People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

Left: Three Girl Scouts stand in a warehouse full of cookies; Right: A collection of Girl Scout cookies and milk sits in the kitchen of St. Vincent de Paul-Phoenix

Community shelter receives massive donation of nearly 2,000 Girl Scout cookies

Businesses in the Phoenix area chipped in to buy thousands of Girl Scout cookies to share with community members in need.

Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal sit beside each other in a hospital room, wearing surgical gowns; Rhett in a wheelchair and Link laying in bed

YouTubers Rhett & Link (hilariously) got colonoscopies together to educate fans about colon cancer

"Good Mythical Morning" hosts Rhett and Link were their comedic selves as they underwent the procedure for the sake of colon cancer awareness.

John Green smiling next to TB under microscope

John Green announces $1M annual donation to fight his (least) favorite disease

YouTuber and author John Green has just announced a major investment in the fight to end tuberculosis in the Philippines.

Left: A screenshot of Dylan Mulvaney saying "it's day 730 of girlhood!" Center: a screenshot of Dylan Mulvaney's single 'Days of Girlhood' in a music player; Right: A screenshot of Dylan Mulvaney saying "and isn't that beautiful?"

Dylan Mulvaney drops new single, donates profits to The Trevor Project for 'Days of Girlhood' TikTok anniversary

Dylan Mulvaney is celebrating her gender transition anniversary with a new song and fundraiser for The Trevor Project.

"The Last Repair Shop" creators stand on stage at a podium

'The Last Repair Shop' inspires flood of donations for young musicians, musical instruments following Oscar win

The documentary's directors launched a $15 million fundraiser for the LAUSD Education Foundation's music education program and the repair shop.

A photo collage of a portrait shot of a parrot, the side of the front part of a school bus, an image of the back of a birth control packaging box, two medical images of a brain, and a flatlay image of the Goodnewspaper

Good News This Week: March 9, 2024 - Grannies, Parrots, & Buses

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

Left: Meghan Markle as a teenager, Right: Meghan Markle speaking at SXSW on International Women's Day

Meghan Markle recounts childhood story at SXSW women's media panel: 'Your voice is not small'

Meghan Markle headlined a panel at SXSW alongside Brooke Shields and Katie Couric to discuss women's representation in media on International Women’s Day.

Three screenshots of a TikTok posted by The Oscars, in which a sign language interpreter teaches Lily Gladstone and Mark Ruffalo

Watch: Sign language interpreter teaches Mark Ruffalo, Lily Gladstone how to sign titles of Oscar-nominated films

Academy Award nominees joined ASL interpreter Chrissy Marshall to learn how to to sign the names of their films in ASL.

Left: Glennon Doyle; Right: An Instagram post from Together Rising that reads "“Together, we are harnessing our heartbreak into hope and into relief from hunger for many families and communities in Gaza. We are immensely grateful for you showing up and declaring that there is no such thing as other people’s children.”

Glennon Doyle's nonprofit raised over $1M to provide aid to Palestinians in Gaza, Rafah

Together Rising, which has supported Gaza since 2021, collaborates with local partners to provide essential supplies to people in need.

Public Health Officer 1st Lt. Gyasi J. Mann, right, and Bioenvironmental Engineer Senior Airman Emilio D. Gonzalez, second from right, help homeless veterans choose a pair of reading glasses during Stand Down 2012 at the National Guard Armory in Cherry Hill

VA's work to end veteran homelessness is working. Advocates hope efforts could work for civilians too.

In late January, groups of volunteers around the country set out on foot and in vehicles in search of individuals experiencing homelessness.

Meet 16 women abolitionists you probably never learned about in school

At a time when women were expected to sit in the background, these heroes shattered those restrictions, bravely and unapologetically standing up for what they believed in.

A woman holding a sign that says "Act now or swim later"

These are the 'climate grannies' — and they'll do whatever it takes to protect their grandchildren.

They have the generational wisdom, environmental activism experience, free time — and they're not afraid of getting arrested.