People Making A Difference

Here are some of the amazing programs people have created to help out. The stories are presented here to raise your spirits, and inspire you to consider donating time or money to these or other valuable causes if you are able.

Avaaz, "The World In Action"

Stories about people making a difference, gathered by an organization, Avaaz, that is itself making a difference.  https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/covid19_reasons_to_hope_feedback/

Making a Difference in Retirement

At Penney Farms in Florida, retirees build three-wheeled carts to provide mobility to people around the world who are unable to walk and don't otherwise have a dignified way to get around.   https://mobilityworldwide.org/affiliates/florida-penney-farms/penney-farms-videos/

Student Produces Science Kits for Children

Ahmed Mahammad, a 17 year old straight-A student in Oakland, is producing kits that will open the doors of science to children during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The kit (buy one!):   https://www.kitscubed.com/impact
The young man:   - Fox News, 8/18/2020   https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-teen-launches-non-profit-wants-science-kits-in-hands-of-all-kids-in-his-city

People transport food--that would otherwise rot on the farms--to feed the hungry

The Washington Post, 6/10/2020.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/06/10/extra-food-is-rotting-farms-while-americans-go-hungry-this-group-is-trying-fix-that/?itid=lk_inline_manual_50

Two Sisters Create An Organization to Reduce Isolation of Seniors

Letters Against Isolation:  https://www.lettersagainstisolation.com/
The Washington Post, 6/25/2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/25/two-sisters-wanted-lift-lonely-seniors-spirits-their-organization-has-sent-14000-letters/

High School Students Make a Difference Through Electronics Recycling

"More than 600,000 pounds of mostly electronic waste has been diverted from landfills over the past 12 years by the students who run Tiger Recycling at Cañon City High School."

The Colorado Sun, 2/14/2024.  https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/14/electronic-waste-recycling-canon-city-high/

Creating Homes for the Homeless

In Seattle, USA
An enduring organization continues through this difficult time to reach out with compassion and respect.
Facing Homelessness:  an organization   https://www.facinghomelessness.org/
The Block Project:        a program           https://www.the-block-project.org/host
Trickle Down Town:     a movie               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmOl_KCzP-o


In Cambridge, England
- Positive News, 6/15/2020.
https://www.positive.news/economics/social-enterprise/the-micro-houses-tackling-homelessness-in-cambridge/

Helping Humans Evolve

Artist and gentle activist Eva Bakkeslett has created art that helps humans see a deeper, more positive future for themselves and their cultures.  See, for example, the movie "Breath".https://www.evabakkeslett.com/projects/breath/ 

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