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A Million More Americans Volunteered in 2008
A million more Americans took time out of their schedules to volunteer in 2008 than they did the year before. 61.8 million Americans...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Vets Without Borders Bringing Relief to Animals in War Torn Africa
Two American veterinarians are heading off to Liberia this month to help the animals who have suffered because of a 14-year civil war in...
Planting Flowers Helps Stamp Out City Crime
When a Tokyo neighborhood watch group found that there were fewer burglaries in buildings on flower-lined streets, one city official in decided to...
Man on a Mission: Giving an Ambulance to Every Afghan City
When Kevin Paicos was serving as a medic in Afghanistan he was shocked to learn that in a city the size of Orlando, there...
Seabiscuit Stamp Debuts After People-Powered 8-Year Effort
An eight-year effort by thousands of grassroots volunteers resulted in a new 44-cent stamp featuring the great thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit. Its debut today from...
Shelter In A Box Reaches Quake Victims in Italy
ShelterBox tents were erected in the village of Assergi earlier this month, 20kms from the town of L’Aquila, Italy where an earthquake displaced many....
Dallas Festival-goers Challenged to do 100 Kind Deeds in 100 Minutes
Well over 200,000 people attending the Dallas Fort-Worth area Arts and Jazz Festival this weekend may be in for a 'kindness surprise.'
Taking a page...
President Obama Signs Landmark National Service Legislation
To kick off National Service Week, president Barack Obama signed a $5.7 billion national service bill Tuesday that triples the size of the...
Residents Pitch in to Complete $4 Million Road Repair — for Free (w/ Video)
Their livelihood was being threatened, and they were tired of waiting for government help, so business owners and residents on Hawaii's Kauai island...
Wisconsin Family Inspires the President, Gets a Note Back
Three Weeks ago I suggested to my husband that he write a personal letter to the President of the United States. He (Mike) looked...
African-American Divers Join Search for Sunken Slave Ship
The search for a 19th-century slave ship, wrecked on a reef while illegally transporting 561 African slaves, continues in Biscayne National Park but with...
Salvation Army Reports Record-Setting Red Kettle Donations
Holiday donations to The Salvation Army's iconic red kettles set a new national record of $130 million, despite the ongoing economic downturn, surpassing the...
Salon Announces Hair for Hope – Free Cuts for People Who’ve Lost Jobs
Dawn Renee Salon & Day Spa is teaming up with SHELTER, inc of Contra Costa County to offer free haircuts to Contra Costa County...
Food Caravan Delivers Truckload to Hard-hit Indiana Families
In the job-starved city of Elkhart, Ind., where President Barack Obama last month made a public appeal for his economic stimulus plan, hundreds of...
Doing Chores for Families With Sick Children Began as Simple Kindness
Volunteers for Normal Moments, Inc. give parents of critically ill children relief from daily chores like housecleaning, lawn mowing, and meal preparation so they...
Nearly Half Million U.S. Kids Get Free Dental Care on Single Day
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month – and dentists from across the country took part in a one day program to make sure...
Comfort Food Delivered for Families Dealing with Birth or Death
When I think of comfort food, I think of the times a friend or neighbor has brought over a meal after a newborn joined...
Saving Soles Through Foot Clinic for Homeless (Video)
Every Monday afternoon, Rev. Bob Book transforms his Atlanta church into a spa for the homeless. He and volunteers wash and scrub the feet...
Making the World a Better Place From Behind Your Computer
Volunteers are able to contribute their skills online from the comfort of their homes with a new tool offered by the United Nations Volunteers...