by kelsey | Sep 28, 2016 | Kids Around the Country
A Tennessee boy used his allowance to give local jail inmates a chance at a better life by creating a library. Nine-year-old Tyler Fugett told his mom he wanted to give people who were behind bars at the Montgomery County Jail something to take their minds off their...
by kelsey | Sep 28, 2016 | Kids Around the Country
This girl is not even a teenager yet, but she’s feeding hundreds of people facing hunger in her community every month. Twelve-year-old Kenzie Hinson founded the Make a Difference Food Pantry after learning that one in three children—and one in five elderly people—in...
by kelsey | Sep 28, 2016 | Kids Around the Country
When nine-year-old Khloe Thompson first asked her mom why people were homeless, the answer inspired her to brighten their lives. She started her own charity, Khloe Kares, to provide homeless women with brilliantly colorful shoulder bags that she sews with her...
by kelsey | Sep 28, 2016 | Kids Around the Country
Two brothers, Derrell and Kyllon Martin, created ‘The Helping Lunchbox’ to help feed the homeless people in their New Orleans community. Volunteers help deliver the lunch bags filled with sandwiches, pretzels, and water—along with words of encouragement hand written...
by kelsey | Sep 28, 2016 | Kids Around the Country
Normally, paper and water create a soggy mess, but add origami to the mix and you get clean water flowing through the hearts of two sisters and 70 newly drilled wells in Africa, India, Mexico, Peru, and the U.S. It all started after 5-year-old Katherine Adams began...
by kelsey | Sep 28, 2016 | Kids Around the Country
To begin with, Erin Byrnes was pretty excited to be attending the annual gala for a nonprofit that helps pregnant mothers and their children. She was all geared up to accept an award from Joseph’s House for her volunteer work. Turns out, Erin had even more reason to...
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