All People Making a Difference
- Meet the woman behind Israel’s ‘communities of kindness’
Adi Altschuler’s Krembo Wings has become a global movement. But she didn’t stop there. She’s on a mission to create “communities of kindness.”
- With Little Free Pantries, neighbors feed neighbors in need
Jessica McClard launched Little Free Pantries in 2016 as a way to anonymously help neighbors and strangers facing food insecurity.
- Difference MakerWhy Jane Curtis is still fighting for justice at 102
For Vermonter Jane Curtis, patriotism means protest. The centenarian activist has spent her life fighting for the causes and country she believes in.
- Difference MakerHow one woman turned a small Vermont town into an arts destination
At a time when many rural towns are fading, one small New England village is thriving thanks to a transformative arts center.
- Difference MakerA different kind of care package: Concertgoers ‘Blanket the Homeless’
Blanket the Homeless volunteers are Ken Newman’s concertgoers, who hand out blankets and his packages of small essentials to people on the streets.
- Difference MakerWhy a Muslim woman safeguards Jewish history for all Moroccans
For Zhor Rehihil, Muslim curator of the Museum of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca, the shared past provides a path to a better future.
- Eat well, do good: Bread for the People makes giving back delicious
Bread for the People bakes and delivers sourdough bread around Austin, Texas, in exchange for donations to support communities near and far.
- Difference MakerA new stone soup: Idle restaurants fire up to feed the hungry
Cooking for Community of Portland, Maine, saves some jobs as funders enable restaurants and volunteers to make and deliver meals to whoever is hungry.
- Difference MakerHow one monk’s ‘inner evolution’ fuels social justice work
Swami Agnivesh is an Indian social activist known for his campaign against modern-day slavery and support of interfaith understanding.
- #ShareMyCheck: Why Americans are donating their coronavirus relief checks
In an era of coronavirus fears, Americans are pledging to pay it forward by sharing their relief checks to organizations and neighbors in need.
- She was forced to marry a warlord. Now, she’s helping survivors heal.
Evelyn Amony’s Women’s Advocacy Network helps survivors of conflict in Uganda, particularly those abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army.
- Their past was a nightmare. For many refugees, the Dream Center offers hope.
Founded by refugees, the Dream Center offers other refugees support and compassion – and for many, a sense of family.
- Difference MakerHoops and Homework: One man shelves retirement for an after-school dream
Herb Chasan shows what it takes to launch an after-school program in Massachusetts – and how the rewards can be big.
- Letter from Romania: A 12th-century village endures
By investing in its cultural heritage, a Transylvanian village makes a comeback.
- Difference MakerQuidditch in Uganda: On this pitch, women and men are equal
Quidditch isn’t just make-believe. John Ssentamu brought the Harry Potter game to Uganda, where it’s giving women a new chance to compete as equals.
- Difference MakerWhen the friend who has your back is a horse
Dream Catchers, a therapeutic horseback riding center, helps people with disabilities build trust and confidence.
- When wildfires ravaged Australia, she found purpose in saving wallabies
Australia’s wildfires were a wake-up call for Chris Pryor, who doubled down on her efforts to save the continent’s wallabies.
- For these homebound seniors, poems offer food for the soul
Poems on Wheels delivers poems along with meal trays to thousands of older New Yorkers, offering nourishment for body and soul.
- A T-shirt shop grows in Brooklyn – and brings hope to young lives
Called Reconnect Brooklyn, this group helps young men who lack ties to either school or jobs. Learning to make T-shirts is a meaningful step up.
- Difference MakerJournalist wants Russians ‘to believe in possibility of change’
Investigative journalist Ivan Golunov became a rallying point for Russians opposed to police corruption when he was arrested in June 2019.