Why Teens Who Attend This Free Gaming Camp Go on to College
Urban Arts is teaching low-income students how to make their own video game — and forge their own career path.
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This Missouri Cafe Lets Customers Pay What They Can
1 in 8 people in the state are food insecure. The Spot is here to help.
A Free Ride, a Burger and a Cellphone: Helping the Newly Freed Transition Out of Prison
This program mentors the formerly incarcerated and integrates them back into the community.
Under 3% of Doctors Are Black Men. This Group Wants to Change That.
Black Men in White Coats is inspiring the next generation of Black doctors through podcasts, trainings and scholarships.
The Majority of U.S. Seniors Feel Lonely. These Teens Want to Pamper Them.
Glamour Gals wants to end senior loneliness through intergenerational bonds — and a little nail polish.
How Texas Teens Are Combatting Alarming Rates of Dating Violence
The Texas Advocacy Project is educating and empowering teens to reach out for support and free legal services.
Thousands of Kids Care for Loved Ones with ALS. This Camp Lets Them Know They Aren’t Alone.
Hope Loves Company hosts free retreats so youth caregivers can feel supported and understood.
School Lunch Often Gets a Bad Rap. This Black-Owned Company Wants to Change That.
Red Rabbit is bringing fresh, healthy foods from all cultures into the lunchroom.
Black Mothers Felt Their Children Weren’t Being Seen. So They Made Their Own Microschools.
These Phoenix-area schools offer small class sizes and personalized curricula so Black students can thrive.
The Brooklyn Community That Wants Youth to Stop Shooting and Start Living
Save Our Streets canvasses the neighborhood of Crown Heights with a mission of ending gun violence and prioritizing healing.
The Kids Boxing Program Making Champions Out of Underdogs
The Give a Kid a Dream program is giving children the tools to be successful in the ring and in life.
How Chalk Artists Are Drawing the Line at Street Harassment
Catcalls of NYC is covering city sidewalks with the unwanted phrases hollered at women.
The Dolls Teaching Girls of Color to Love Their Natural Hair
Healthy Roots Dolls wants young girls to embrace their curls and see themselves in their dolls.
Bringing Parental Incarceration Out of the Shadows
The youth-led organization We Got Us Now is reuniting families and changing policy on mass incarceration.
The Cancer Survivor Educating Black Women Through Beauty Kits
Tiah Tomlin-Harris says she founded her cancer support organization out of the need to ‘connect with people who looked like me.’
