Men and women returning from serving overseas often need specialized or more focused health care and one Valley program is working to put the soldier in charge of their healing.
After overhearing a young girl's concerns with learning how to read, a stranger decided to write an inspiring letter to encourage her to never give up.
Kenneth Chancey, a former homeless teen on L.A.'s infamous Skid Row, accepted his Political Science degree from Loyola Marymount University last Saturday.
17-year-old Ben Moser didn't have to keep his word, when as a fourth grader, he told his mom he'd take his friend Mary Lapkowicz to the high school prom.
A woman who lost her daughter to leukemia heads up a foundation that helps other families struggling with pediatric cancer. Deb Leone started the Melonhead Foundation in 1997 after Melanie, then 11, was diagnosed with cancer. The Tempe, Arizona-based foundation raises money for families’ expenses, including housing, utilities and gas. Melonhead was a nickname the […]
Former NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway came to the side of his childhood friend to help coach a middle school basketball team to back-to-back state titles.
A Phoenix-based program that encourages children to reach for success, is serious about the concept that hope can be taught. Founder Rick Miller is doing that with at-risk kids he prefers to describe as Kids at Hope. The CEO said the not-for-profit’s development model has been instituted in 18 states and Canada and by more […]
Cammy was born unable to walk or speak, but she sure loves the Blackhawks. Her goal was to score a goal with the help of her favorite player, Duncan Keith.
