Donating milk brings heartbroken mothers meaning from the loss of a child
Researchers found that some parents who experienced a loss wanted to pump and store their milk explicitly to donate it.
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Joseph Shavit
- Jan 29
81-year-old B.C. veteran living in car gets helping hand from fellow vets
What started as a question from one military vet to another has sparked an outpouring of support and generosity in the community of Squamish
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 23
Woman spends 19 years paying it forward with random acts of kindness
Every year on her birthday, Rita Durgin of South Paris gives herself a growing list of to-do’s. This year she's committed to 30 kind acts.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 19
Hundred year old cobbler Ghulam Ahmad Sheikh lends a helping hand to the needy
“In life, everyone faces different problems, but we must always remain in front of the face, instead of giving up and losing sight.”
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 26, 2021
78-Year-Old Edwina Brocklesby Inspiring Women In Triathlon
Looking at Edwina Brocklesby, the first thing you notice is her ever-present smile, radiating from beneath a sea of bright red curls.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 16, 2021
Cultural shift in Benin is turning waste fabric into recycled 'gold'
Every morning, Amake Yessoufou makes the rounds of the sewing workshops of Ouidah, a small coastal town, and collects scraps of fabric.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 15, 2021
The Helping Hand Project engineers prosthetic hands for children with upper limb differences
Helping Hand Project is composed of students who work to design and 3D print prosthetic hands for children who have upper limb differences.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 14, 2021
Mississippi teenager uses ‘Make-a-Wish’ grant to feed homeless for a year
Teaming up with some local businesses which donated food and supplies, the boy with his actions spread smiles in the neighbourhood.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 9, 2021
Barbershop program helps reduce violence in Philadelphia
A coping-skills program with young Black men in Philadelphia barbershops helped reduce reported violent behavior for up to three months
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 2, 2021
Teen shows that kids cans expand their capacity for kindness through homework
What started as a class assignment ended up igniting a philanthropic fire within Aidan Turner.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 15, 2021
Building Confidence: Barbershop pays kids to read aloud while getting their hair cut
At a Pennsylvania barbershop, kids are getting more confident by getting paid to read out loud while getting their hair cut.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 30, 2021
Charity opens up 'Pay What You Feel' grocery store to ensure nothing goes to waste
The “pay-what-you-feel” Olympic Village grocer offers perishable foods that would otherwise be thrown away.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
Police officer helps boys duped out of money at lemonade stand
While trying to raise some extra cash this summer, two 12-year-olds were duped. Someone gave them fake money to pay for a glass of lemonade.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 2, 2021
Families raise more than $77K with lemonade stand for Children's Hospital
A family in Indian Hill, Ohio, has raised more than $77,000 this year for Children's Hospital, all thanks to a lemonade stand.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 2, 2021
Two local volunteers lending helping hand to those hit by Hurricane Ida
The American Red Cross is sending two local volunteers to help with Hurricane Ida response efforts along the gulf coast.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 2, 2021
Utah hospital employee brings joy by performing spontaneous ballet in lobby
As yet another COVID-19 wave hits, a spontaneous act showed beauty still exists in places often associated with sadness these days.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 31, 2021
Helicopter pilot saves a dozen people trapped on roofs in Waverly floods
A Nashville helicopter pilot saved a dozen people trapped on roofs or at their homes during catastrophic flooding
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 29, 2021
Airbnb, Hims and Hers and other companies to support Afghan refugees globally
The UN Refugee Agency said last month that an estimated 270,000 Afghans had been newly displaced inside the country since January.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 29, 2021
Restaurants owned by Afghan immigrants lend helping hand to refugees fleeing the Taliban
A family of Afghan immigrants – forced to flee their homeland during the Soviet invasion – is collecting donations to help local refugees.
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 28, 2021
Woman With Autism Creates Kindness Campaign to Give Back to Those In Need
For four years, Paige Howell has made random acts of kindness a full-time job, making gift baskets for those in need especially the homeless