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Stanford Just Made Tuition Free for Families Earning Below $125K
Sixteen percent of students admitted to Stanford University for the upcoming fall semester are first-generation college students, and that number may continue to grow...
127 Families Build Huge Blanket Fort, Then Give Them to Homeless
A little boy dreamed up an idea for his seventh birthday party -- a charitable activity which has now captured the imagination of the...
Empty Stockings Prompt Outpouring of Kindness for Many Families
For the past month, the Charlotte Observer has run a series of stories on particular struggling families that signed up to get toys from...
Inspired by 2-day Blackout, Solar Lamp Company Helps Poorest India Families
"An Australian solar company is shining a light on impoverished communities in India, helping to improve the lives of locals and boost employment
Pollinate Energy...
Grandparent on a Mission Has Changed Lives in 950 Families
I’m not really sure what the average 70 year-old man does every day. . .
Play cards?
Watch TV?
Enjoy retirement?
Carl Blum started a nonprofit to help...
Families of Slain Israeli and Palestinian Teens Turn to Each Other for Comfort
The families of murdered Israeli teen Naftali Fraenkel and murdered Palestinian teen Mohammed Abu Khdeir are drawing comfort from an unexpected source: each other.
Jerusalem...
Foster Families Find Support with Elderly in Housing Community
About 15 percent of seniors in the U.S. live below the poverty line and many struggle to find affordable housing. But a unique community...
French Families Adopt U.S. Soldiers for the Week, in Town for D-Day
While dignified and solemn ceremonies today mark the courage and loss of life 70 years ago during the D-Day invasion, the long-lasting partnership between the U.S. and France...
Aussie Chocolate Maker Helps 50 Different Families Longing to Be Reunited
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the chocolate TimTam, Arnotts is reuniting Australian family members who are longing to be together, whether living across the...
Dressed as Bees Families Ask Home Depot to Love Bees
Thirty people braved the Minnesota cold to ask the local Home Depot Hardware store to “show bees some love” on Valentine’s Day. Babies in...
Mother in Wales Offers Free Home Cooked Meals for Families on Benefits
A mother in Wales has posted an advert on Gumtree offering free home cooked meals every Monday to families living on benefits.
Boudicca Stretton-Brown, 27,...
Terminally Ill Woman Pays for 16 Struggling Families’ School Clothes at Kmart
Some struggling families in Central Maine got a sweet surprise last week.
They all received a phone call from the Auburn Kmart's layaway department informing...
Fortune 500 Firm Teams With Carolina Nonprofit to Help Urban Families
Volunteers with Sow Much Good say their newly-constructed micro farm on land leased by Martin Marietta will help improve the health of families who...
The Most Patriotic Thing You’ll See Today: After Families’ Ultimate Sacrifice, a Touching Gift in the Mail
Three years after the Panchots received the ultimate bad news delivered on their doorstep by two soldiers, a compassionate response from a stranger arrived...
Newtown Families Thank Therapy Dogs that Comforted Them
The community of Newtown, Connecticut came together Saturday to show appreciation to the seventy therapy dogs that helped comfort them in the days and...
Interfaith Churches Convince Banks to Give $30 Million to Help Foreclosed Families
An interfaith group in Virginia has shown what a grassroots group can do when working together for positive change -- in this case, helping...
Mormons Skip Church for Weeks to Volunteer for Families Flooded by Sandy
Thousands of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteered for weeks following Hurricane Sandy, assisting the devastated families in digging...
Knicks Players Bring Needy Families on Shopping Sprees
The Garden of Dreams Foundation paired nine Knicks players with deserving families to go on Christmas shopping sprees worth thousands of dollars. Amare Stoudemire...
‘Layaway Secret Santas’ Pay Off Accounts Of Families Across The Country
This week, a Walmart store in Hastings, Mich., received a $10,000 check from an anonymous donor to pay off 43 customers' layaway accounts in...
Facebook Groups Reunite Jersey Shore Families with Photos, Items Lost in Storm
At least four Facebook pages were created to reunite people with photographs, kayaks, wedding invitations and other cherished mementos they thought were lost during...