Real Food For Kids makes learning about fruits and vegetables fun and creative for students. Leon Harris reports.

A former Washington Redskins cheerleader wanted to create a sisterhood for girls in her community, so she started a program that teaches dance and life skills.

A Virginia cancer survivor used her experience as motivation to make treatment easier for others.

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Steve Holley is a direct support professional for the National Children’s Center working with people with emotional and intellectual disabilities. Because he’s been deaf since he was three, Holley uses his skills and knowledge of sign language to help others who are deaf like him.

For more than two decades a school has been teaching English to adults who moved to the D.C. area from other countries. Leon Harris reports. You can find information about helping Carlos Rosario Public Charter School here.

A program is helping to end the school-to-prison pipeline through early intervention. To learn more, visit accessyouthinc.org. Leon Harris reports.

A Virginia nonprofit provides workforce training and personal development through baking.

An Alexandria nonprofit provides workforce training and personal development through baking. Leon Harris reports.

ThanksUSA’s Veterans Tennis program brings together kids and veterans to bond on the tennis court. Leon Harris reports.

SaVanna Wanzer has spent the past 25 years serving the transgender community. Leon Harris shares her story of triumph over rejection.

For more than 50 years, a D.C. organization has been helping students reach their potential in school and at home.

Joshua McCrea, a 13-year-old boy from D.C.’s Friendship Public Charter School Online, is learning his science project is a much bigger deal than he first thought.