From the Heart Project

Student-run grocery store takes good deeds as payment, helps tackle food insecurity

One high school is helping fight food insecurity with a student-run grocery store that uses paying it forward as capital. During a particularly difficult year for millions struggling to make ends meet and get food on the table, Linda Tutt High School in Sanger, Texas, partnered with a local nonprofit to ensure students and their…

Teen gives back with fundraiser for hospitalized kids

During a hospital stay in 2016, Caden Henderson received an old teddy bear from his mother Jill Henderson. Knowing how the stuffed animal made him feel, Caden was inspired to start “Caden’s Teddy Bears” to help bring comfort to other children. “His passion continued because he wanted to give back to every single in the…

Kind strangers foot restaurant bill for mother whose son has leukemia

Sarah-Jane Fryc, 28, was dining at Pancakes On The Rocks in Northmead, western Sydney, last Friday with her two-year-old son Eden and a friend. Source: Kind strangers foot restaurant bill for mother whose son has leukemia

11-year-old supports single mothers during pandemic with his lemonade stand

Cartier Carey is proving no one is too young to make a difference. The 11-year-old is working hard to provide relief for single mothers one cup of lemonade at a time. He says that he wanted to alleviate the strains that Covid-19 has put on families. “I wanted to help mothers who were struggling.” …

What does Breast Cancer Awareness have in common with Black Lives Matter?

Over the last few years (and rising over the last few weeks), the phrase Black Lives Matter has come under assault. People opposed argue that All Lives Matter. But Black Lives Matter is actually quite similar to Breast Cancer Awareness and a host of other similar rallying cries. We have all sorts of programs that…

We are in pain. Now Imagine…

As you are probably already aware, we are in pain. A world in chaos, where each new day brings another symptom of our societal ills. Over the years, I have experienced my fair share of it. But because of that pain, I have changed, for the better, or at least I hope I have. So…

Young, in love and running out of time: Indianapolis teenagers receive parents’ blessing to marry

INDIANAPOLIS – Chase Smith asked his parents to step out of the hospital room. He wanted to be alone with his doctor. He wanted to talk about life, his future, how much of it was left. It was late April and he had just learned that the tumors were back and had spread throughout his body….

What is your casualty threshold for COVID-19?

Let’s stop fooling ourselves. All wars have casualties, and the war on COVID-19 is and will continue to take its toll on lives in a variety of ways. But right now, the real questions our leaders should be answering are: What is your casualty threshold for COVID-19 when balancing that against the economic impacts of…

Mum’s wonderful photos tracing the growth of her boy with Downs

“Looking back to when we had the diagnosis I am mortified about the way I felt. I can’t believe the way I felt then” https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/mother-describes-joy-having-four-18143972

COVID-19 Challenge: Help Others Today (and You Just Might Help Yourself in the Process)

With so many changes happening in the world, our isolation can create a secondary illness that can infect us in ways we never imagined. Given the current circumstances, it is all too easy to think of ourselves without considering the well-being of others. There has been tremendous sacrifice to close down much of our daily…

Priest who gave respirator to young patient dies

Giuseppe Berardelli who gave his respirator to a patient is among 50 priests killed in Italy so far. Source: Priest who gave respirator to young patient dies

From the Heart Project

I Am Not Your Enemy

A homeless man rescued all the animals at a shelter after it caught on fire

Guy Fieri Raises More Than $21.5 Million for Unemployed Restaurant Workers

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $500,000 to support homeless youth in Canada

See what this adorable 2-year-old with Down syndrome has achieved in lockdown

Man Shaves Girlfriend’s Head, Then His Own, in Show of Support