Richard Bienvenue founded Our House, which is now located on a farm in Maryland. There, male adolescents focus on learning trades that can become
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‘Welcome Our Dear Girls’, Nigeria’s Buhari Tells Freed Chibok Girls
A group of 82 girls held captive for three years by Islamist militants met Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the capital Abuja on Sunday
When Elmo And Big Bird Talk To Refugees
Elmo and Big Bird have lots of experience teaching children everything from the ABCs to autism. Soon, they could be bringing smiles — and
How A City Girl Came To Oversee A Community Garden
Dawn Blackman Sr. saw a need for fresh food in her urban community. The Randolph Street Community Garden in Champaign, Ill., now has 72
Mentors At Bellevue Boys & Girls Club Lift Quiet Teen
The Man Who Has Saved 92 Crash Victims
Most doctors in the emergency care units of the Indian capital Delhi’s state-run hospitals know Suraj Prakash Vaid. The 66-year-old former taxi driver is
Boy Turns In $2,000 He Found, Gets Outstanding Citizen Award
A 6-year-old Massachusetts boy who turned in $2,000 in cash he found in a bank bag lost by a restaurant employee has received an
How Getting Fired Made My Career
I was recently asked to write about resilience, in light of a new book on the subject by Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg. These are
She Re-Created A Medieval Trail In Germany, Drawing Thousands Of Hikers
Esther Zeiher launched the endeavor after she came across an old map. She calls the trail an ‘adventure in humanity’ that is enabling meaningful
Prosthetic Arm Designed By Undergrads Lets A Virginia Girl Play The Violin
The pressure was on for Abdul Gouda and his classmates at George Mason University: Not only did their graduation depend on the success of