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Children who helped someone, made something, or were looked after by the people around them. 118 verified stories. Stories come from Stuart, Lincoln, and Portland. Each one is checked and linked to the original report.
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HeroesOfficer Carston Addison, on the force less than a year, dropped his gear and swam out to bring a 12-year-old boy to shore. Chief Mario Knapp gave him a special life-saving award.
Verified · CBS News Miami
CommunityKori Cannon has taught multilingual kindergartners from 22 countries over 16 years at Westgate Elementary. She was named State Teacher of the Year in Olympia and moves on to the national competition.
Verified · NBC Right Now
CommunityChilaka Ugobi of Our Redeemer's Christian School, a two-time state spelling bee champion, competes Oct. 14 for the national title and a $100,000 education savings plan. His topic is adult mental-health access.
Verified · KFYR-TV
CommunityCrews hauled out more than 600 tons of debris and refurbished about 40 rooms in under eight weeks. Students marked the return with an oli, hula, a lei for the school, and a run through welcome banners.
Verified · Hawaii News Now
HeroesTerry Berggren holds babies in Overland Park Regional Hospital's Warm Arms program when families cannot be there. The hospital gave him its Humanitarian Award.
Verified · KAKE
CommunityBradshaw, Iaeger, Coalfield, and Southside K-8 received centers with 3D printers, robots, and circuit kits from the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and TC Energy, the first in the state.
Verified · WVVA
HeroesBodycam shows officers running up to an Astoria apartment and giving CPR to a baby boy who had stopped breathing until he breathed again. He was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell in stable condition.
Verified · ABC7 New York
CommunityIndividual donors beat the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum's $25,000 Children's Library goal in a few months, and the Friends added $3,000. The money is for new nonfiction, a sensory-friendly space, and an outdoor playscape.
Verified · North Star Monthly
Health & TechZanvastro (zilganersen) is approved for a rare, often fatal brain disorder. In a controlled trial, treated patients 5 and older with walking trouble were faster at 61 weeks, and treated 2- to 4-year-olds gained motor skills while untreated children declined. It is not a cure.
Verified · Nature Biotechnology
CommunityAt the hospital's annual reunion, Tasneem Hamdan brought her nearly 4-year-old twins back to the nurses who cared for them. One twin weighed 2 pounds, 2 ounces at birth. Their care led her to nursing school.
Verified · Denver7
HeroesAfter scammers took a DoorDash driver's paycheck the day before his daughter turned 2, Officers Alessandro Figuccio and Tanner Schnieder bought clothes, toys, and a pink bike and brought them back.
Verified · AZFamily (KTVK/KPHO)
HeroesNatalie Martinez's nonprofit hands out backpacks, clothes, prom attire, and holiday toys without an income test. This year's back-to-school event alone included 375 backpacks.
Verified · Fort Worth Report
CommunityRon Wallace of Greene won the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Warren. His pumpkin beat the previous world record by nearly 300 pounds, pending certification.
Verified · NBC 10 WJAR
HeroesMartin County employee Amy Offenbach and a friend paddled out at an unguarded beach in Jensen Beach and brought all three girls to shore.
Verified · WFLX
CommunityBruins players made their annual Halloween visit to patients at Boston Children's Hospital, dressed as characters from Toy Story.
Verified · Boston 25 News
CommunityAhead of their Oct. 3 game, Cougs Care and TCU supporters gathered about 650 books plus cash and supplies for Literacy United, which teaches children who struggle with reading.
Verified · Fort Worth Report
CommunityThe Family Support Center gave out free winter coats and Halloween costumes for children from newborns to teens, and plans another costume giveaway on October 21.
Verified · KSL
CommunityNearly 100 high school robotics students from nine schools, led by Barstow's FRC Team 1939, modified seven toy cars at Variety KC's Go Baby Go build so toddlers with mobility challenges can drive and play.
Verified · KMBC 9
CommunityFor citations issued from October 1 through November 13, the city accepts an unwrapped toy worth the fine. The toys go to families moving into permanent housing.
Verified · Las Vegas Sun
CommunityThe Lansing chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace held a build day in Haslett. The chapter makes nearly 1,000 beds a year and still has a wait list of 100 to 200 families.
Verified · WILX
CommunityCASA Encore's dance and banner competition funds volunteer advocates for children in foster care in three north Mississippi counties. Alpha Omicron Pi won for a third year.
Verified · The Daily Mississippian
AnimalsVolunteers at the therapeutic riding nonprofit help riders, including brothers Noah and Elijah, build core strength and confidence.
Verified · WCBI
CommunityFamilies, including first-timers with a 7-month-old, gathered in Lake Charles to celebrate their children through the Down Syndrome Association of Southwest Louisiana.
Verified · KPLC
CommunityHundreds walked with self-advocates with Down syndrome, then danced at the Bandstand while students lined the boards to cheer.
Verified · Cape Gazette