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Ecolibrium

Jodi Slick describes her motivations to create Ecolibrium3.
April 30, 2013 at 11:36 AM ET by Jodi Slick

Healthy Soils, Happy Communities

Fred Yoder shares his passion for helping his community improve climate initiatives.
April 30, 2013 at 11:20 AM ET by Fred Yoder

Hope and Sustainability for Our Coastal Communities

Rebecca Templeton shares her personal story that lead her to founding Bayou Grace Community Services.
April 30, 2013 at 11:02 AM ET by Rebecca Templeton

Limitless

Patrick Barnes describes how his recognition of minority communities created his passion to help.
April 30, 2013 at 10:41 AM ET by Patrick Barnes

Climate Justice Warrior: Building Resilient Communities on the Frontlines

Lipo Chanthanasak describes how his experience as an immigrant shapes his his
April 30, 2013 at 10:17 AM ET by Lipo Chanthanasak

Combating Climate Change: City by City

Kimberly Hill Knott shares how she became involved with climate issues in her community.
April 30, 2013 at 9:55 AM ET by Kimberly Hill Knott

Ending Polio: Conquering the Crippler, Working with the Aftermath

Ann Lee Hussey explains her passion to end Polio.
April 17, 2013 at 4:24 PM ET by Ann Lee Hussey

A Safe Haven

Neli Vazquez Rowland shares her story to helping reduce homelessness.
April 17, 2013 at 4:09 PM ET by Neli Vazquez Rowland

Dream Big: Water

Walter Hughes, Jr. shares his story of bringing water to people around the world.
April 17, 2013 at 3:32 PM ET by Walter Hughes, Jr.

Not In My Backyard

Peggy Halderman shares her journey of ensuring children in America have food.
April 17, 2013 at 3:13 PM ET by Peggy Halderman

Bringing Water to Homes

Bob Dietrick describes his journey to ensure people of Tennessee have access to water.
April 17, 2013 at 2:43 PM ET by Bob Dietrick

Hello, Sandy!

Bonnie Sirower shares her efforts to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
April 17, 2013 at 2:27 PM ET by Bonnie Sirower

Paying Forward

Jeremiah J. Lowney, Jr explains his journey in creating the Haitian Health Foundation (HHF).
April 17, 2013 at 2:07 PM ET by Jeremiah J. Lowney, Jr.

S4k

Tom Barnes explains his journey to make Shoes for Kids (S4K) a success.
April 17, 2013 at 1:47 PM ET by Tom Barnes

Power of One: Shots For Tots

Harriett Schloer shares her success to create the "Shots for Tots" program.
April 17, 2013 at 1:27 PM ET by Harriett Schloer

SmokeTeam

Nancy Sanford Hughes describes her efforts to establish StoveTeam International to prevent smoke from indoor cooking fires from killing individuals.
April 17, 2013 at 1:07 PM ET by Nancy Sanford Hughes

Involve Me and I Will Understand

Douglas McNeil describes his passion to help youth and how education and mentorship is crucial for youth.
April 17, 2013 at 12:47 PM ET by Douglas McNeil

Sanctuary for Immigrants

Javier H. Valdés shares how his family's experience of immigration from Argentina shaped his motivation to help immigrants in New York.
March 29, 2013 at 6:26 PM ET by Javier H. Valdés

Diversity and Civic Inclusion

Mireya Reith describes her journey in founding the Arkansas United Community Coalition.
March 29, 2013 at 5:56 PM ET by L. Mireya Reith

We Choose Hope

Ian Danley describes his fight for immigration reform in Arizona.
March 29, 2013 at 5:32 PM ET by Ian Danley

The Defining Moments

Rich Stolz shares his story of how being Korean-American shapes his work with immigration reform.
March 29, 2013 at 5:07 PM ET by Rich Stolz

Generations of Struggle

Lawrence Benito shares the story of his family's struggle in their immigration to the United States.
March 29, 2013 at 4:45 PM ET by Lawrence Benito

Unite Here

Yvanna Cancela explains her journey to politicaly mobalize immigrants.
March 29, 2013 at 4:19 PM ET by Yvanna Cancela

"The Better Angels of Our Nature"

Jason Mathis shares his personal story about his fight for immigration reform in Utah.
March 29, 2013 at 3:27 PM ET by Jason Mathis

A Nation of Immigrants

Matthew Soerens describes how his faith plays an important role in his advocacy work with immigrants.
March 29, 2013 at 2:56 PM ET by Matthew Soerens

We're Not Illegal, We're Not Immoral, We're Not "Them" - We Are All "Us!"

Judy Rickard shares her personal story that inspired her to stand up for the LGBT community.
March 29, 2013 at 2:15 PM ET by Judy Rickard

Champions of Change: Women Veterans

March 21, 2013 at 6:55 PM ET by Rosye Cloud

The Best and Worst in Humanity

Stacy Pearsall describes her efforts to ensure women veterans' voices were hurt through the pain.
March 21, 2013 at 6:54 PM ET by Stacy L. Pearsall

“Hidden Wounds Of War.”

Marylyn Harris shares her passion in educating and empowering Women Veterans in the businesses world.
March 21, 2013 at 4:27 PM ET by Marylyn Harris, Marylyn R. Harris

Sisterhood, Service, and Sacrifice

Ginger Miller shares her own personal story of homelessness and how that impacted her efforts to help other homeless veterans.
March 21, 2013 at 3:44 PM ET by Ginger Miller