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Young man becomes instant role model for giving drunk girl a ride home with flawless chivalry

Especially in the year 2025, it feels like the gulf between how we should treat others, and the way we often do, has gotten bigger and bigger. So...

Orangutan Released After 9 Years of Intensive Rehabilitation in Nonprofit’s ‘Jungle School’

A conservation project just announced the successful release of Popi, a female orangutan rescued as an infant, into the Busang Ecosystem of East...

Stranger Pays $110 Bill After Man Forgets His Wallet

We've all been there: you’ve loaded up your shopping cart or ordered a service, only to reach for your wallet and realize that it’s not there. It...

How a pop-up apple orchard is turning surplus into joy and helping New Yorkers in need

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM As Thanksgiving approaches, Manhattan is getting an unexpected gift: a pop-up apple orchard right in the...

Be Indescribable: How to Cultivate an Extraordinary Life Beyond Words

In a world that thrives on labels and expectations, there’s a powerful freedom in choosing to live indescribably. To live an indescribable life...

Ways to make your Thanksgiving celebration more eco-friendly this year

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Thanksgiving, a time of thanks and feasting, often comes with an unanticipated environmental cost. From extra...

Rippling charity headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects tops out in Shenzhen

UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects has released photos of a sinuous high-rise building under construction in Shenzhen, which is set to become the...

Over 600 North Korean Refugees Can Tell Their Stories After Public Speaking Classes from US Charity

In South Korea’s capital, Seoul, there are now tens of thousands of North Korean refugees, all living with an intense emotional burden—and a...

“7 Powerful Ways to Embrace Change and Transform Your Life.”

  We all encounter change at some point in our lives. However, embracing and navigating Change can significantly impact our lives. We cannot avoid...

65 Savage Women Who Roasted Men Online So Hard, They Never Recovered

In moments of everyday life, some men’s entitlement can be both shocking and absurd. Women, however, often respond with sharp wit and humor,...

How a small idea on two wheels grew into a community kids can’t wait to join

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM By the time the first bell rings on Fridays in Montclair, New Jersey, something remarkable has already...

Pacific Bus Museum in Fremont, California

What do Forrest Gump and Oppenheimer have in common? Both movies had buses in main scenes provided by the Pacific Bus Museum. The museum is an...

12 Socks That Give Back & Donate To Charity

We’ve curated the ultimate list of sock companies that are making it easier for us to elevate our sock game while supporting the causes we care...

Community Kitchen Brings Food Justice to the Table

That’s what makes the launch of Community Kitchen, a new restaurant on New York City’s Lower East Side, particularly timely. The dining space...

Pizzeria Owner Sees People Eating From Dumpster, Offers Them Free Pies and a Slice of Dignity

A Minnesota pizzeria owner is making headlines for the kindness he’s shown to dumpster divers behind his restaurant. “I can’t sit in a building...

Wheelchair? Hearing Aids? Yes. ‘Disabled’? No Way.

Many older Americans shun an identity that could bring helpful accommodations, improve care and provide community.

Dad’s Incredible Free Front Yard Food Pantry Goes Viral And Receives Huge Anonymous Donation

AJ Owen, a father from Pittsburgh with […] The post Dad’s Incredible Free Front Yard Food Pantry Goes Viral And Receives Huge Anonymous Donation...

12 Easy Ways To Give Back to the Community

Looking for ways to give back to the community? Discover simple and impactful ways to make a difference, from volunteering to supporting local...

The remote Arctic island, saved by an unshakeable community spirit

North of the Arctic Circle, beyond the maps of ancient mariners, a Norwegian island once thought lost to time has a new lease of life The post The...

This vibrant community fridge gives free fruits and veggies to hundreds of New Yorkers every week

The 155th Street Fridge has been operating for six years now. One volunteer, Juanita, says: “We all family out here.”

Community Rallies to Protect Local Cobbler Until Supermarket Cancels Plans to Expand

When a corporate shoe repair chain wanted to open a location in a Gloucestershire, town, locals rallied in a signature gathering campaign to...

