Positive News - Community
On this page, we present positive news about community.
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A Boston Hospital with a Farm on Its Roof
A rooftop farm at a medical center in Massachusetts could serve as a model for hospitals that seek to encourage healthy eating.
Marine Celebrates Graduation from a Stretcher
Emergency surgery didn't stop this team of doctors and nurses from giving a newly-graduated marine the ceremony he deserved.
Mysterious Wishing Tree Offering Hope for Some NJ Dreamers
The giant evergreen tree off Ramshore Drive and Atlantic Avenue in Wall Township has hundreds of white pieces of paper with very personal thoughts written on them.
A Different Kind of Food Truck
Our truck is a different kind of food truck, one that dishes up pounds of okra and bunches of broccoli at cheaper than normal prices.
92-Year-Old Man Volunteers at Nursing Home in His Wife's Honor
"I would see her every day and wheel her around," Schneider told CBS News. "We used to see a lot of lonely people and my wife said, 'You know, later on, you ought to volunteer.'"
Oak Park Heights Man Repays 80-Year-Old Debt to Group
Les Heggermes, 94, collects towels and toiletry items for the homeless.
14-Year-Old Started a Charity that Gives Shoes to People in Need
Assuring shoes make it into the hands of people in need in his community — whether that's someone who is homeless, someone living on a low income or someone who needs a new pair of shoes and just can't afford to buy them.
Mother of 6 Hands Out 100 Lunches Daily for Kids in Poverty
A North St. Louis woman is on a mission to feed kids in her community who live in poverty and may sometimes go hungry.
He Quit His High-Paying Job to Build Beds for Kids Who Sleep on the Floor
"This little girl had a nest of clothes, it looked like a little bird's nest. And that's what she slept on, that's what her bed was," Mickelson said. "When we delivered the bed, she hugged it and just couldn't let go."
Local Charity Uses Coffee to Spread Joy to Those Who Need It Most
The coffee is bought from struggling Ethiopian farmers, and the profits go back to help their communities.
