Helping Others

Recent Helping Others Stories

Elizabeth Laird hugs returning soldiers at Fort Hood.

For over ten years, Elizabeth Laird has hugged more than 500,000 soldiers deploying and homecoming in Fort Hood.


Adam Chadwick

Kindness reigns in the inspiring story of a prom king who gives up his crown to a fellow classmate.


A wounded veteran offers hope and advice to a Boston marathon bombing victim.

Amputees injured in Iraq and Afghanistan offer support, advice and encouragement to those who lost their legs in the Boston Marathon bombings.


The ultimate goal, at the end of my life, is to hear from Jesus, “Well done.”

by Peola Hicks

Jhaqueil Reagan walked 10 miles for a job interview.

This teenager who walked 10 miles in the snow for a minimum-wage job interview has his dedication rewarded in a surprising way.


spiderman window-washer about to scale a building

At children’s hospitals around the country, these real life heroes don costumes to help sick kids feel better.


A blind man asking for money on the street

This video reminds us that even in the toughest times, we have reasons to be thankful.


Julie Burns with a photograph of her granddaughter Paige

A grieving woman pays tribute to her departed granddaughter by sewing dresses for young girls in Haiti.

by Julie Burns
, Cookeville, Tennessee

person clutching gas can.

Running out of gas taught me a lesson about being an earth angel.

by Susan Schefflein


Napoleon Hill, author of Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude

Tips on achieving success from one of the great proponents of cultivating a positive mental attitude.

by Nina Hämmerling Smith
, Weston, Connecticut

Roberta Messner

A young nurse is taught patience (and a few things about cooking) by her first patient.

by Roberta Messner
, Huntington, West Virginia

Guideposts editor-in-chief Edward Grinnan

With the help of our readers and supporters, Guideposts Outreach reaches out to people in need.

by Edward Grinnan, Editor-in-Chief
, New York, New York

A plush golden star from a Guideposts Comfort Kit

Brightening a sick child's day with a Comfort Kit is just one service Guideposts Outreach provides.

by Pablo Diaz


Joan Wester Anderson

Channel your inner earth angel and celebrate this national holiday by reaching out to others.

by Joan Wester Anderson


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