People Helping People Archives

Someone Cares: Sweet Story

These kindergarteners looked forward to hear her stories every week for a sweet treat.

Justin Dillon on His Efforts to End Human Trafficking

Musician, author, activist, humanitarian and CEO Justin Dillon discusses the issue of human trafficking and the efforts he has made to put a stop to it.

Clothed in Compassion

By Michelle Cox3 min read

How kindness is a blessing whether received or given.

How Susan Burton Is Helping Women Rebuild After Prison

By Jessica Toomer6 min read

The founder of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project details her own story of life behind bars and why she’s helping women find their clean slate after prison in a new memoir.

A portrait of Eric Motley on the wheat plains of Madison Park, Alabama.

4 Principles for Success and Leadership from Eric Motley

Listen as Eric Motley, executive vice-president of the Aspen Institute, shares how his life and career were guided by his four principles of leadership.

Someone Cares: Nurse’s Orders

By Ann Williams1 min read

Hospital patients should not have to worry about what to wear when they travel home. These nurses came to the rescue.

Someone Cares: What Do You See?

By Rebecca Forbes1 min read

Here’s a tip on making Twitter tweets more inclusive — thanks to a veteran who expressed concern.

Someone Cares: Book Crazy

By Sara Nunn1 min read

After she passed, her book collection helped educate the youth.

Katie and her volunteers have given away more than 6,000 Easter baskets.

How Making Easter Baskets Helped Her Let Go of a Painful Past

By Katie Minter Jones4 min read

After leaving the children’s home she grew up in, she swore she’d never go back, but a little girl’s Easter joy changed her outlook.

Katie Minter Jones who gives Easter baskets to foster children

Katie Minter Jones on Bringing Joy to Foster Kids with Easter Baskets

Katie Minter Jones, who as a child spent years in foster care, shares how she came to make an annual tradition of giving Easter baskets to kids who might not otherwise receive them.