Meet Scott and Mary Beth Clark and their 21 adopted children, and Dr. James Gips, whose Eagle Eyes technology is transforming the lives of severely disabled children.
Three brothers keep young men off the streets and out of gangs; Sue and Don Kimball offer support for women and children trying to escape domestic violence and abuse.
World-champion kayaker Brad Ludden takes groups of young adults suffering from cancer on week-long adventure camps; Linda Myers provides support for elderly Native Americans living traditional lifestyles on reservations.
Dr. Margaret Martin gives free music lessons to underprivileged children in LA's gang-ridden zones; Don Shoendorfer gives away free wheelchairs to disabled people in the third world.
Tanya Walters runs Godparents for Youth Organization to help kids raise their grades; Galen and Bridget Sampson run an apprenticeship program at the Dogwood Restaurant in Baltimore to help get struggling people back on their feet.
Cann uses street soccer to help homeless youth get off the streets; Magdalene & Thistle Farms help women who have suffered from violence, prostitution, and addiction.
Dr. Dan and Susie Bell offer free medical services and a hot meal to people in need; California's San Pasqual Academy is a high school with a family-style environment for foster children.
Bill Gross aids family-run farms going through difficult times; Elissa Montanti helps children who have suffered horrific injuries in war-torn countries around the world.
Kathy Klotz provides animal-assisted therapy for hospitals, mental institutions, nursing facilities, and detention homes to enhance quality of life through the human-animal bond.
Over 500 homeless children attend Whitney Elementary. Principal Sherri Gahn organizes 500 donors and local businesses to coordinate donations, including clothes, bread, and haircuts, for the children.
Jenn Cohen helps homeless and at-risk youth develop their physical and emotional integrity by providing intensive skill training in circus and performing arts.
Greg Adamson and Tiffany Berg organize donations and volunteers to renovate homes and meet the special needs of families in dire circumstances whose homes need renovation or special adaptations.
Colin and Karen Archipley created the Veterans Sustainability Agriculture Training program to offer newly returned veterans an intensive 6-week course in farming skills.
Founded in New York in 1999, Musicians on Call brings live music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities to enhance the quality of care for thousands of patients across the nation.
Learn about the Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors, an organization that provides sailing opportunities for disabled people in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Homeboy Industries is an organization that assists formerly gang-involved youth become positive and contributing members of society through job placement, training, and education.
Mike Duggan helps children who have suffered horrible trauma receive services and educational opportunities that will help them overcome all their barriers.
See the inner workings of Intersect Fund, a small student-run organization that helps small and financially struggling business entrepreneurs get their businesses off the ground.
Shauna Devenport gathers carloads of unwanted food that would otherwise be thrown away by grocers and sorts it on her porch for homeless and needy families.
Brenda Palms Barber started an organization to offer full-time transitional jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals and others with significant barriers to employment.
Sister Tesa keeps incarcerated mothers and their children in contact. She provides housing for mother's recently released from jail, daycare services, and job opportunities for former inmates.
