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Meet the frontline heroes making a difference during COVID, natural disasters, mental health crises, and more

Cities and nonprofits across the country are building communities of tiny homes to safely house people amid covid and cold winters. Proponents say tiny homes give people dignity and privacy, but some advocates for homeless people say they don't go far enough.

Public libraries nationwide are handing out test kits and masks in a growing effort by counties and cities to better protect their residents from the virus.

High-performing athletes possess many of the skills and attributes that physicians need, supporters of the strategy say.

Menstruation supplies are expensive — and stigmatized. So many people just go without. These churches are trying to make a difference.

The goal of Hatching Hope is to improve the livelihood and nutrition of 100 million people by 2030.

The city of Brno’s growing migrant population had been mostly served by NGOs. It wasn’t enough. So the city brought the work in-house.

The United Nations on December 7th recognized Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka as one of its “champions of the Earth” for promoting the One Health approach to conservation in Africa.

In November, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to reauthorize the program and its mandates through 2023, and the bill went into effect when President Donald Trump signed it into law in December 2018.

The pandemic wasn't the only area we saw progress as it relates to global health — but it was the catalyst for a number of the year's best good news stories.

This year was filled with progress for the LGBTQ+ community in the United States and globally. We saw that elections matter, representation is increasing, and people are finding creative ways to support queer people around the world.

As we head into our third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, what hopeful moments can we look back on for a sense of encouragement?