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Beads of Courage is a first-of-its-kind program that brings together clinical intervention and the ancient art of glass bead-making. Jean Baruch, a…
When Kathy Meadow’s started looking for volunteer projects that her son could be included in during the year, she realized that activities…
Back in 1987, Oral Lee Brown adopted an entire first grade class of students from Brookfield Elementary School in East Oakland, California…
Struggling single mothers sometimes need an extra hand. They do so much to provide for their families, but often things such as…
In Melbourne, Florida the animal shelters are overflowing with pets in need of a loving home. Too often animals are overlooked for…
Kennedy Hubbard was diagnosed with a rare disease, Lymphatic Malformation, at a young age. This potentially fatal condition causes fluid-filled cysts to…
Heather McHugh’s passion for nature and the arts shaped the course of her life as a teacher and poet, for some 40…
In order to honor her husband, a prominent Broadway theater director and producer, and to bring joy to chronically ill children she…
Emergency responders are brave and necessary beings that take on risk to save and help others. Unfortunately, their services can only reach…
Scott Dewey, owner and operator of Retrieving Freedom, Inc. (RFI) in Waverly, Iowa, has consistently dedicated his life to working with dogs.…
After September 11, 2001, Carolyn Blashek desired to serve our country. A 46-year-old mother of two, she went to her local Marine…
The Hugs Project was started in June 2004 Ray and Karen Stark when they decided every American service member deserved to know…
After suffering violence and abuse at different times in her youth, Linda Nunez currently experiences post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. However,…
Nick Esposito has dedicated himself to service by working in the Baltimore public schools. Nick started his service journey while he was…