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2024-02-14 20:14
Theft is reprehensible in any context, but it’s particularly deplorable when a nonprofit organization championing affordable and safe housing is the victim. That’s why what happe… Read More
2024-02-03 13:07
In the heart of the Ranga Reddy district in Telangana, southern India, a 17-year-old prodigy is making waves with a game-changing invention that has the potential to revolutionise dementia c… Read More
2024-01-15 13:04
Socioeconomic and racial disparities have long hindered access to breast cancer screenings. Fortunately, the Maryland-based Brem Foundation strives to broaden early detection so every woman… Read More
2024-01-12 20:13
An animal shelter is celebrating a major milestone with all its kennels emptied for the first time in nearly 50 years. The Adams County SPCA in Pennsylvania announced the historic achi… Read More
2024-01-11 09:17
A good samaritan who has performed a random act of kindness every day for the past four years has been named the UK’s kindest person. Sebbie Hall, 20, was selected from almost 50… Read More
2023-12-31 12:50
A schoolgirl’s heartwarming tribute to her late grandparents has inspired the installation of memorial postboxes across the UK, giving bereaved families an outlet through which to reme… Read More
2023-12-30 20:09
A woman has returned to the hospice that cared for her late husband to volunteer on Christmas Day. June Spreckley’s journey with Ashgate Hospice in Chesterfield began when her husband… Read More
2023-12-30 18:59
Two friends were on a mission to spread festive cheer this Christmas by donating gifts to residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities to ensure nobody was forgotten this holida… Read More
2023-12-23 03:57
A compassionate teenager has embarked on a mission to bring joy and warmth to elderly residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities this Christmas through silly socks. Elle… Read More
2023-12-22 17:28
There are 2.7 million single moms in the United States working to keep a roof over their child’s head and food in their belly. The Christmas season may be a magical time for kids, but… Read More
2023-12-19 18:27
A “one-of-a-kind” school lunchtime supervisor, hailed by her colleagues as “selfless” and “incredibly kind-hearted”, has been announced as the winner of t… Read More
2023-12-18 13:01
A 12-year-old schoolboy has become a local hero after opening a gift bank to help families in need this Christmas. Isaac Winfield, from Redditch, Worcestershire, has been hailed “Santa… Read More
2023-11-22 12:26
In an inspiring move toward fostering community and catering to the diverse needs of children, a local UK charity based in Bernards Heath is set to unveil its plans for the development of a… Read More
2023-10-18 16:23
Qatar Charity (QC) is changing lives one clinic at a time. It recently hosted a free public health camp in Pakistan to nourish, educate and heal the locals. Malnutrition in Pakistan Ar… Read More
2023-09-18 15:01
The ocean offers many benefits for everyone, but accessibility issues can stop those who need it most from experiencing it. Two local women in Guernsey are working to make the sea for everyo… Read More
2023-08-13 14:07
A group of volunteers gathered on the Long Island shore to swim for a cause. The weather didn’t stop swimmers of all ages and abilities from raising money for local cancer-based benefi… Read More
2023-07-19 11:48
A group of participants from the UK’s most extensive substance use recovery programme got up close and personal with horses. Change Grow Live service users took part in an equine thera… Read More
2023-05-26 09:16
The new OVO Foundation Nature Prize is giving funding to schools to help students and their communities connect with nature. Schools were challenged to come up with their own initiatives &nd&hell…Read More
2023-05-13 09:23
Dogs Trust, RSPCA, Battersea, and Cats Protection are working together with industry body UK Pet Food to secure food from pet food manufacturers, which is then distributed all over the UK th… Read More
2023-05-12 16:09
When Jessica Baroni opened Salon Bliss for the first time, she wanted to create a beauty oasis where people could get their hair done. Along with providing other highly in-demand beauty serv… Read More
2023-04-30 06:24
Leading animal welfare charity Battersea has welcomed the publication of new Regulations to ban the use of remote-controlled electric shock collars on dogs in England. Ministers laid regulat… Read More
2023-04-29 15:18
The world’s first rewilding centre has been opened near Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands by the charity Trees for Life, showcasing how large-scale nature recovery can give people in… Read More
2023-04-13 12:33
A group of young carers have worked together to create a comic which captures what it means to be a young carer in Aberdeen City. Barnardo’s Aberdeen Young Carers worked with staff fro… Read More
2023-03-23 07:30
Dogs Trust has celebrated National Puppy Day by welcoming the 7,000th puppy onto its ground-breaking Generation Pup study of four-legged friends. The Generation Pup study, which launched in… Read More
2023-03-22 15:07
People in Kpandabu, a village in Sierra Leone, are likely feeling hope spring, surge and well up within them, as the charity Hope Spring have recently installed a major new clean water syste… Read More
