Credit: Meathead Movers Getting out of an abusive relationship is vital, yet packing up and moving out is more than daunting. But, thanks to Meathead Movers, it’s much easier—and doesn’t cost a dime—to leave a spouse or partner behind and start a new future. For 25 years, California’s largest independently-owned moving company has been helping … Read more
Lake Belton High School volleyball team join seniors at Woodland Cottages What started as a simple chair volleyball game at a senior living community in Belton, Texas, has grown into a meaningful intergenerational friendship. The sporty seniors, who proudly call themselves “The Hit Squad,” regularly host friendly chair volleyball matches with members of the Lake … Read more
credit – Pie Factory Music One of England’s poorest coastal towns is filled with “hope and relief” after their last youth center was saved from closure. The nonprofit Pie Factory Music has been based in Ramsgate, on the coast of Kent, for 13 years. It offers counseling, employment advice, life-skills, creative projects, or just a … Read more
McKinney Fire officials partner with police to boost cardiac survival rates using AEDs Over the past two years, the city of McKinney, Texas, has significantly improved cardiac arrest survival rates through a coordinated effort between its fire and police departments—and, now, its citizens. Two years ago, if your heart stopped in McKinney, your chances of … Read more
Janet and Bob Halliday in Lover, England – SWNS While other places go all-out on decorations at Christmas and Halloween, one village called Lover pretty much owns Valentine’s Day. Dubbed the world’s most romantic village, it has drawn visitors from across the UK to send Valentine’s Day cards with a special postmark. Thousands of cards … Read more
Courtesy of Safe Haven pet sanctuary in Green Bay, Wisconsin A cat shelter in Green Bay has opened its doors to anyone seeking shelter from the Siberian temperatures pummeling the Midwest this week. Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary typically takes in felines in need of special assistance and care for blindness or other disabilities, but with … Read more
Adeline Sutich and Maeve Ritchotte in their igloo – reprinted with permission While millions of Americans hunkered down in their homes after ice storms encrusted the mid-Atlantic, two young teens got busy building community spirit—by building an igloo. They constructed their igloo in front of a house that was destroyed by a house fire a … Read more
Skylar Zilka – via Unsplash When Mr. Michel Éprinchard inherited a large empty field in Western France, he didn’t think much of it. Overgrown with weeds and childhood memories of walks along the tree line, for a long time neither he nor anyone else in his family had any interest in developing it. That all … Read more
House Finch – Credit: James Tornetta via Cornell Lab of Ornithology / Macaulay Library Do you love bluebirds, finches, and chickadees? Why not count birds in your community with your kids and friends during the Great Backyard Bird Count in 2026. Our mental health is nurtured by nature—and it will take under an hour to … Read more
Courtesy of Colin Crowel via Gofundme His truck was the vehicle equivalent of Frankenstein, a green mish-mash of dents and dings and disjointed panels. The 2000 Chevy Silverado became something of a famous eyesore in South Bend, Indiana, earning sideways glances and second looks wherever Mo Riles went. “I thought it was A.I. and didn’t … Read more