Continuing its commitment to raise awareness surrounding one of the most important issues affecting youth today, Family Channel is pleased to announce its annual Bullying Awareness Week campaign will be returning for its 15th year this November. From Monday, November 20 – Friday, November 24, bullying-related content will populate the network with themed episodes and […]
LPGA Tour player donates entire winner’s check of $195,000 to the Houston relief effort
Safe to say, LPGA Tour star Stacy Lewis earned some new fans for this one — and rightfully so. It’s not often you see a gesture as heartfelt and genuine as this. Ahead of this week’s Portland Classic the LPGA Tour star, who has been living in Houston since she was 11 and whose husband […]
Chance the Rapper raises over $2 million that will be given to 20 schools for arts education programs
Chicago native and Grammy winner Chance the Rapper announced on Friday that his non-profit organization SocialWorks has raised $2.2 million that will be given to 20 CPS schools for arts education programs. “Funding for public schools is the single most important investment a community can make,” said 24-year-old Chance the Rapper. The principals of the […]
Meet the Hearing-Impaired 10-Year-Old Who Raised $15,000 to Buy Ear Aids for Other Kids
Braden Baker never imagined that his hearing condition would lead him to making an impact in the lives of so many others like him. The 10-year-old was just an infant when doctors learned that he has bilateral sensorineural hearing loss — which can worsen over time. In the years that followed, Braden grew up wearing a […]
Three brothers bought a 5-ton truck on Craigslist and helping their fellow Texans
When Hurricane Harvey began to hammer Houston, three brothers from San Antonio decided they couldn’t just sit at home. “We were trying to figure out what to do. How to help,” said Brad Morris, when his cousin, a Houston police officer, gave them a tip: ‘We’ve got boats,” he said, “but what we need is […]
Japanese train firm goes extra mile for single passenger
For the past three years, a train has stopped at the remote Kami-Shirataki station in the far north of Japan just twice a day. At 7:04 am prompt, it takes on a single passenger – a student on her way to school – and brings her home again at 5:08 pm. The student’s journey to […]
15-year-old Louisville boy buys meal for homeless woman: ‘I couldn’t just walk by’
WDRB 41 Louisville News Video of two Butler Traditional High School students helping a homeless woman get a meal has gone viral. It’s being called “The Kindness After Class,” but the story behind one of the kid’s compassionate act is where you’ll find the real lesson. Dean Brewer remembered days at home when food was […]
Cliff Burton’s Father Donates Metallica Royalties To Music Scholarships
Metallica’s late founding bassist Cliff Burton has apparently been doing some good from the great beyond. Burton’s father Ray Burton revealed that the bassist’s family has quietly been donating his continuing royalties to scholarships for music students at Castro Valley High School in the San Francisco Bay Area, which Burton attended. Ray Burton said that, […]