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Oprah Radio host Dr. Laura Berman talks about why it's important to show your significant other that you appreciate the nice things he does for you. More...
Victoria Olmo went to war to serve her country and make her family proud. She came home with a torn-up leg and constant pain, her will and confidence shattered. With combat operations officially over in Iraq, one soldier's story reveals the huge job of he More...
Bill Wallace, veteran and clinical director of U.S. VETS, shares how you can help service members once they return home. More...
Find organizations that help veterans get the help and support they need. More...
Find out why women returning from war are living on the streets, in their cars and in temporary housing. More...
A San Francisco designer has the perfect prescription for kids in need of glasses. More...
How do you decide where your charitable dollars should go? For Padma L. Atluri, the solution is easy: She calls a very exclusive meeting. More...
We rounded up four standout gifts that will delight the recipient and contribute to making the world a better place. A win-win! More...
After the show, Oprah, Tyler Perry, Dr. Howard Fradkin, the audience of 200 men who've been sexually abused and their supporters talk about how to care for abuse victims in their lives. More...
Dr. Howard Fradkin shares advice on how to help your loved one deal with the lasting effects of childhood sexual abuse. More...
Just as not every gift is truly generous, neither is every loan. As Suze Orman explains, there are times when lending a loved one money hurts more than it helps. More...
Zoologist Laurie Marker is helping the cheetah outrace extinction. More...
The founders of the Rebecca Project help vulnerable women and girls speak truth to power. More...
Where to donate, recycle, and sell your castoffs so they do some good. More...
When a California woman volunteered in a Peruvian prison, she and the inmates stitched together one beautiful business plan. More...
Meet the adorable dogs of Marley's Mutts and learn their stories. More...
First it was a friendship of animal-loving law students. Then it became a mission to help victims of domestic abuse - by helping their pets. More...
In honor of Adopt the Internet Day, Petfinder shelters and rescue groups around the country nominated their most-adoptable pets. Meet 10 dogs, cats (and a rabbit!) looking for pet-friendly families who can provide them with a stable life and loving home. More...
In a neighborhood known for powelessness and despair, some fierce young poets - with a major assist from Caroline Kennedy - are finding their voices. More...
Caroline Kennedy takes us on a photo tour of DreamYard Art Center in the South Bronx. More...
The new book Science Fair Season profiles 12 teen geniuses as they wow the circuit with their brainiac projects. More...
How a working mother of four adopted five foreign-born children and lived to write about it. More...
The sign on her desk was modest, the words deceptively simple. Fifteen years and 100 temp jobs later, Deborahann Smith tells what she's learned from her excellent adventures. More...
When Ann Patchett was little, her grandmother drew her baths. Now grown-up, she feels privileged to return the favor. A granddaughter muses about age, youth, reversals of body and mind - and love's long haul. More...
One person helping another. A daring rooftop rescue. An act of simple charity. What do these good deeds have in common? They inspire our own desire to reach out. More...
Middle school girls in New York City take puppy love to new heights. More...
An award-winning producer creates a unique support system for families in need. More...
Somebody has to do it. We're lucky it's her. More...
Charee Godwin-Smith and her husband, Kerry Smith, always wanted to adopt another child. They just never imagined he'd be a 20-something Marine aviation operations specialist. More...
You don't have to run a farm (or spend a fortune) to eat sustainable food. Just buy groceries with an eye toward the environment. More...
These men are inspiring kids, beautifying cities and making our planet a healthier place to live. Did we mention they're also incredibly good-looking? More...
There's a difference between connecting online and making a meaningful digital connection. Here are 11 ways to use your bandwidth to find and give support. More...
Two Brooklyn enrepreneurs bring some sweetness to a wounded land. More...
Stories from six people whose jobs make a difference in other people's lives. More...
Easy things you can do to help others (less daunting than quitting your job to go save endangered beetles and more fulfilling than recycling your newspaper). More...
