volunteering

Photo credit: Photo Credit: Canva – A woman takes a photo. A woman walks a dog.

Community, Joy

Gen X women were asked how they reinvented their lives in middle age. Here are the 7 best responses.

Cecily Knobler

1/25/2026
An Operation Smile volunteer reverses an oxygen mask so a child with a cleft condition can blow a bubble for the first time in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Operation Smile Photos)

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Family, Science

How Bubbles Help Kids with Cleft Conditions

Sarah Watts

5/11/2026
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Golden Years, Identity, Popular

Older woman reveals genius way her senior living friends get past their political differences

Cecily Knobler

10/24/2025
Photo credit: Image via Canva – High school students restore veteran graves for Memorial Day.

Community, Joy

High schoolers lead grassroots movement to restore 500 veteran graves in honor of Memorial Day

Emily Shiffer

5/23/2025
Photo credit: @brittanydspivey/TikTok – We need more stories like this.

Heroes, Joy

Woman shares the one heartwarming request she got while visiting a nursing home

Heather Wake

4/2/2025
Photo credit: Photos by Annie Reneau – The Base Torres trail offers gorgeous views through Torres Del Paine National Park.

Community, Joy

A lesson in sustainability from a single trail at the end of the world

Annie Reneau

5/22/2024
Photo credit: Las Torres Patagonia – Torres del Paine National Park

Community, Joy, Popular

Hotel is giving away 10 all-expense-paid trips to help rebuild Patagonia hiking trail

Annie Reneau

3/1/2024
Photo credit: Painting by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis (modified) via Wikipedia Commons. – Painting of Benjamin Franklin from 1778 from the National Portrait Gallery.

Community, Joy, Popular

Ben Franklin’s best ideas came from 9 simple questions. Maybe yours can, too.

Lori White

8/24/2023
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Community, Joy, Popular, Sponsored

Wonder how volunteering can change your life? Ask a Peace Corps Volunteer.

Heather Wake

8/21/2023
Photo credit: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/YouTube – Chef José Andrés talked about changing the world with Stephen Colbert.

Heroes, Joy, Popular, Top Splash

Chef José Andrés told Stephen Colbert how we can all use our talents to change the world

Annie Reneau

5/10/2022
Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org – Yellowjackets actor Juliette Lewis.

Culture, Heroes, Popular, Technology, Wellness

Juliette Lewis offers the perfect advice to a fan who ‘feels alone’

Heather Wake

2/1/2022
Photo credit: Instagram – Image from Strut Safe's Instagram.

Education & Information, Equality, Innovation, Popular, Wellness

Women in the U.K. have a hotline to call when walking home at night, and it’s pretty genius

Heather Wake

1/27/2022
Photo credit: Images used from Tahoe PAWS & TLC 4 Furry Friends’ Facebook, with permission – Pitbull found four months after being given up for lost.

Culture, Family, Heroes, Nature, Popular

Lucky pup survives fire and snow before being rescued by brave volunteers

Heather Wake

1/14/2022
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Culture, Education & Information, Heroes, Videos

30 years after retiring, this 89-year-old math teacher hasn’t stopped helping students

Annie Reneau

6/4/2021
Photo credit: Aniyah Ayres, Trinity Jagdeo – Array

Culture, Equality, Heroes

Gen Z is all right—check out these young activists stepping up to make a difference

Tonya Russell

9/3/2020
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Culture, Equality, Heroes, Popular

Justin Baldoni’s ‘Carnival of Love’ brings a day of joy and services to 4,000 people experiencing homelessness

Annie Reneau

2/14/2020