People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

In a YouTube screenshot, a young man walks an elderly woman down her driveway

TikTok-famous landscaper raises $800k for elderly neighbor to make her home more accessible

Followers came together to raise funds for the disabled woman to have a safer and more accessible home.
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On the left, assorted LEGO bricks scattered on a table next to a Rubik's cube on top of graph paper with house designs. In the middle, 16 year old Asian teen Renee Wang drawing a home. On the right, Wang's colorful prototypes.

Teen creates Rubik's cube-inspired tiny home to help those experiencing homelessness

Renee Wang found inspiration in simple household toys when she dreamed up a solution to homelessness at 16.
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Two photos side by side. On the left, a man wears all black and stands next to a small white trailer, holding up a thumbs-up. On the right, an interior view of the trailer shows a couch, microwave, and window.

Man invents tiny mobile homes that fit on the back of bicycles to combat rising homelessness

Ryan Donais was inspired to use his background in construction to help after his brother experienced homelessness.
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Justin Timberlake rides on a bike, extending a high-five to other cyclists

Justin Timberlake joins 'bike bus' movement, leading students in morning drop-off ride

The star joined about 200 on their route to school in a special weekend ride.
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A photo collage of a gas pump inside a car's gas tank, a young Indonesian student eating her meal, a distressed woman standing outside while wearing a face mask, an offshore oil rig, and a woman with her hands in her face while seated at a table with receipts

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A person places a stack of folded jeans into a cardboard box

Online marketplace matches 20,000 donors with LA fire victims to donate clothes, other essentials

A secondhand clothing marketplace based in LA is matching donors to fire victims based on size, gender, and age.
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A small fire on top of a kitchen stove

To mitigate house fires, student invents 'smart fire extinguisher' to automatically snuff out flames

Henry Zhou’s invention could replace clunky fire extinguishers that require extensive training to use.
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Image of a teenage girl smiling as she touches a screen on a yellow table, while sitting in a yellow booth.

Dad walks 124 miles in cold to raise thousands for charity in his daughter's name

Santino Sellick raised over eight thousand dollars for local charities on what would have been his daughter's 21st birthday.
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Two photos side by side. On the left is an old yellow school bus. On the right is a glimpse into a mobile laundry bus, which houses rows of washers and driers inside of a school bus.

College students create 'laundry bus,' provide hygiene and dignity to homeless community

The mobile laundromat is a collaboration between Georgia Tech students and a local nonprofit.
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Jake Harvath, a man in his twenties with long brown hair and a long beard, sits atop a mustang. Behind him is another wild horse, trotting through the desert.

Man returns from world's longest horseback ride across US, raises awareness for wild mustang crisis

Jake Harvath documented his whirlwind journey on social media, in hopes of encouraging people to adopt wild horses.
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