Empathy training could reduce violent, sexual, and fraud-related crime
Research suggests a new, low-cost approach that could potentially reduce antisocial behavior and crime.
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Joseph Shavit
Aug 19, 2021
Ham Radio Enthusiast Heroically Saves Friend’s Life Hundreds Of Miles Away
A San Joaquin County man is credited with saving his friend’s life from hundreds of miles away. A miracle that he called the wrong number.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 19, 2021
Washington DC police officer saves 9 lives during first year on the streets
Officer Taylor Brandt from Arlington County has saved 9 lives since joining the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 18, 2021
Polish pole vaulter to auction off silver medal to pay for young boy's heart surgery
Olympian Maria Andrejczyk is auctioning her silver medal to help fund a toddler’s $190,000 life-saving heart surgery.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 18, 2021
Former gang member turns new leaf by singing to patients as hospital worker
Rodriguez, who has been working with the hospital for the past nine years, is a self-taught musician and plays in front of several patients
Joseph Shavit
Aug 16, 2021
German animal shelter creates Tinder for pets to help them find new homes
An animal shelter in Germany is getting creative to help find new homes for their resident cats and dogs and they're using new tricks
Joseph Shavit
Aug 15, 2021
Stranger's kindness to a child with autism is a lesson in compassion
Natalie Fernando, a mom in Southend, England, was out for a stroll on the boardwalk of her seaside town with her 5-year-old son, Rudy
Joseph Shavit
Aug 12, 2021
Artist makes comeback after years in jail, on Skid Row
It's a story many have heard before, especially in Los Angeles: A struggling artist falls on hard times and ends up losing his way.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
Couple sends books to inmates to show them they are not forgotten
For Diane and Robert E. Findlay, showing kindness is as simple as looking past what a person has done. The two are donating books...
Joseph Shavit
Aug 11, 2021
9-year-old boy escorted to school by Las Vegas police after father dies from COVID-19
Noah Swanger, 9, was escorted to school by officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on his first day of 4th grade.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
12-year-old boy's random act of kindness to help disabled man warms hearts
Raymond Butler was riding his bicycle home from football practice when he got a flat tire, which may have been fate for a unique frienship
Joseph Shavit
Aug 9, 2021
Venezuelan couple nurse injured sloths at home shelter
Juan Carlos Rodriguez and his wife Haydee were taking their dog to the vet when they saw an injured sloth on the road that had fallen
Joseph Shavit
Aug 8, 2021
Atlanta police officer's act of kindness goes viral on social media
An Atlanta police officer is getting a lot of attention after a video was posted to social media of her giving shoes to a barefoot man.
Joseph Shavit
Aug 5, 2021
Good Samaritans help stranded killer whale survive
Boaters in Alaska came across a 20-foot killer whale stuck on a rocky shore just off Prince of Wales Island in South East Alaska.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 30, 2021
The power of kindness unites Delaware woman with young Maine cancer survivor
Sophie Dear from Delaware saw Jameson Brooks' name on a sick kid list years ago and has been sending him cards ever since.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 17, 2021
Superheroes bring joy and smiles to hospitalized kids
Ava Cabral, 15, witnessed Thor and Spider-Man outside her window. And her description of the day is not what you’d usually hear from a child
Joseph Shavit
Jul 15, 2021
Camera Catches Street Vendor Sharing What Little He Has With Hungry Stray Dogs
Security cameras in the city of Puebla, Mexico, recently captured footage of a touching scene that has since gone viral.
Joseph Shavit
Jul 4, 2021
Extra Helping at Compassion Café
As a board-certified behavioral analyst, Erin Sharkey works closely with a lot of families who have children with autism or behavioral issue
Joseph Shavit
Jun 8, 2021
8-year-old sells Pokemon card collection to save his puppy named Bruce
Bryson Kliemann’s efforts to save “Bruce” went viral in May after photographs of him with a roadside sign advertising his cards for sale
Joseph Shavit
Mar 25, 2021
92-year-old Holocaust survivor advocates tolerance, compassion to students
Holocaust survivor Ben Lesser recently spoke with students at Penn State Hazleton about his experiences in several concentration camps
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