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How Mervin the Rescue Chihuahua Melted 30,000 Hearts on Instagram
Aside from being absolutely adorable—and the ideal posterboy for #TongueOutTuesday—Mervin is a champion for second chance pups everywhere.
Initially found as a stray and brought...
These Five Kids Will Restore Your Faith in the Future, If Nothing Else Can
2015 has been an amazing year for kids who have taught us a lot about generosity, kindness, and selflessness. These five young people have definitely...
How to Create a ‘Humane Backyard’ for Wildlife and Turn Your Ordinary Garden Lush
This summer, as you tend to your backyard, rooftop, lawn, or terrace garden, consider making it a place where local wildlife can find refuge, a...
Little Girl Lovingly Donates Hair In Honor of Aunt and Grandmother
Almost 4 months ago, I lost my sister to stage IV metastasized breast cancer. It was a very hard loss. So when my Mother...
Cajun Food Truck Happily Dishes Up Plates to Anyone in Need
Chef Willy Fontanez was having an off day when he spotted a “rough-looking” person passing by his food truck, La Gumbo Ya Ya, which...
Four Diverse Cities Working to Eliminate Landfill Garbage
How can we possibly move to a “Zero Waste” society when, worldwide, we are currently dumping hundreds of millions of tons into landfills every...
Art Therapy Helps Children in Nepal Cope After Earthquake
As Nepalese struggle to recover from the devastation of last week’s 7.9-magnitude earthquake, art therapy is helping children cope with the traumatic experience.
Children are...
Girl Scouts Give Cookie Revenues to 75-Year-old Woman Who Lost Everything
Eight Girl Scouts, who had planned to spend $300 on a "Spa Day" for their troop, decided to donate the money to a woman...
CityPak Project Gives 15,000 Custom Backpacks to Homeless
The CITYPAK Project is distributing 2500 custom-designed backpacks to homeless people in NYC and surrounding areas this February, bringing the total number of PAKs given...
Racer Turned Quadriplegic Beats One in a Million Odds With Triumphant Recovery
Fifteen years after a profoundly life-altering accident, Aaron Baker lives a life that medical professionals never believed possible. A professional motocross racer deemed a...
Semper Fido: Dog Goes From Freeway to Shelter to Veteran’s Loving Arms
When Best Friends Animal Society staff members pulled a pretty, golden-colored pit bull terrier mix from a busy Los Angeles city shelter, no one...
US Military Unveils Goals for Coping with Climate Change
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addressed the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in October, unveiling a comprehensive plan for how the U.S. military...
Generous Cop Pays Vet Bill for Service Dog Injured in Hit and Run
When Detective Ryan Salmon happened upon the scene of an accident in Takoma, Washington, he found the service dog for a wheelchair bound girl...
99-year-old Woman Sews a Dress for an African Child Every Single Day
In a senior living community in Davenport, Iowa, a group of residents meet weekly to sew dresses for a charitable organization. But for Lillian...
Young Historian Sets Out To Do Documentary on Detroit Notable Jamison Handy
Throughout the twentieth century many hardworking men and women have contributed to shaping our American society in a variety of ways. While many of...
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Photographer Captures the Spirit of Ill and Elderly Pets
For weeks, Lisa Urness went to the Wisconsin Humane Society in Milwaukee on her lunch break to search for the right dog. One day,...
Hero is Jump Starting Cars Around Frigid Town for Free
His company usually sells cars in Moline, Illinois but this week they are resuscitating cars -- and they're doing it all over town for...
She Created an Ethical Fashion Co. Right Out of College – After Move to Cambodia!
Upon graduating from Baltimore’s Maryland Institute College of Art with a degree in Fibers, 21-year-old Rachel Faller took the road less traveled. By “less”...
Now You Can Invest Your Money in a Fund to Advance Vaccines
A new investment fund structured by JPMorgan Chase and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will, for the first time, allow individual and institutional...