By giving one of these charitable finds to a friend, you’re joining with others to make a positive change in the world. It's official: Everybody wins. More...
Deep in the heart of Texas, a couple creates a world of wonders that everyone can enjoy. More...
Troubled by the lack of fresh produce available in his corner of Chicago, Steve Casey dreamed up a fruit and veggie market -- on wheels. More...
What do you do when your hometown is dying - wheezing in the shadow of massive oil refineries spewing poison through parks and playgrounds around the clock? If you're Hilton Kelley, you get angry. Then you get smart - raising your voice, raising money, and raising awareness as one of the most effective, exciting activists of your generation. More...
The entrepreneur and author of Start Something That Matters travels widely, dances badly, and believes giving things away is good for business. More...
Which is greener, printed books or e-Readers? Plastic wrap or aluminum foil? The answers will surprise you. More...
She'd only read the stranger's name in a book; she couldn't have known the woman would save her life - could she? More...
Conjuring a world of endless possibilities. Defying boundaries. Taking a leap. Meet 15 people with breakthrough ideas that are changing the world. More...
Patience Salgado, master of the small act of generosity, is making the world a friendlier place. More...
Stylish buys - and exclusive offers - that support the fight against breast cancer. More...
With his simple, captivating Web videos, Sal Khan is educating the world. More...
Emily Kerr connects coffee connoisseurs with small-scale organic farmers in the Dominican Republic. The result? A brew that makes everyone's lives a little richer. More...
When her Michigan community was overrun by factory farms, Lynn henning took a stand and got her hands horoically dirty. More...
For Lynn Jurich, living in polluted Shanghai was an environmental wake-up call. Now she's helping bring clean power to its inhabitants with her ambitious new company. More...
These wise words from Lao Tzu, Elie Wiesel, and our very own Martha Beck make perfect quotes for Christmas cards and thank-you cards. More...
When it comes to donating your time or money, every little bit helps. But slightly altering how you give boosts the real benefits to the organizations you support. Here are easy ways to give smarter, bigger and just plain better. More...
She was always generous; whatever she had was yours. But when she struck it rich and started bestowing things like houses, suddenly things got complicated. More...
Twenty bucks buys movie tickets or a weekend's worth of lattes. But you can do a world of good - from feeding an endangered animal to educating a child - for even less. More...
World traveler Rebecca Rothney is helping vacationers share the wealth abroad. More...
In 1989, when Oprah started a scholarship fund at Morehouse College, the all-male, historically black school in Atlanta, her goal was to help a few young men earn their degree. Little did she know she was setting off a chain reaction of giving that continues today. More...
Shep Gordon earned crazy money guiding the careers of big acts like Alice Cooper. But his unlikely bond with four motherless kids is the thing that made him rich. More...
CNN correspondent Soledad O'Brien helps deserving young women put education back on their wish list. More...
"I was exhausted and exhilarated from the experience of sharing with these young souls." More...
She left her boyfriend, lost her job, then followed her heart to Wyoming, where gray wolves, a species fighting its own battles in the American wilderness, spoke to her soul. And she responded with a resounding howl. More...
Actor and author Hill Harper on the lessons he learned from mentoring teens. More...
Where to ditch your duds for the greater good. More...
Our three favorite bits of wisdom from the new book Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World. More...
Trim your grocery bill while helping the planet with our five-step guide to smarter food shopping. More...
Tanikka Cunningham lends a hand to the nation's black farmers —and inspires a new generation to make its living off the land. More...
A very special canine graduates from a prison service-dog training program and changes a wounded war vet's life. More...
The first graduates of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls take flight. More...
Cary and Meryl Gabeler, refreshing mother-daughter business team, share how their beauty company Anjolie Ayurveda gives back. More...
From spare change to vital organs, these tales of everyday giving will put a smile on your face and inspire you to pay it forward. More...
In the face of anger, the best response is a burst of tenderness. More...
How to reach out and make a difference in your community. More...
