A day to celebrate and encourage kindness and selflessness, despite our differences. On this day, we’re reminded to be our brother’s keeper in all circumstances.
Latest Stories
Heroes Travel to Fight LA Fires
By: Naomi Gledhill
Read about the first responders who have travelled to LA to fight the fires and support those who have been affected by the disaster.
Kathy Eldon Fosters Hope for the Future
By: Naomi Gledhill
Read about the way long-time friend of MY HERO Kathy Eldon is fostering hope amidst the tragedy of the LA Fires.
Films
Grillo
By: Dima Puchkarev - USC
Grillo (2024) follows the story of David “Grillo” Amodio, a man shaped by gang violence, addiction, and incarceration in East L.A.
WARNING: MATURE SUBJECT MATTER .
Ambassadors of Hope [Trailer]
By: Cassidy Friedman, Amber Allen-Peirson
Through Harambee Arts, a group of Kenyans holds space for children in Kibera slum to express themselves freely.
Daga - A Woman’s Fight to Empower Girls in her Village
By: Fama Ndiaye
In southern Senegal, Daga Baldé, a local leader in her community, is a passionate advocate for girls’ and women’s education.
60 Sec Docs with Jahkil Jackson
By: 60 Sec docs
Jahkil Jackson from Chicago is the founder of Project I Am, an organization raising awareness about homelessness.
Down the Road [excerpt]
By: Care Dorghalli
Woody and Luna generously help people in need after the Paradise fire.
Finding Home
By: Ethan Dumper
A short documentary put together by a youth film maker regarding the systemic problems behind Homelessness and possible solutions.
Ocean Hero Spotlight
Jessica Vance
Oluwaseyi Moejoh from Nigeria and Heather Brockbank from the Bahamas share their stories of ocean activism.
MABON ‘The 8 year old activist’
Jack Davies
Our world has a serious ocean plastics problem. There are now a higher number of plastics in the ocean than the number of fish.
SGT. PUSHUP | Helping Children One Pushup at a Time (Trailer)
Brandon Hill, Maverick Farrah
Patrick Parker, a decorated war veteran who loves his country, created the character of 'Sgt. Pushup' to feed children
Building a Shower Trailer for Chico's Houseless on a Budget... of Love!
Produced by:Respectful Revolution
This video is one of the latest from the Respectful Revolution project that is dedicated to documenting humane solutions to our world's many challenges.
Stories
Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries
By: Abigail Richardson
Homeboy Industries is the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world.
Harambee Arts: Healing Through Creativity
By: Abigail Richardson
Harambee Arts uses the power of creative expression to help women and children recover from the devastating effects of trauma.
How the Librarian of the Year is helping his beloved Los Angeles
By: Troy Aidan Sambajon
Jan. 23, 2025 - We caught up with the 2025 librarian of the year, who leads the Los Angeles Public Library, about the wildfires and about why libraries are needed now more than ever. [CSM Story]
Jahkil Jackson
By: Abigail Richardson
A Young Philanthropist Making a Big Difference
Federica and Baby Malick
By: Cheikh Darou Seck
Baby Malick was flown from Senegal to Italy for a life-saving heart operation by surgeon Federica Iezzi through the nonprofit One Life Onlus.
Brandon Tsay: Lifesaver
By: Naomi Gledhill
Brandon Tsay, a 26-year-old man from California, saved numerous lives on the night of the 21st January 2023, when he disarmed a gunman in Monterey Park.
Alexandra Cousteau
By: Jessica Glenn
A 'Source to Sea Cleanup' for New England's longest river
By: Cathryn J. Prince <br> Contributor of The Christian Science Monitor<br> <h5>...
On Sept. 29 thousands of volunteers will spread out along the banks of the Connecticut River collecting tons of plastic bottles, cans, food containers, and other trash.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Cleanup Team
By: Isabella
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Cleanup Team
work hard to return the Gulf to a healthy state.
'Building a Shower Trailer for Chico's Houseless on a Budget... of Love!'
By: Deborah Neff, MY HERO Staff writer
Jack Johnson
By: Turner from San Diego
Marcus Rashford MBE - Football Hero and Hunger Campaigner
By: Abigail Richardson
Marcus Rashford is an England Premiere League footballer who rose to fame playing for Manchester United and England and more recently for his work with FareShare[i] to help tackle childhood hunger in the UK.
Sadio Mane
By: Luc Richardson
Sarah Brown, Global Health and Education Hero
By: Abigail Richardson
Keanu Reeves
By: Jeremy Hsing
Keanu Reeves is a Hollywood actor from Canada, best known for The Matrix.
Princess Diana
By: Kyara Emanuel
Audrey Hepburn
By: Bailey from Boca Raton
Alice Baum
By: Donna Klaasen, Laguna Niguel, CA
Alice Baum
and her husband Don Burnes left behind their careers to help the homeless.
Bob Pierce
By: Paige from San Diego
Art
#ThankANurse-NoTime2SmellTheRoses
By: Marilyn Huerta
Community Heroes
A Story of Kindness
By: Mahnoor Jaffar
Covid Superheroes
By: Jamie Park
heroes
By: anna
Stories from the Christian Science Monitor
Samaritan's Purse helps feed those in need worldwide
By: Graham Salinger <br> Nourishing the Planet <br> <h5>Permission to use this m...
Samaritan's Purse in Bolivia and other hungry countries around the world works to support families hurt by natural disaster, war, disease, and famine.
Ginger Passarelli is a good Samaritan with a soup ladle
By: Gail Wood <br> Contributor of <br>The Christian Science Monitor<br> <h5>Perm...
Ginger Passarelli, rushing to the scene of emergencies and disasters, her Soup Ladies nourish the helpers.
The help-a-refugee way to save Ukraine
By: CSM Editorial Board
Generosity toward the war’s refugees, especially nonUkrainians, helps counter Russia’s excuse for the invasion.
Finding the heart of a people’s resistance
By: Clayton Collins Director of Editorial Innovation @ClayCollinsCSM
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