People Doing Good

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Good News This Week: December 20, 2025 - Puppets, Raccoons, & Grandmas

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

Two photos. On the left, Mark and Mary Stevens smile together in a portrait. On the right is an aerial view of Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Billionaire buys apartment complex to slash rents for Colorado mountain town workers

The new Riverview Apartments supply workforce housing without the red tape, thanks to venture capitalist Mark Stevens.

Eric Minikel and Sonia Vallabh smile together in a science lab

Scientist diagnosed with the rare disease that took her mother's life dedicates her life to finding a cure

Sonia Vallabh had already obtained her law degree from Harvard, but after her diagnosis, decided to retrain in biomedical engineering.

Comedian Aaron Ross hosts a variety show next to a group of strippers on stage in Portland, Oregon

Strippers are now the No. 1 donor of toys to children's hospital in Portland. This year, they broke their own record

This year’s annual Tatas for Toys event “made it reindeer” even more than in years past.

A grandma sits at a purple lemonade stand talking to a stranger. It's called "The Grandma Stand"

Strangers seeking life advice find it at the Grandma Stand, a rotating pop-up staffed by 15 NYC grandmas

Need a little good, old-fashioned advice? Or even just a listening ear? These grandmas are going pro bono.

A photo of a man disarming an attacker in Bondi Beach, Australia, as well as that same man in a hospital bed

Thousands of GoFundMe donors raise $1.5M for hero who disarmed Bondi Beach attacker

Over 27,000 people have contributed to a fundraiser for Ahmed al Ahmed, a bystander who disarmed an active shooter in Bondi Beach, Australia over the weekend.

This woman conquered 100 fears in 100 days. Now she's helping others do the same

Michelle Poler’s “100 Days Without Fear” project has since turned into an entire career.

A photo collage of Milan's Olympic Village, two men holding up a cheque in the form of a big signage, a portrait of MacKenzie Scott smiling, a man holds up a big signage that says 'Nobel Prize', and an aerial view of a building with solar panels on its rooftop

Good News This Week: December 13, 2025 - Pies, Hats, & Sea Cows

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A Black woman wears military fatigues and holds a Christmas tree in her arms in front of a FedEx truck

FedEx delivers 325K free Christmas trees to military families as part of annual 'Trees for Troops' program

The “Trees for Troops” program was started in 2005 and has been growing with the support of Christmas tree farmers across the country.

An elderly man reads a newspaper in a crowded cafe

Obituaries are the most-read parts of newspapers. Here's what 38 million tributes reveal about 'a life well-lived'

A new study examined 38 million American obituaries. Here's what the findings revealed.

A teacher smiles with a student who has a 3D printed prosthetic hand

Teacher 3D prints prosthetic hand for 4th grader right in the school's lab: 'It cost about $20'

The elementary STEAM educator knew a traditional prosthetic could cost thousands, so he got creative instead.

An aerial view of a woman using a laptop

Just by opening a new tab, thousands of people have raised $2M for charity

Tab for a Cause has reached a major milestone in its efforts to do more good online.