It's hard for Amy Hempel to say who's happier: the volunteers raising guide dogs for the blind, the men and women they help, or the noble canines angling for tummy rubs. More...
What does one friend have to offer another when a life is on the line? More...
Catherine Haala delivers refurbished hospital equipment to the remote regions that need it most. More...
Looking for a way to make your job mean something more? Discover how 5 real people are working toward a better world. More...
Not in the mood for the stationary bike? Volunteering will help you lose weight and make a difference (how's that for motivation?). More...
17 quotes that inspire us to make a difference in the world. More...
Your feeling-good-while-doing-good getaway guide. More...
Any coat of color can transform a room, but these options are easy on the eyes and the planet. More...
Columnist Leigh Newman weighs in on the tiny but enormously kind things you can say that may change a person's day...and (sometimes) even their way of looking at themselves. More...
Meet three spectacular women who are making a difference in ways as unique as they are. More...
Columnist Leigh Newman reveals the small but enormously encouraging things we can say to the ones we love most. More...
Martha Beck takes ten travelers on an extraordinary journey through the African wilderness...straight toward their ultimate purpose. More...
If you want to give back but don't know where to start, these enthusiastic philanthropists will help show you the way. More...
How Tom Costello helps the homeless get off on the right foot. More...
How Austin's China Smith is helping to change the face of classical dance. More...
The news these days offers much to be troubled about but here are some of the stories we found most inspiring. More...
Research shows that volunteering can have widespread health benefits. Not sure how to get started? Let us help you help others. More...
Our nation's first Latina Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor chats candidly with Oprah about her humble beginnings in the Bronx, her life-changing call from President Obama, and the perils of dating when you sit on the highest court in the land. More...
Jane Kim is drawing attention to species in peril—one brushstroke at a time. More...
Peter Walsh helps one couple effectively organize their bedroom closet. More...
Not quite drowning in clutter but still have a few things you'd like to purge? Or maybe you find de-cluttering more palatable with refreshments? Walsh suggests grabbing two friends for a "party" that will progress to each person's home. More...
Organization expert Peter Walsh shares his best pieces of advice for cleaning out your kitchen. More...
Too many shoes? Peter Walsh offers his advice for cleaning out your closet. More...
Peter Walsh offers his easy steps for a successful playroom purge. More...
One nation's trash could be put to much better use. We ponder what's being squandered. More...
Dreading the big cabinet-and-closet cleanout? Peter Walsh suggests five fun, easy ways to lighten your load this weekend, with your family or a few friends...and do some good while you're at it. More...
An entrepreneur with a big idea transforms her community, feet first. More...
This Earth Day, O celebrates the planet-friendly passion projects of three inspired entrepreneurs. More...
In the extreme conditions of Everest's Base Camp, Luanne Freer, MD, cares for a neglected population. More...
And you won't find any of them on a greeting card. More...
After years of witnessing the waste left over from TV and film sets, Eva Radke has found a way to reclaim tons (and tons) of it. More...
For Meryl Marsh, a business trip to the West Coast requires 90-pound gear bags of harnesses, ropes and cutting tools. More...
In her new memoir "Mom & Me & Mom" Maya Angelou explains how she reconnected with the mother who abandoned her during her childhood, but who came to be a strong, vital force in her adult life. An Oprah.com Excerpt... More...
After more than 20 years of friendship, Oprah and her favorite health expert, Bob Greene, are taking their love of nourishing foods back to its roots...by rolling up their sleeves, tilling the soil, and sharing one heck of a beautiful bounty. More...
After more than 20 years of friendship, Oprah and her favorite health expert, Bob Greene, are taking their love of nourishing foods back to its roots--by rolling up their sleeves, tilling the soil, and sharing one heck of a beautiful bounty. More...
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society shares the progress in treating blood cancers. In 1960, the chance of surviving acute lymphocytic leukemia was 3%. Today the survival rate is 90%. Find out why. More...
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