CommunityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spirit Halloween hosts a costume party for hospital patients
Young patients at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh picked donated costumes and played games, decorated pumpkins, and played bingo.
Verified · WPXITopic
Good news about toys.
Toys, costumes, and stuffed animals given so a child is not left out. 8 verified stories. Stories come from Pittsburgh, Muscatine, and Springfield. Each one is checked and linked to the original report.
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CommunityMuscatine, Iowa
A Muscatine costume drive grows from 30 outfits to nearly 700
United Way Muscatine County and partners gave nearly 700 free Halloween costumes to 145 children in 45 families.
Verified · WQAD
CommunitySpringfield, Missouri
Missouri State therapy students built custom ride-on cars for Ozarks kids
Through Go Baby Go, occupational therapy students turn toy cars into free rides with a go button, a harness, and side supports. About 30 families have been helped in five years.
Verified · KY3
HeroesPhoenix, Arizona
Two Phoenix officers used their own money to save a toddler's birthday
After 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)
HeroesFort Worth, Texas
A North Side grad's Linking Hearts keeps Fort Worth families supplied
Natalie 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
CommunityTaylorsville, Utah
Coats, costumes, and cocoa for more than 500 Taylorsville families
The 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
CommunityLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas will take new toys as payment for some parking tickets
For 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
HeroesTallahassee, Florida
A Tallahassee student has donated 2,000 stuffed animals
Kinsley Locke, a sophomore at North Florida Christian School, marked a decade of giving plush toys to local fire departments and is now sending them to children in foster care.
Verified · WCTV