresh Truck - a program with About Fresh to make our communities healthier and stronger! 🍏

📸 from Fresh Truck

21/03/2021

“My mom kept saying, ‘I don’t understand — you drove all the way up here to cook for me?’ ” said Rina Jones.