Ordinary people doing extraordinary things to create positive change in their communities

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Oct 6, 2016

Building Homes, Building Lives

How a former addict pays it forward with a tool belt

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Oct 5, 2016

The Hunger Hack

An innovative app helps to reduce food waste and end hunger

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Sep 29, 2016

Employing the Full Spectrum

How employees with autism are helping one business thrive

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Sep 29, 2016

The Kids Who Killed an Incinerator

The high school students who battled a giant incinerator — and won

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Sep 22, 2016

Breaking the Prison Pipeline

A former inmate’s quest to keep ex-convicts from returning to prison

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Sep 20, 2016

A Warrior’s Workout

When these wounded vets work out, get ready to be humbled

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Sep 15, 2016

The Empathetic Police Academy

One state is revolutionizing the way cops are trained

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Sep 13, 2016

Homes for Everyone

Utah reduced chronic homelessness by 91 percent with a simple idea

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Sep 9, 2016

Scholarships for Every Student

College wasn’t in the cards for these high-school graduates — until…

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Sep 8, 2016

The Mosque Across the Street

When a local Muslim community purchased a plot of land opposite a church…

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