2023-03-16 07:30
In the 30 years of helping people deal with their debt problems, StepChange Debt Charity (originally known as The Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS)) has helped over 7.5 million peop… Read More
2023-03-07 07:30
Leading British doctors are training Ukrainian medics on how to treat children who have been injured by explosive weapons in a first-of-its-kind series. A webinar series titled Support… Read More
2023-03-03 16:43
The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation, an NGO headquartered in London and Kathmandu, is celebrating passing the milestone of curing 30,000 people of untreated cataract blindness within im… Read More
2023-02-23 17:57
An ex-racing Greyhound has finally found a home of his own and a sofa to snooze on thanks to Dogs Trust Merseyside and its team of volunteer foster carers. Jack, now aged six, arrived… Read More
2023-02-08 16:36
A noble endeavour, considered by Catherine, the Princess of Wales to be her ‘life’s work’, you cannot fault the ambition of Early Childhood Initiative — now in its ne… Read More
2023-02-08 16:28
A more strategic approach to wildlife-friendly farming schemes is required to recover England’s farmland bird populations, according to a study led by the RSPB. A paper published… Read More
2023-01-31 12:15
Alzheimer’s Society – the UK’s leading dementia charity – has achieved The Menopause Friendly Accreditation in recognition of its high standards and proven practices… Read More
2023-01-20 12:14
Good News Shared speaks to Aasifa Usmani and Zahra Suleiman from The Faith and VAWG Coalition When it comes to the violence against women sector, faith isn’t a theme that… Read More
2023-01-20 07:00
As grave as tinnitus can be is as heroic as those involved at Tinnitus UK are. This charity fight ‘for a world where no one suffers from tinnitus’ — a condition where suffe… Read More
2023-01-06 07:30
2023 will mark the 75th anniversary of the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, a remarkable milestone for a small charity which supports veterans throughout the UK. Founded in 1948 by three… Read More
2023-01-05 11:42
A pilot project has started in Ukraine to create a school to quickly help children whose school was destroyed by the war. The public school is due to open in early 2023, in Lviv, Ukraine, as… Read More
2022-12-23 07:30
The Christmas elves at Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, have been busy spreading Christmas cheer across the country by delivering gifts to the canine companions of peo… Read More
2022-12-16 13:54
The bray of donkeys may be heard across a particular hillside in rural North Wales this December as a trio of donkeys look forward to spending their first Christmas in their new home as part… Read More
2022-12-09 14:14
The National Theatre is touring a new production, Shut Up, I’m Dreaming, created by physical ensemble theatre company The PappyShow to state secondary schools across the country from 9… Read More
2022-12-08 07:30
The TerraCycle Global Foundation has cleared 581 tonnes of waste from waterways – roughly equivalent to the weight of more than 350 cars – in its first two years. The Foundation… Read More
2022-12-07 07:30
Six rescue dogs adopted from Dogs Trust recently enjoyed a celebratory night to remember as they graduated at Service Dogs UK’s annual accreditation event. The super… Read More
2022-12-06 07:30
Rare butterflies and bees will find refuge in the countryside on the Dorset – Hampshire border after two new butterfly banks were created on the Martin Down Farmer Cluster. The chalk b… Read More
2022-12-01 14:00
A £1 million prize fund has been launched to reward bold ideas with the potential to transform education and learning in the UK as new research reveals that two-thirds (64%) of 18-25-y… Read More
2022-12-01 13:31
Reg Pye, 99, from Burry Port, served with the 224 Field Company, Royal Engineers as a driver carrying sappers, mines and ammunitions. He landed on Sword beach on D Day plus 14 and one night… Read More
2022-10-22 09:26
Four extra special police dogs are celebrating after being recognised for their crime fighting achievements by the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, Dogs … Read More
2022-10-19 06:30
Run exclusively by people with experience of homelessness, the world’s only Museum of Homelessness (MoH) is set to move into Manor House Lodge, Finsbury Park, next spring. Ironically… Read More
2022-10-17 08:59
Around 8,000 school pupils felt the full force of an inspirational learning experience delivered by experts at London’s prestigious Science Museum. The React Foundation Annual Science… Read More
2022-10-16 13:30
At the start of September, Hawai’i shut down its dirtiest source of electricity: the state’s last remaining coal-fired power station, known as the AES Hawai’i Power Plant… Read More
2022-09-29 06:30
Thanet Iceberg Project has provided 35 beds for local income families who had previously been sleeping on the floor. Established in 2018, Thanet Iceberg Project helps individuals and… Read More
2022-09-28 10:00
Nearly 55 million people are now living with dementia worldwide, with research showing that this number is expected to increase to 78 million in 2030 and 139 million by 2050. More than 850,0… Read More
