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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JJ Shavit
- Jan 29, 2022
'One beautiful life': Dad's love for daughter leads to wheelchair innovation
LUCI is a high-tech hardware and software platform that mounts to a power wheelchair to provide stability, security and connectivity.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 29, 2022
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
JJ Shavit
- Jan 27, 2022
Forward-thinking gym lifts weights, shifts attitudes through anti-racism programs
Anti-racism program at Boston’s Inner-City Weightlifting was effective in helping to positively shift views of race and class.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 23, 2022
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.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 19, 2022
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.”
JJ Shavit
- Nov 30, 2021
Mystery man leaves doctors, nurses in tears as he holds sign up to hospital window
Man placed his hand over his heart and held a poster sign that read: "Thank you all in emergency for saving my wife's life I love you all."
JJ 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.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 24, 2021
Light the World's 'Giving Machines' help spread holiday cheer with donations
Giving this holiday season is now as easy as buying a soda in a machine. The machines allow customers to select items to give.
JJ 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.
JJ 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.
JJ 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
JJ Shavit
- Oct 20, 2021
Australian government announces payment to assist women escaping family violence
A one-off payment of $5,000 from the Australian federal government will be available to women escaping violent relationships.
JJ 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.
JJ 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.
JJ 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.
JJ 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.
JJ 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.
JJ 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
JJ Shavit
- Aug 20, 2021
Habitat For Humanity’s Thrift Store Bringing ‘Life-Changing’ Service To Communities
We sell it, somebody loves your coffee table, it’s now new for someone else. At the end of the day, more Habitat homes get built.
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