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Champale Anderson of St. Louis, Missouri noticed that her kids’ friends were always hungry when they came over to her house after school. After learning that many of their families didn’t have the means to provide them with more than one meal per day, Champale, a mother of six, was heartbroken. It got her thinking: were there other children in her neighborhood who were going hungry, too? That’s when Champale came up with an idea for how to help - and she’s been impacting her community ever since.

Kevin Upshur has called the Philadelphia neighborhood of Strawberry Mansion home for his entire life, so it was painful for him to watch as the area became consumed by drugs and violence over the years. When his family decided to close their neighborhood bar amid the turmoil, Kevin was determined to use the space for good. 

When 5-year-old Jahkil Jackson first handed out food to folks living on the streets with his aunt, he was saddened to learn that not everyone had homes to sleep in. He wanted people experiencing homelessness in Chicago to know that their community cares about them, so he thought of a small solution that’s had a big impact. Seven years later, Jahkil has helped over 30,000 people in his community and beyond — and he’s not done yet.

When Daniel was 6 years old, his brother, Diego, was diagnosed with Leukemia. When he would go to the hospital to visit his brother, Daniel remembers feeling very sad for all of the other kids suffering in the hospital, especially when they had to stay for so long and couldn’t go home. 6-year-old Daniel decided to organize a toy drive to bring cheer to the other kids and the results were more amazing than he ever could have imagined.

Lance Cooper is the creator of the Save Flint Challenge which works to provide clean water and support to residents of Flint, Michigan, as they navigate the awful water crisis that is still affecting their town. He’s been able to provide thousands and thousands of bottles to the community, and has raised incredible amounts of awareness long after the media stopped paying attention.

Sergio lives in Brownsville, Texas, which is right on the Mexico border. Asylum seekers arrive daily but are simply dropped off at a bus station with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Many of them also need critical services, such as legal support, help finding family members, etc. The amount of need weighed heavy on Sergio and his friends’ hearts, and so they decided to help.