People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

A person in a blue plaid shirt sits on concrete next to a brown dog in a sunlit underground space with white brick walls and graffiti.

100 poets wrote 100 poems about homelessness — then donated book proceeds back to their unhoused neighbors

British poet Andrew Mears lives in North East England, which has some of the highest rates of homelessness in the country.

Gina Hinojosa, in a white suit, stands at a wooden podium on stage facing a cheering crowd holding up phones, cameras and “Gina for Texas” signs.

Gina Hinojosa made history as the first Latina to be elected governor in Texas

Hinojosa, a Democratic state legislator, challenged Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, who was running for a fourth term.

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The 16 good news stories you loved most in October 2026

October 2026’s best good news, ranked by 5 million Instagram views. See the top 16, led by a bill that would ban Flock cameras nationwide.

A woman wearing an elaborate headdress with pink and black feathers and a red and gold patterned garment waves at the camera while surrounded by green foliage.

Dolores Huerta, who coined 'Sí se puede,' dies at 96. She spent 70 years fighting for farmworkers

Dolores Huerta, who rose to national prominence as the co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association and was known for her advocacy for women farmworkers, died on Wednesday.

A photo collage of a close-up of a textured natural surface, a dry agricultural field, two women standing together outdoors holding farming tools, a tree-lined dirt path with fence posts, and a rocky landscape filled with tall stone formations.

Good News This Week: October 24, 2026 - Mangroves, Hornbills, & Nurses

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...

A skeleton figure and a large horned creature illuminated in purple and pink light stand in a front yard decorated with glowing jack-o'-lanterns and fuzzy purple hay. A residential house is visible in the background.

Over 600 households have raised $1.2M for pediatric cancer with Halloween displays. This year, they want to break $2M

The fundraiser set an ambitious goal for its seventh year.

A woman holding a baby in a yellow shirt speaks to journalists holding microphones in a hallway, with other people standing in the background.

Historic win: Nurses fought to secure the nation's first countywide 12-week paid parental leave policy

After watching parents return to work while their babies were still in intensive care, Pittsburgh nurses gained a historic win for paid parental leave.

A photo collage of newly planted tree stems, a vast and foggy field, firefighters lined up in a row, two women walking in front of a house, and a man on his bicycle

Good News This Week: October 17, 2026 - Trees, Diapers, & Prosthetic Paws

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Police officers place numbered evidence markers on a sidewalk near a white sheet covering an object, with yellow crime scene tape visible and red flowers on a nearby fence.

Homicide rates dropped across the US. Experts say community-led intervention programs helped aid the decline

Nearly 50 crime scholars convened recently to analyze the reasons for the dropping rates.

Four teenagers hold up copies of "Tumor Tactics" cards while standing in front of a classroom bulletin board decorated with educational posters.

At 17, this student is helping children understand cancer through a Pokémon-inspired card game

He learned card games at his grandmother’s side. After losing her to cancer at age nine, he designed one to help other kids.

Three people stand outdoors in front a yellow sign with partial text visible. The person in front wears round purple-tinted sunglasses and a blue jacket. A woman on the right wears a red knit sweater. A man in back wears a dark hoodie with blue trim. All three are smiling at the camera.

Formerly incarcerated men try new approach to prison reform: 'We saw changes in guys in just nine weeks'

Frank Davis and Aaron Hicks created ECHO: Every Choice Holds an Opportunity.

A black building with white octopus mural features wooden structures on either side, white flowering plants in the foreground, and trees against a clear blue sky.

A TikTok review called this Kansas City coffee shop 'demonic.' Locals rallied around it

Oddly Correct relocated to Troost Avenue in 2021, and has been a staple in the neighborhood ever since.