2022-09-24 02:58
A 61-year-old man recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer has completed a charity microlight flight to raise funds for the Brain Tumour Charity. Jamie Fairweather had just… Read More
2022-09-23 06:30
Near the grandeur of St Pancras Station and idyllic Regent’s Canal, a former laundry building now provides a week’s food shop for just £3.50 with coffee, soup and socialisi… Read More
2022-09-21 06:30
“As-salamu-alaykum sisters, kaiso ho?” greets Elyas Ismail, Chief Operating Officer of the Newham Community Project, as he signals expecting women to move to the front… Read More
2022-09-15 06:30
Over 6,200 suicides were registered in the UK in 2020 alone. On average, two construction workers take their own lives every working day. It is vital we open up this conversation, and Mates… Read More
2022-09-08 09:57
Documentary makers spent a day sailing off Cowes with an Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust crew including Macy Boyling (22) who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at just six years… Read More
2022-09-01 06:57
Despite the rising cost of living, 1 in 3 people in the UK increased their charitable donations in the past two years, according to a white paper published by Human Appeal in June 2022. The… Read More
2022-08-28 06:30
Tails are wagging at Dogs Trust Cardiff as they celebrate a year of rehoming dogs across Wales and beyond. Since the state-of-the-art rehoming centre started finding loving homes for do… Read More
2022-08-25 16:06
When WWII Veteran Bill Gladden heard that terrier Cody was having a difficult time finding a new home, he offered to he offered to paint the one-year-old dog. He hoped his portrait might hel… Read More
2022-08-21 18:00
You may have seen Laura in our Valentine’s day profile, with her husband Sagar. We covered their beautiful wedding story and there were lots of joyous photos of the happy couple. At th… Read More
2022-08-11 09:38
Vodafone has pledged to provide more than 50,000 free SIMs, worth a total of £4,500,000, to charities working with homeless people across the UK through its charities.connected&nb&hell…Read More
2022-07-27 06:30
DogsnHomes Rescue, a UK charity, is proud to be working in partnership with US non-profit Ukrainian War Animals Relief Fund (ARF) to help companion animals in Ukraine. Nearly seven million p… Read More
2022-07-25 06:30
A pair of white-tailed eagles on Mull have recently celebrated their 25th anniversary by successfully fledging their 25th chick. Skye and Frisa are the UK’s oldest known whit… Read More
2022-07-20 06:30
A remarkable 6,000 tails are wagging at Dogs Trust, as the charity celebrates the 6,000th puppy enrolled onto its innovative research study, Generation Pup. It is the first ever study of its… Read More
2022-07-14 06:30
The Donkey Sanctuary has developed a pioneering suckling system to help the natural development of orphaned foals in its care. The idea came from one of the charity’s grooms who had ex… Read More
2022-07-13 06:30
9 children in every classroom of 30 were living in poverty pre-pandemic- that’s 4.3 million children across the UK who had limited access to food, menstruation products and other livin… Read More
2022-07-06 06:30
With disabled people frequently paying more than double the energy bills of the wider public, and many social care workers struggling with escalating prices, a unique campaign has been launc… Read More
2022-07-05 12:37
A National Youth Summit is being held to offer young people the chance to explore radical solutions to the big topics of the day – from job security and mental health, to climate actio… Read More
2022-06-24 06:30
The turtle dove is the fastest-declining UK species, with numbers falling by 98% since the 1970s. Last year, almost 1,000 volunteers, farmers, study groups, county bird clubs and other organ… Read More
2022-06-23 06:29
Following a successful pilot phase that began in Autumn 2021, the National Theatre’s Speak Up programme will expand to work with nearly 140,000 young people in 55 secondary s… Read More
2022-06-21 06:31
Many people consider their pets their family. For older adults, the bond often runs deeper. Their kitty or canine companion might stand between them and devastating loneliness. However, it c… Read More
2022-06-14 06:30
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees have fled their homes following the Russian invasion and are now living in the UK. Over 60,000 people fleeing Ukraine have now arrived in the UK &ndas&hell…Read More
2022-06-08 06:27
Three times Ryder Cup Captain Bernard Gallacher OBE is calling for defibrillators to become as common as smoke alarms after he was saved by one when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. &hell…Read More
2022-06-07 12:11
A dog left tied to the gates of Dogs Trust Merseyside has found happiness at the heart of a new forever family. Kilo, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was found by staff in March at… Read More
2022-06-02 06:30
On Wednesday, 1 June 2022, residents and staff at the Epilepsy Society had more than one reason to celebrate at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee street party. Not only has the Queen been p… Read More
2022-06-02 06:30