Teen’s Act Of Honesty After Finding $3,500 Has The Whole Internet Cheering

High School Football Player Wins Hearts After Helping Custodian Clean Up Post-Game Mess

Affiliate Links on Instagram? Here’s the Sneaky How-To

Okay, buckle up because I'm about to spill the tea on one of my favorite ways to make money online using just my phone, my Instagram account, and...

Chicago Cyclists Buy Out Tamale Vendors to Keep Them Safe from ICE

This article was originally published by Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to covering Chicago’s neighborhoods. Sign up for their...

Migratory Birds and Rice Farmers Are Helping Each Other Soar

About four inches of clear water pools around Mike Wagner’s rubber boots as he wades into one of his rice fields in northwestern Mississippi on a...

What Scientists Are Learning From Brain Organoids

Lab-grown “reductionist replicas” of the human brain are helping scientists understand fetal development and cognitive disorders, including...

This Pittsburgh dad did a $150 grocery run to feed his neighbors during SNAP cuts. What happened next left his whole body 'shaking'

As SNAP hangs in limbo, Pittsburgh dad AJ Owen’s small food drive went viral, inspiring nationwide donations and community acts of kindness.

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A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.

Helping People Understand People

Tired of dealing with difficult people? Here’s how to stop reacting, start leading, and take back control of your life—and your sanity. Let’s be...

Helping People Understand People

Tired of dealing with difficult people? Here’s how to stop reacting, start leading, and take back control of your life—and your sanity. Let’s be...

In her dying moments, a stranger changed my life

I’d crashed my car into a homeless woman. She spent her final moments showing me kindness.

Sharon McMahon and her community of 'Governerds' just raised $600k for food banks on Instagram

The donations are from Instagram followers and matching supporters.

Community Raises $30K To Bless Candy Vendor With Cerebral Palsy Who Works 6 Days A Week

These teens have refurbished 80,000 bicycles to help people in their community — and abroad

Bikes Not Bombs has been operational since 1984.

Community Welcomes 5-Year-Old Home After Nearly 1,000 Days In The Hospital

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Sound as Medicine: A Healing Journey

If you’ve felt overwhelmed lately—by responsibilities, by the pace of life, by the noise in the world—you’re not alone. Many of us are moving...

and#039;A Very Sweet Momentand#039;: Volunteer And His Search Dog Find Missing 2-Year-Old In The Woods

Midnight Motorbike: A Lullaby of Wonder for the Sleepless, Inspired by the Whimsy of South India

You know that moment late into the night when the body, famished for rest, is kidnapped from the land of sleep by a mind aflame with rumination,...

Shibanee & Kamal Architects design green-roofed housing community in Texas

Architects Shibanee Sagar and Aadi Sagar explain how they introduced green-roofed suburban housing to foster daily contact with nature in this...

In less than 24 hours, this Chicago suburb launched a community-wide food drive to help neighbors losing SNAP

More than 100 volunteers came together on November 2 to donate food and supplies to local food banks — whose shelves were already thinning.

Thousands–Including Many Visitors–Volunteer in Taiwan to Help Flood Victims Following Typhoon

Taiwan society has mobilized in response to flooding after a typhoon made landfill on the East Asian island, including visitors and foreign...

DeRoche Projects encloses Accra tennis court with rammed-earth walls

Four-metre-high rammed-earth walls frame the plot of Backyard Community Club in Accra, Ghana, completed by local studio DeRoche Projects. Backyard...

$11 billion in unopened medicine goes to waste every year. This nonprofit is getting them to people who need them most

At TEDNext, Kiah Williams showcased how her nonprofit Sirum repurposes unused prescriptions to expand affordable healthcare access and push for...

Anonymous Donor Pays Off All School Lunch Debt In Taylor, Texas

Pastor turns down $1M in church donations, urges congregation to give to SNAP recipients instead

Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant denied funds for New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and instead wants to serve members of the community who are...

US in talks to attend G20 summit after initial boycott, South Africa says

Cyril Ramaphosa says US has had ‘change of mind’ but does not confirm Trump’s attendance in JohannesburgThe US has changed its mind about...

How Lithuania More Than Halved Its Suicide Rate

Taking phone calls from a 90-year-old woman you’ve never met is not typically in a co-founder’s job description. But for Marius Čiuželis, it’s all...