Many people would be astonished and even horrified at the gun violence stories that frequently make the headlines in Chicago. Not Dr. Daniel Ivankovich. “I’ve treated more than 200 gun violence victims in Chicago,” says Ivankovich. “These are the mean streets. People often call Chicago’s streets the killing fields.” But gangs and gang related crime […]

It’s hard for many people to believe that there are still many parts of the US that don’t have access to fresh and nutritious food. Conetoe, North Carolina, is one of these many “food deserts”. The small town is located an hour east of Raleigh and the nearest grocery store is at least 10 miles […]

Unfortunately, people living with disabilities have few opportunities available to them in mainstream careers. It’s even harder for them to make it in the world of the arts. This is a fact that Rob Lentz and two of his colleagues realized years ago. They decided to do something about it by starting Project Onward in […]

Bhagwati Agrawal was a successful engineer working in the US with Fortune 500 Companies. Having grown up in Rajasthan, India, he and his friends in the US always ensured that they sent donations back home whenever there was need. Agrawal’s career had been successful until 2003, when his company declared bankruptcy. “I was thinking of […]

Like many teenagers who’ve just completed high school, Maggie Doyne set off to travel the world during her gap year before starting college. However, for Doyne, this would be a life-changing journey. The New Jersey resident set off for Fiji where she put up residence in a Buddhist monastery while helping to rebuild a sea […]

Back in the old days, before transportation became so efficient, soldiers returning home from the battlefield would have to make the long journey back on foot. Although often a grueling journey, this gave them time to decompress and process their experiences. “Active hiking gave soldiers an opportunity to come to terms with any trauma they […]

Target is expanding on the number of dangerous ingredients that they want vendors to remove from their products, increasing pressure on manufacturers to comply with health concerns of consumers. Some of the ingredients that they aim to remove from the products on their shelves include bisphenol A and coal tars, as well as triclosan, which is a substance found in sanitizer and hand soap that […]

With Help From More Than 100,000 Volunteers If you’re like most people, when you hear that there’s been a storm in a certain area, your first reaction would be to stay as far away as you can. Not so for Zack Rosenburg and Liz McCartney. When they heard that New Orleans had been hit by […]

It started out as just another day for Chris Mintz, a student at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, but what happened on Thursday, October 1st would change his life forever. A military veteran of ten years, Mintz was in his classroom when he heard multiple gunshots being fired next door.  Rather than panicking, he […]

There are two different worlds in Miami. The first is full of glitz and glamour. It’s the world of celebrities and the privileged. The second is one of poverty and children growing up with a bleak future. This is the world that professional musician, Chad Bernstein, hopes to change. Statistics from the Department of Regulatory […]