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Transforming apathy into empathy.

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Milwaukee, WI

The Houses that Build Communities

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Washington, DC

Good Gifts, Curated

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Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Gates That Never Close

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Ashburn, VA

Finding the Heart of Handmade Treats

Washington, DC

Hospitality Without Boundaries

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Andros Island, Bahamas

Out of Many Waters

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United States

Spinning a Web of Kindness

Washington, DC

Between the Stone and the Star

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New York City, New York

Finding Nickels on the Street

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Chicago, IL

A Market of Love and Kindly Justice

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Washington, DC

The Heart of the Fire Service

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Houston, TX

Hope After Apocalypse

Washington, DC

When Writing Calls Forth More Than Words

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Washington, DC

On Giving Beyond The Gift

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Baltimore, MD

Twenty Years of Second Chances

Washington, DC

"...to see culture invigorated toward good."

Democratic Republic of Congo

"I feel like a dancer."

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Germantown, MD

"You've got to feel yourself alive sometimes."

San Francisco, CA

Leave as Family

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Nairobi, Kenya

Flip Flops and Phytoplankton

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Washington, DC

"They look at us like we kings. It's like, hope."

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Washington, DC

Harmony in the Capital City

Cairo, Egypt

The Livelihood of Cairo's Poorest

Washington, DC

Protection and Provision for DC’s Seniors

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Washington, DC

A Most Hopeful Brotherhood, Masterpieces in the Making

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Washington, DC

BitterSweet Monthly

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Of Restoration and Renewal

Oakland, CA

Coding the Way to a Transformed Future

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Washington, DC

A Home for Art, A Commitment to Access

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Chicago, IL

Pulling Highest Potential Out of Hardest Life Places

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Washington, DC

Reject Cynicism, Defy Apathy, Celebrate Good

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Ghana

Restoring Sight to the Blind Tens of Thousands of Times and Not Nearly Enough

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Global

Celebrate by Giving Good

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Nashville, TN

A Healing Place of Gritty Love and Lavender

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New York City

Lenses of the Unseen Capture the Untold

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Lacing the Toughest Terrain with Life Saving

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Boston, MA

Like-Minded Warriors Find Resilience on the Rock Wall

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Ca Mau, Vietnam

Libraries Changing The Margins of The World

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Chicago, IL

Radical Young Poets Leading Us Toward One Another

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Cleveland, TN

Stitching Together New Futures

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Philadelphia, PA

Running the Streets We Used to Sleep On

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Rainelle, WV

When a Mountain Town Goes Underwater

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Detroit, MI

Detroit Neighborhoods Remodel for Life

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Mexico

The Stuff Cures Are Made Of

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Global

Let's Make it Better

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Bosnia + Herzegovina

A Land of Honey, Plums and Landmines

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Germantown, MD

The Farm That Grows Farmers

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Washington, DC

More than Therapy

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Washington, DC

Is there anything right, pure, admirable, lovely?

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Beijing, China

The Strongest Little Beats in Beijing

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Baltimore, MD

Baltimore’s Warehouse of Many Chances

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Bridging Separation + Connecting Families

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Washington, DC

Salvaged Dreams

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Chicago, IL

The Mechanics of Life, Work and Bicycles

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Orange County, CA

Now You See Me

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Shreveport, LA

Weaving Us Together, All Of Us

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Global

Make Giving Meaningful

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Ouanaminthe, Haiti

The Children Will Rebuild The Country

Middle East

The Untold Story of The World's Greatest Potential

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Houston, Texas

Refugee Farmers Growing in Houston's Food Desert

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Nairobi, Kenya

Flipping Flops Into Statement Art

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Washington, DC

Saving Play

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Washington, DC

Healing for Heroes

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San Francisco, CA

Jazzy Suppers Building New Futures

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Washington, DC

Incarcerated Youth Writing New Chapters

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Chicago, IL

Crushing Hopelessness in Chicago's South Side

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Washington, DC

Music for All

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Global

Supporting Refugees Locally and Globally

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Washington, DC

Forever Families For Teens Aging Out of Foster Care

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Cairo, Egypt

Sweetness In The Garbage Slums of Cairo

Washington, DC

Why We Do This + What's Next

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Washington, DC

Professional Pathways for High School Seniors

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Washington, DC

How Creamy Cauliflower Teaches Life

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Madrid, Spain

What It Takes for Trafficking Victims to Become Survivors

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Washington, DC

How The Punk Rock Scene is Caring for Elderly in DC

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Cochabamba, Bolivia

Adventure Therapy, Overcoming Bit By Bit

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Providence, Rhode Island

The Very Best Granola, Made By Refugees

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Alexandria, Virginia

Perhaps The Most Important Story We Will Ever Tell

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Washington, DC

These Dreams Are Shaped and Stitched Together

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Democratic Republic of Congo

Learning to Walk, and Standing Proud

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Washington, DC

Reversing the Foster Care List in DC

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The Impact Of Whole And Healthy Soles

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Washington, DC

Addressing the Dropout Crisis in DC

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Washington, DC

A Little Salvadoran Village in Arlington

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Washington, DC

Caring for High-Risk, Low-Income, Pregnant Teens

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Making Brothel Life Less Desirable

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United States

A Private-Sector Solution for Homelessness

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Washington, DC

These Little Lights Are Going To Shine

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Guatemala City, Guatemala

Coaching Futbol, Coaching Life

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East Jerusalem, Israel

School For The Blind Builds Peace In The Middle East

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Colombia

The Coffee That Was Very Nearly Cocaine