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Shabar Mohajer-Irvani, chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, believes in leading by example and giving back to his community. He volunteers…
First Class Petty Officer Rudy Liverpool not only serves his country in the U.S. Navy, he always has an eye on volunteer…
Bill Bryant, a member of the Milburn Masonic Lodge, leads the organization’s efforts to raise funds to support various social service agencies…
Nancy Ballard founded RTR4C because she saw a real need to reach out to those who are often marginalized because of cancer…
Stella Bressler, 90, has volunteered at the University of Texas Southwestern Hospital for 43 years and has contributed 125,000 hours as a…
Stephen Wampler is determined to show kids with disabilities all over the world that they can achieve anything they want. He’s so…
Through TennisSERVES, Sejal Vallabh has brought a mainstream sport to an underserved community. Sejal uses adaptive technology to teach the sport. The…
Public service announcements (PSAs) are a promising solution to one of the primary obstacles facing nonprofits: media access. With social media platforms…
Ashley Pittman is a senior nursing major at Georgia College and State University who actively works to help a variety of people…
When young people are hospitalized or facing a serious illness, they often feel forgotten and sad. Having experienced these struggles firsthand, Jen…
For more than four years, Commander Christopher Mora has donated hundreds of hours of pro bono legal service to the citizens of…
Stepping Stone Support, an organization run entirely by volunteers, uses its Survivor’s Little Helper program to provide those in cancer treatment, cancer…
Selma Erey is a longtime volunteer and homeowner in the Rockaway Peninsula in New York City. In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated…
When Dimitri Godur was 12, he heard his parents talking about the country’s economic challenges and potential cuts to school arts programs.…
Deeply affected by news that several lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens had taken their own lives due to bullying, Amelia…