Art, Entertainment, Culture, and Creativity for Good

Stories about using art and creativity to make a positive difference

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Good News This Week: April 12, 2025 - Dire Wolves, Fridges, & Surfboards

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A picture of Ms. Rachel, a brunette woman with a pink shirt, pink headband, and jean overalls. She is framed by the words: "Take a listen, be encouraged" and "Hi, my name is Ms Rachel"

Ms. Rachel adds voice to interactive art exhibit designed to comfort people on their 'roughest day'

“We set up an 800 number,” author Brad Montague said in a recent TikTok. “You call it, leave a message you would have needed to hear on your roughest day. Just something kind, something true.”

A group of 21 inmates sit in a computer lab under a banner that reads "Central California Women's Facility Media Center"

The world's largest women's prison is now home to an independent newspaper — written by and for inmates

The Paper Trail is amplifying the voices of incarcerated women at The Central California Women’s Facility.

A group of people gathers in front of a neoclassical-style building during a protest or rally. A person in the foreground holds a bright yellow sign that reads "Drag is Beautiful" with a heart symbol. Another yellow sign partially visible on the left says "No LGB [without] the T." The crowd consists of diverse individuals, some wearing LGBTQ+ pride-related clothing and accessories. The setting is outdoors with trees and a blue sky in the background

First Amendment win: Federal judge blocks Texas A&M's drag ban

The students said while their fight isn’t over, they were overjoyed by the decision and vowed to share that joy by putting on the best show possible Thursday.

A mockup of a tiny home village with American flags in front of each home

Former 'Queer Eye' star behind new tiny house village for Wisconsin's homeless veterans

The co-founder of Veterans Community Project is hard at work building the next neighborhood.

A man stands outside of a yellow dumpster that's been converted into a tiny home

Artist transforms dumpster into tiny home 'to start a conversation about the housing crisis'

Designer Harrison Marshall created the unique home in response to high costs of living.

Four people gather around microphones in a radio studio, smiling and making silly faces

Radio show invites homeless people to be on-air presenters: 'Voices that are often ignored'

Radio Dusthole promises “good tunes, great banter, and inspiring stories.”

On the left, a table of three men at a table playing a paper based board game. On the right: a man smiles across from a woman as he reaches to pull a card from a board game.

Nonprofit uses board game, RPG simulator to help people better understand homelessness

Housing Hustle and the Homeless Experience Simulation use gameplay and real-life personas to put players in the shoes of their unhoused neighbors.

A photo collage of an aerial view of a solar farm, a woman walks up a hill with a stick, a Spotify playlist screenshot of the 'Is This What We Want?" album by 1,000 UK Artists, a mother and son posing for the camera, and a crowd looking at the SS United States -- a historic ocean liner

Good News This Week: March 1, 2025 - Hostels, Trees, & Albums

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Two photos side by side. On the left, Alex Trebek stands on the set of "Jeopardy!" wearing a suit and glasses. On the right, a cove of sleeping quarters inside the Trebek Center homeless shelter in Los Angeles

LA roller rink transformed into homeless shelter, thanks to beloved 'Jeopardy!' host

The late game show host donated $500,000 toward the renovation of a unique homeless shelter in Los Angeles.

John & Hank Green's 'Project for Awesome' has raised a total of $27M for charity

YouTubers and “Nerdfighters” have raised more than $27 million to make a difference and “decrease world suck.”

A screenshot of John Green and Hank Green in the 2025 Project For Awesome livestream

Hank & John Green raise $3.7M in 2025 'Project For Awesome' charity livestream

Hank and John Green’s annual charity livestream, Project for Awesome, has been a massive fundraising success since 2007.