Scott Neeson of Cambodian Children’s Fund

This is a story of rags-to-riches and back again, introduced by actor Heather Graham. From a working class upbringing in Adelaide, Scott Neeson built a career as a top Hollywood movie executive, promoting blockbusters such as Titanic, Braveheart, Independence Day, and X-Men. It was a glamorous lifestyle, walking red carpets, partying with celebrities and dating […]

100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless can save money?

  http://youtu.be/iBYTAdzXWTs   Homes for 100,000 homeless Americans by July 2014. (Powered by Community Solutions) Text SOLUTIONS to 80077 to donate $10 today. Mission The 100,000 Homes Campaign is a national movement of over 230 communities working together to find and house 100,000 vulnerable and chronically homeless individuals and families by July of 2014. We […]

105-Year-Old Man Bill Mohr Receives His High School Diploma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8swAPwLsgM It’s nearly impossible to watch Bill and Josie Mohr without cracking an enormous smile. Their happiness is too contagious. The couple from Philadelphia has a lot to be happy about. They just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary and Bill’s 105th birthday. And if that wasn’t enough, on Sunday, Bill earned his high school diploma, […]

A Philadelphia School’s Big Bet on Nonviolence

Last year when American Paradigm Schools took over Philadelphia’s infamous, failing John Paul Jones Middle School, they did something a lot of people would find inconceivable. The school was known as “Jones Jail” for its reputation of violence and disorder, and because the building physically resembled a youth correctional facility. Situated in the Kensington section […]