London-based leading children’s rights organisation, Coram Voice has revealed the winners of the seventh edition of Voices. On Saturday 21 May, the national creative wri… Read More
2022-06-01 06:30
At Bookmark Reading, reading isn’t just about books. The literacy charity gives children the reading skills and confidence they need for a fair chance at life. The charity will be deli… Read More
2022-05-31 06:30
Three animal-loving celebrities, comedian Bill Bailey, actor and TV presenter David Harewood MBE, and Paralympian Lauren Steadman MBE (with her rescue dog Kira), have teamed u… Read More
2022-05-30 06:30
A care home resident had her wish granted when she took the plunge and went swimming for the first time in decades at Ponds Forge International Leisure Centre. Eighty-six-year-old Edit… Read More
2022-05-27 06:30
School in a Bag has helped thousands of children around the world who are deprived of an education. Until now, they have funded over 129,000 schoolbags across 50 countries worldwide. The Som… Read More
2022-05-26 06:30
With millions of vulnerable elderly people at home with limited social contact, a new online service could offer them a valuable trip down memory lane. Dubbed “Netflix for Seniors&rdqu&hell…Read More
2022-05-25 06:30
Registered as a charity since 2005, Dalit Solidarity Network UK (DSN-UK) campaigns against the atrocities and poverty that over 260 million Dalits suffer due to caste discrimination. Their v… Read More
2022-05-24 06:30
Uroosa Arshid, a firefighter at the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, has received the award for the ‘Young Person Role Model Award’ at the Women in the Fire Service Award… Read More
2022-05-23 06:30
Losing a child is a parent’s worst heartbreak, yet the founder of The Luca Foundation, Sharon Luca-Chatha, is “bringing light” and the gift of precious time to bereaved fam… Read More
2022-05-20 06:30
Anyone who has used stock images will know that, when it comes to certain demographics, there isn’t much choice. We are thrilled that The Centre for Ageing Better has launched a free l… Read More
2022-05-19 06:30
Indy, the two-year-old open search dog is helping the fight against poaching and wildlife crimes. Dogs 4 Wildlife initially trained the spaniel as a Bush Meat Detection dog. She&rs&hell…Read More
2022-05-18 06:30
To mark the opening of the new Attic Self Storage local primary students are being asked to draw or paint a picture depicting the ‘Beauty of Beckton.’ For each artwork received… Read More
2022-05-17 13:20
School children across the UK will join celebrities in an attempt to set an official Guinness World Records title by taking part in a mass ‘number roll’ to celebrate Nationa… Read More
2022-05-17 06:30
The Ashiana Community Project are at the helm of bridging inequality gaps in Sparkhill, Birmingham. By and large, their services centre on social determinants which contribute to a better qu… Read More
2022-05-16 06:30
Alzheimer’s Society is launching a new campaign this Dementia Action Week to encourage people across the country to seek a dementia diagnosis if they are experiencing symptoms. An emot… Read More
2022-05-14 06:30
Four years after the Domestic Abuse Bill was first announced in the Queen’s Speech, it finally became law on 30th April 2021. A year on, Good News Shared speaks to campaigners about wh… Read More
2022-05-13 14:01
Stonebridge City Farm is an inner-city farm located in St Ann’s in Nottingham, one of the most deprived areas of the United Kingdom. Set up over 40 years ago, the farm is run as a comm… Read More
2022-05-13 06:30
Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused charity, and Scottish charity, Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) have announced a major milestone in their global partners… Read More
2022-05-12 06:30
Pop group Steps started the year off at number one with their hit single Tragedy. The Euro was launched, the London Eye opened to the public, and people were worried about the Millenium… Read More
2022-05-11 06:30
Comedian John Bishop is joining forces with the Month of Community initiative to encourage people to “Say Hello” and make new connections with their neighbours, celebra… Read More
2022-05-06 06:30
On Thursday 7 April 2022, the UK House of Lords passed the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill. This Bill is considered as a fundamental step towards animal welfare, since seafood, such as crab… Read More
2022-05-05 06:30
Set up with the intention that no one should have to spend a night on the streets, Together in Barnet (TiB), are providing a much-needed welcoming space for Londoners away from the outdoors… Read More
2022-05-04 06:30
The Together Trust, hosts an exhibition at Manchester Central Library, exploring the 150-year history of one of the North West’s leading disability charities. Supported by The Nat… Read More
2022-05-03 14:23
On the 28th April, 2022, The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill was passed into British law after receiving formal Royal Assent. The Animal Welfare Bill recognises that animals are complex livi… Read More
2022-04-28 06:30
The Driving Health Futures project by Barnardo’s is supporting families to create healthy meals together and has the backing of Great British Bake-Off finalist Ruby Bhogal. A rec… Read More
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