May 16, 2012
Mohammad Barry

Mohammad Barry: 20 is Too Young to Die

20-year-old activist from South Africa

Wearing an ''HIV positive'' T-shirt, I stood before the world -- specifically, in front of the nations hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic -- and asked politicians to remove the shroud of silence.

POVERTY
REPORT: Americans Clueless As To How Many People Living In Poverty

Perceptions Of Poverty

HEALTH CAUSE
WATCH: Snooki Surprises Girl Who Struggled With 3 Failed Kidneys

Snooki Gabriella Falzarine

GREATEST PERSON OF THE DAY
Illinois Man Gives Sight To 3,000 Blind People In Latin America

Greatest Person Of The Day

HOMELESSNESS
Telling The Truth About Homelessness

Homelessness
By Maria Foscarinis

CHARITY
Bid On Clinton, 'Mad Men' Cast, Others For Charity!

Robert F Kennedy Center
By Kerry Kennedy

IMPACT G8
Tell World's Leaders At G8 Summit Exactly What You Think!

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WHAT YOU CAN DO
How You Can Help Georgia Student Battling Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Aimee Copeland

HERO STORY
After Son Drowns, Mom Teaches Swimming To Minority Kids Statistically More At-Risk

Wanda Butts Cnn Hero

INSPIRING!
Man Confronts Asperger's, Bipolar By Giving Out 'Free Hugs'

Free Hugs

HOMELESSNESS
Is This The Most Effective Way To Fight Homelessness?

Open Table Homelessness

GLOBAL IMPACT
WATCH: Nicholas Kristof's Trailer For Series On Global Plight Of Women

Half The Sky Movement

IMPACT G8
We Can Be Hunger Free

Mothers Day Haiti
By Adam Taylor

CHARITY NEWS
Dalai Lama Donates $1.77 Million Prize Money To Charity

Dalai Llama

HEALTH CAUSE
Maya Angelou Advocates For Women's Health

Maya Angelo

MILITARY
Military Families To Get Free National Parks Pass

Military Families Week

HERO STORY
Marine Dies After Saving Sole Survivor Of Plane Crash On Way To Christian Rally

Hannah Luce

HOMELESSNESS
First-Ever 'Homeless Bill Of Rights' Aims To End Discrimination

Rhode Island Homeless Bill

SOCIAL GOOD
PHOTOS: Reddit Users Mail Hundreds Of Letters To Dying Stranger

Scott Widak Reddit

MILITARY
Trailblazing Military Women Forced To Fight For Recognition, Equal Treatment

Marti Ribeiro
FOLLOW US
TAKE ACTION
 

How You Can Help Military Families

Military Families Week

IMPACT G8
The Robin Hood Tax: Small Change For Banks, Big Change For The Rest Of Us

Golden Bull Capitol
By Liz Ryan Murray

GLOBAL IMPACT
World Fair Trade Day: How Opening A Store Brought Global Perspective To My Small Town

Globe Hands
By Christine Prois

INSPIRING!
Student Hand-Paints 50 Pairs Of Shoes A Month For Sick, Disabled Kids

Greatest Person Of The Day

IMPACT G8
Four Preventable Diseases G8 Leaders Should Keep In Mind

Haiti
By Dr. Ciro de Quadros

INSPIRING!
I May Not Be Their Birth Mom, But I Care For 51 Sick Kids Like They're My Own

Mothers Day
By Sherri Bushong Maxey

PHILANTHROPY
WATCH: 5 Steps To Becoming A Philanthropist

How To Become A Philanthropist

GLOBAL MOTHERHOOD
5 Inspirational Stories Of A Mother's Sacrifice For Her Children

Heart

IMPACT G8
Urgent Global Action Needed To Fight World's Leading Killers

Pandemic Vaccine
John R. Seffrin

VETERANS ISSUES
Donate Your Unused Twitter Characters To Support Wounded Warriors In Need

Hashtags4heroes

GLOBAL MOTHERHOOD
Report Offers A Bit Of Good News For American Moms

Good News For Moms

GLOBAL IMPACT
Adam Yauch's Work In Tibet More Important Than Ever

Adam Yauch
By Kyle Scott

MILITARY FAMILIES
Michelle Obama To Military Wives: You Are 'Outstanding Role Models'

Michelle Obama Military Wives

HEALTH CAUSE
Twitter Users Help Boy, 9, Dying From Brain Cancer Trend Worldwide

Ryan Kennedy

CHARITY NEWS
Vidal Sassoon Remembered As Great Philanthropist

Vidal Sassoon Charity