In January, Children’s Birthday Miracles was just a seedling in high school junior Sheliza Kassam’s mind. Five months later, it’s a thriving charitable organization that hosts monthly birthday parties at Calgary’s Inn from

Did you know that one out of every three homeless people in America is under 18? And those teens need lots of support from their communities to make sure they feel comfortable going to school—including clothes that fit and are … Continue reading →

After just one season of coaching boys’ basketball, Sahar Osmani was hooked. She decided to up her game as a volunteer for Coaching Corps, a non-profit that places trained coaches at after-school sports programs serving kids from low-income communities. So the San … Continue reading →

A famous anonymous poem reads, “100 years from now, no one will remember how much money I had in the bank, what kind of car I drove or what kind of job I had. But I will be remembered as someone

There are times as a philanthropist when everything just “clicks.” For Carrie Ingerman, starting Cliks4Kidz was that moment. Started in 2009, this teen with heart’s growing non-profit centers around donating laptops and other useful technology to hospitalized child cancer patients. … Continue reading →

If anyone is proof that one person can make a difference, it’s 16-year-old Neha Gupta. At the age of 9 years old, she started Empower Orphans, a grassroots campaign that aims to make the lives of orphaned and abandoned

Maddie Pelgrim’s motto is to “Make the world a better place, one blanket at a time.” 8,000 blankets later, we’d say this compassionate philanthropist is well on her way! Her nonprofit organization, Maddie’s Blankets, provides comfortable and warm handmade blankets … Continue reading →

What’s a young girl who wants to help others to do? Answer: it’s in the bag—at least for Annie Wignall. Annie found her calling at the age of 11 when she founded the volunteer-run Care Bags Foundation, which provides bags

What if you could share your passion for fashion and do good at the same time? Talk about retail therapy! That’s exactly what 17-year-old Allyson Ahlstrom did when she started Threads for Teens, a non-profit organization

Psst! Hey Ellen DeGeneres, read this guest post from Allison Davis of Sarasota Teens with a Dream: Our name pretty much says it all.  Sarasota Teens With a Dream came together with the vision of ending cancer once and for … Continue reading →

Almost everyone can think of a moment where they knew their life was about to change. For me, my moment was in the summer of 2011 when I began the internship at Make-a-Wish Foundation that changed my life forever.

The term “goody goody” might not always be a compliment, but Macallan Durkin is moving mountains to give Goody Goodies everywhere a good name! This enterprising young philanthropist started her organization after a life-changing experience with her family in Africa … Continue reading →

Dymond Harding has a voice, and she knows how to use it. The 16-year-old songstress recently hit the right note with more than 140,000 voters to win the PAVE the Way Project, a songwriting competition designed to spread

My favorite saying is “The things in life you fear the most are usually the most worthwhile.” At age 15, I co-founded Drop Your Reins, an equine experiential learning program in an environment that invites open communication,

She may be in her first year at Harvard, but don’t call her a freshman. Chloe Maxmin is a self-professed “freshwoman,” and an extraordinary one at that. The 19-year-old environmentalist has been making waves on the eco-conscious front since her … Continue reading →

Music can be such a powerful way to share important messages, and that’s exactly what Megan Landry did through her haunting song, Stronger, which she emailed us about last week. Here’s what Megan said: I’m 15 and

Sure, I’ve been to Hollywood. (I even got the chance to get some professional acting training while I was in town!)

Dream Big. That has always been one of my favorite sayings.  Dream BIG, the ability to let your imagination run wild, no holding back. Coming up with crazy ideas and ridiculous questions about why everyone seems to believe so easily … Continue reading →

My name is Jen Rubino and I am the 17-year-old founder of a nonprofit charitable organization called Cards for Hospitalized Kids. CFHK provides hope, joy and magic to ill kids across the United States.

by Leora Friedman, 19 I was five years old when I started singing, and I was ten when I started taking guitar lessons. Music was my hobby. It didn’t define me or inspire me – it was a creative outlet, … Continue reading →

If there’s one thing Skyanne Fischer loves, it’s books, especially young adult fiction. So she took found a way to make a difference in the world through her love of books! It all started in her local library, where she … Continue reading →