News & Features Archive

• June 05 2008

  16-Year-Old Creates Nonprofit to Provide Free Music to Soldiers

  For soldiers stationed overseas, homesickness can be tough. Luckily, they've got some tunes to keep them company - courtesy of a 16-year-old girl's nonprofit, Tunes 4 the Troops. Read More

• June 04 2008

  5-Year-Old Raises $41,000 for Charity with Lemonade Stand

  Jack Yielding, a five-year-old with epilepsy, has raised more than $41,000 for the Hospital for Sick Children, thanks to a lemonade stand. Read More

• June 02 2008

  Adam Duritz Interview on Counting Crows’ New Charity, GreyBird Foundation

  In our exclusive interview with Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz, we discuss details of the band's long-standing community outreach program and their new charity organization, The GreyBird Foundation. Read More

• May 21 2008

  Multi-Millionaire Throws Birthday Bash in Food Kitchen

  To make his 30th birthday an occasion to remember, a multi-millionaire threw a birthday bash for 300 homeless people. Read More

• May 13 2008

  New Program Helps Kids with Disabilities Ride Bikes

  A new program called Lose the Training Wheels helps kids with disabilities learn how to ride bikes. Read More

• April 30 2008

  Classical Music Program Lifts Children Out of Poverty

  Everyone knows music brings people together – but in Venezuela, hundreds of thousands of children are joining a classical music program which offers them all a chance to escape from poverty. Read More

• April 14 2008

  London Store Sells ‘Cat Poo’ Coffee for Charity

  In London, a unique blend of "cat poo" espresso is selling for £50 a cup, with all proceeds going to charity. Read More

• April 09 2008

  Maasai Warriors Run Marathon to Save Lives

  A group of six Maasai warriors have left their African village for the first time to run the London Marathon, hoping to raise enough money to bring clean drinking water to their village. Read More

• April 05 2008

  America’s First Gospel Group: The Fisk Jubilee Singers

  A group of former slaves started a singing group to keep their school from shutting down - and more than a century later, America's first all-black hit singing group is still going strong. Read More

• March 24 2008

  The Original Banker to the Poor: Muhammad Yunus

  Today, microfinance is a common buzzword. But it all started in 1974, when a man lent $27 of his own money to a group of basket-weavers in Bangladesh. Read More

• February 26 2008

  A New Hope for Africa: Young Liberian Activist, Kimmie Weeks

  Since recovering from a near-death experience at the age of 10, a young man from Liberia named Kimmie Weeks has been working to restore peace to his war-torn nation and the rest of the African continent. Read More

• February 26 2008

  For Abused Women, Hair Stylists Can Be Saviors

  Abused women are good at keeping secrets -- except when it comes to their hair stylists. Thanks to several programs across the United States, salons are helping abused women find support. Read More

• February 23 2008

  Celebrity Do-Gooders: Stars with Soul

  Despite all the celebrity scandals of recent years, plenty of stars are doing their best to help the word. Here are our front-runners in the world of famous do-gooders. Read More

• February 16 2008

  Teacher Who Couldn’t Read Becomes Literacy Activist

  Despite 35 years of education, classroom teacher John Cocoran had a dirty secret: He didn't know how to read. Now, he's a published author, and has created a nonprofit organization to make sure others don't share his experience. Read More

• January 24 2008

  Woman Sells Handicrafts to Fight Human Trafficking

  After seeing a documentary film about human trafficking, Sarah Symons devoted her life's work to helping the survivors lead normal lives by creating an online shop. Read More

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