Leah Paskalides / Facebook screen shot 19-Year-Old Adopted by Caseworker After Aging Out of Foster System Paskalides saw that Monyay was a determined young woman and just needed that mentor figure in her life. By Amanda Thomason May 3, 2021
KPIX screen shot Woman Fosters Over 80 Infants in 34 Years: 'This Is What God’s Handed Me a Gift to Do' The oldest child is now 37, and some of them still keep in touch, emailing and visiting as they can - but Owens isn't done yet. By Amanda Thomason April 26, 2021
7 Eyewitness News WKBW / Facebook screen shot After Man Asks for Help on Side of Road, Sign Thanks Community for Support: 'I Start Working Monday' The sign means little to those who weren't familiar with his presence on that corner, but those who knew him know it's from him. By Amanda Thomason April 22, 2021
Mike Wimmer / Twitter screen shot 12-Year-Old Tech Startup Founder Set to Graduate from College with 4.0 GPA Not only has Mike racked up an impressive academic career for someone his age, he's also started two tech companies. By Amanda Thomason April 22, 2021
Laura Hodges / Facebook screen shot Act of Kindness from Stranger Leads to Series of Blessings for Homeless Man, Finds Job and Community Support Thanks to the blessings from total strangers, he is in a very different place than where he started - and he plans on making the best of it. By Amanda Thomason April 12, 2021
Camden Police Department / Facebook screen shot 91-Year-Old Man Is the Oldest Working Police Officer in Arkansas, Won't Retire Until 'the Good Lord Says So' One thing Smith reiterated to all the stations who interviewed him was that he loves people and loves helping them. By Amanda Thomason April 5, 2021
AP via Business Wire Cancer Survivor Fulfills Lifelong Dream, Joins Civilian Mission into Space A cancer diagnosis at age 10 almost deprived Hayley Arceneaux of her astronaut dreams, but a private space mission rescued her ambitions. By Samantha Kamman April 4, 2021
Lilly Bumpus / Facebook screen shot 8-Year-Old Cancer Survivor Breaks National Girl Scout Record After Selling 32,484 Boxes of Cookies She beat the horrid disease, but it still weighs heavy on her mind and she wants to help those who are still struggling with it. By Amanda Thomason April 3, 2021
Ryan Lowry / LinkedIn screen shot Student with Autism Writes Cover Letter Asking Employers to 'Take a Chance on Me' The note, straightforward and honest, netted Ryan over 177,000 reactions and nearly 6,000 comments. By Amanda Thomason March 18, 2021
Fox 17 / Video screen shot Michigan Community Comes Together to Help Down and Out Ex-Firefighter People offered to wash his clothes, give him gym passes to shower, feed him and even pay for a hotel so he wouldn't have to sleep in his car. By Amanda Thomason March 17, 2021