Blind Students Compete in Unique Competition
It has been nearly 200 years since Louis Braille created a system of raised dot writing for blind people. Many people see the little dots as something of a novelty. But for thousands of blind and visually impaired children who…
Rising Food Prices Causing Hunger for Children
Rising food prices are causing poor children and families in developing countries to sink deeper into hunger and malnutrition, according to Children International, a leading U.S.-based humanitarian organization. It states that according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, 925 million…
Michelle Obama Helps KaBOOM! Build Playground
Children today spend less time playing outdoors than any previous generation, a fact that is having disastrous consequences on their health, achievement levels, and overall well-being. To fight this Play Deficit, social entrepreneur Darell Hammond founded non-profit KaBOOM! 15 years…
Miss Universe Helps Poor Kids in Mexico
Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete reaches out to help poor children in the unseen side of her hometown of Guadalajara through Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization. “It was difficult for me to see the poverty and how these families…
What Parents and Kids Need to Know about Nature
Children in the U.S. spend 50 percent less time outdoors than they did 20 years ago. In an effort to motivate families and their children to get outside more often and re-connect with nature, the USDA Forest Service and the…
Disney Perry the Platy-bus On Tour
The popular chattering character Perry the Platypus of Disney Channel’s Emmy Award-winning “Phineas and Ferb” meets the distinctive, 27-foot rounded aluminum body of a customized Airstream trailer when Disney launches the “Perry the Platy-bus On Tour” originating Monday, July 11…
Coca-Cola Extends Help to Sick Children
In its third annual fundraiser for Victory Junction camp, Kangaroo Express presented a $634,000 donation to Victory Junction prior to the start of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The donation, raised through an in-store promotion with partnership support…
Nickelodeon Presents iParty with Victorious
Nickelodeon, an entertainment brand for kids, will unite the casts of iCarly and Victorious for an epic 90-minute, primetime TV event, “iParty with Victorious,” on Saturday, June 11, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). Leading up to the premiere, Nickelodeon will air…



















