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4.8 • 200 Ratings
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True Stories of Good People is a podcast about people who are making a difference in other people's lives, or have had their lives changed by someone kind.
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Purpose 4 Pets: Meet Kid Hero Genevieve
Eleven-year-old Genevieve may be young, but she has big dreams. After going through the application process to foster a kitten, she was inspired to start her own nonprofit organization to improve the foster matching system in her local area. While Genevieve’s efforts are virtual-only for now due to COVID-19, she dreams of someday expanding to an in-person rescue center where she can house and care for animals of all shapes and sizes.
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Cookies4Cures: Dana Perella
When 5-year-old Dana Perella was at a speech therapy session she met another young girl named Mila, and they became fast friends. When Mila was diagnosed with Batten disease, Dana wanted to help, so she started baking cookies and selling them around her neighborhood. What started out as a local project has turned into something much bigger.
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Dream Center of Englewood: Dion Dawson
Dion Dawson is a fighter in more ways than one. As a veteran, he served in the Navy as an award-winning member of his department’s communications division. As a civilian, Dion is the founder and leader of Dion’s Chicago Dream, a nonprofit that provides material resources, community connection, and thousands of pounds of fresh food and counting to residents in his lifelong neighborhood of Englewood.
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Saving Mila: Julia Vitarello
When Julia Vitarello's precious daughter Mila was diagnosed with Batten disease at the age of seven, she was terrified and heartbroken. Determined to save Mila by any means possible, Julia set out to raise enough money to fund an experimental clinical trial, and what happened next made medical history.
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Let’s Make Masks & Cards: Nanette & Krystal Amihere
When high school students and sisters Nanette and Krystal Amihere noticed that there were not many youth advocacy programs in their town, they decided to start their own in an effort to strengthen the community. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the sisters harnessed their program’s foundations and launched an initiative to make masks and cards for frontline workers and nursing home residents. What started out as a small, local project eventually saw young people from all over the world getting involved.
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Teen Child Abuse Activist: Elijah Lee
When Elijah Lee was in the first grade, he learned that one of his classmates was experiencing child abuse. He assisted her in getting help, but the experience left him with a heavy heart. Today, Elijah is 13-years-old and is a passionate teen activist who believes that all children have the right to grow up in safe, loving environments.
Customer Reviews
I’m crying
This is exactly the barriers of asking for help
Much Love Miss Alex aka Lady B!
Thank you for featuring such an inspiring, motivational individual!
Great job !!!
This a fantastic podcast. Just what the world needs . I just feel like we need to hear more stories of people/organizations helping our veterans and our military families. So many amazing positive stories though. I love Charlie Hyatt’s story. She’s an amazing human. ❤️❤️