Social_impact
The People Behind Second Chances: How Public Service Workers Help Communities Move Forward
A second chance rarely begins with one big breakthrough. More often, it starts with a caseworker returning a phone call, a reentry coordinator...
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These 150 streets could be the best places to trick-or-treat in America
The spookiest holiday is right around the corner, and seasoned trick-or-treaters know that not all streets are created equal when it comes to...
Dostoyevsky on What Makes a Good Person
We know good people when we encounter them, when they fall upon our lives like a sunbeam, like a song. But we donât always know what makes them...
15 Wrestlers, One State | Why Haryana Dominates Wrestling?
15 wrestlers. One state. All from Haryana. So, what makes Haryana Indiaâs wrestling powerhouse? For generations, wrestling has been part of...
The Spark: The âCommunity Lighthousesâ Where Neighbors Help Neighbors
Welcome back to The Spark, our monthly celebration of how people just like you are creating positive change, one meaningful step at a time. The...
A Tiny Village in New York Spread Charity Far and WideâAnd Became 2026âs Nicest Place in America
This yearâs top honor goes to ⊠Liverpool, New York! Find out how a mission to help strangers thousands of miles away has grown into a community...
Couple that won $155M lottery prize gives half to charity. They were inspired by Dolly Parton
Frances Connolly, who won the lottery with her husband in 2019, believes giving back is simply human nature.
Nonprofit Brings Free Music Education to More Than 20,000 Miami Students in 131 Schools
Down in Miami-Dade County, educators are seeing how school doesnât mean a thing if it ainât got that swing. Showing up, taking an interest in...
'Socktober' celebrates 15 years of local kindness
Brad Montague founded Socktober in 2011 thanks to a nudge from a few middle school students. After learning that a concerning number of neighbors...
Homeless Guy Got Famous Playing Amazing Piano in a ChurchâNow Heâs Raised $50K for Charity
A homeless man who was recorded playing piano in a church on a cold January night says his whole life has turned around, in the two years since...
11 Ways to Turn Your Community into One of the Nicest Places in America
Building a strong community depends on you. We have 11 ways to make your city, town or neighborhood into an even nicer place to be. The post 11...
The Nicest Moments of 2026âSo Far! (Warning: You Might Get a Little Emotional)
If kindness had a highlight reel, this would be it. The post The Nicest Moments of 2026âSo Far! (Warning: You Might Get a Little Emotional)...
Prisoners Prove Unlikely Heroes to Monarch Butterflies Thanks to Wisconsin Correctional Program
Wisconsin prison inmates have been offered a unique way to give back to their community by raising monarch butterflies from the inside. Set up at...
How some Indian handloom traditions are slowly disappearing
A saree can hold more than six yards of fabric. It can hold a grandmotherâs wardrobe, a wedding remembered decades later, a festival, a...
Retired Volunteer Opportunities: How to Pick One That Fits
Retired volunteer opportunities are easy to find and easy to quit. Write a four-line ad about your week, then pick the role that fits it, not the cause.
350 Volunteers | Thousands of Tonnes of Waste Removed.
âWe are using our own hands to clean the poison people throw away.â What started as a few people cleaning their surroundings has grown into a...
Changâe-6 lunar soil contains a surprising magnetic time capsule
Scientists studying Changâe-6 lunar soil have discovered a previously unknown magnetic mineral in natural Moon samples: a form of metallic iron...
50 Tonnes of Waste Removed From Munak Canal | Delhi
#thebetterindia What started with people cleaning waste with their own hands has grown into a community movement. đ± Since 1 September 2018, Vinay...
Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives Away a Billion Dollars â the Largest Single Donation to a Public University
Phil Knight, who co-founded Nike alongside his former track coach at the University of Oregon (Bill Bowerman), has sprinted back to his alma mater...
Ăç Haclı Kilise in ĂavuĆin, Turkey
In the red valley, one can find Ăç Haclı Kilise, also known as Three Crosses church. It is carved directly into the rock. Though heavily eroded,...
Bikes Outnumbered Cars on Scottish Rush Hour Route for the First Time Ever
A combination of e-bike rentals and segregated bike lanes has boosted cycling in the Scottish capital to the point that bikes outnumbered cars...
Macklemore announces new European tour for aid organisations in wake of Ed Sheeran controversy
The US rapper, who was removed from Ed Sheeranâs US stadium tour after voicing support of Palestine, has convened a charity show that will visit...
Hank and John Green's 'Pizzamas' holiday turns mustaches and merch into maternal healthcare
The story of Pizza John and a community of Nerdfighters making the world a better place... in the weirdest way possible.
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