June 2009 Featured Good News Video
Spreading Hope With Art
From Alaska to Las Vegas to NYC, artist Bren Bataclan leaves his paintings in unexpected places. Bataclan's hope is to turn the economy around, with his paintings. Michelle Miller reports.
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June 2009 Good News Video Archive
Retired doctors offer clean bill of health, without the bill
Two boyhood friends who made it through the school of hard knocks together made their way through medical school and now, 60 years later, they've come together again to provide free medical care to their community. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.
Young survivor
Jaclyn Murphy, 14, and her dad started the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation to match ill children with sports teams.
Cat nurses puppies
A rescued cat nurses orphaned puppies at an animal shelter in Illinois. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown has the video.
Surfing with Autism
Elliot Zuckerman, owner of the N.Y. surfing school Surf2Live, takes time each summer to teach autistic children how to surf.
Imprisoned felons foster cats, dogs
Indiana prisoners serve as foster parents to cats and dogs hoping for a second chance. WTHR's Emily Longnecker reports.
Teen Super Climber
At 17-years-old, Calif. native Johnny Strange is the youngest person ever to conquer the tallest summits on each of the seven continents. Katie Couric reports.
Harlem kids give Congo help
Teens at a school in Harlem, New York, give back to their peers in Congo. Richard Roth reports.
Wounded veterans get an airlift, for free
Walter Fricke, a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, founded a program to make sure veterans who need medical care have a way to get where they need to be: with their families. NBC's Natalie Morales reports.
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1,000 hills of hope
Fifteen years after the genocide in Rwanda, a coffee company is brewing up the spirit of reconciliation.
Spreading Hope With Art
From Alaska to Las Vegas to NYC, artist Bren Bataclan leaves his paintings in unexpected places. Bataclan's hope is to turn the economy around, with his paintings. Michelle Miller reports.
Surfing pups help those down on their luck
In the Loews Coronado Surf Dog Competition in San Diego, a group of rescued dogs rode a wave of goodwill to raise $45,000 dollars for struggling families. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.
Competing with robots
CNN's Soledad O'Brien looks at a program in Atlanta that's using robots to help kids build a brighter future.
Water sports help kids leave disability on dock
Harry Horgan overcame a paralyzing accident, not just getting out of his wheelchair, but transforming a corner of Miami’s Biscayne Bay into a life-affirming water park. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports.
Vietnam Vets Reunited
As part of his series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman revisits two friends who formerly tried to kill each other during the Vietnam War. Now, the duo is trying to pay it forward.
Homeless coach builds diamond in the rough
In the city of Compton, Calif., a Little League coach has created his own version of a "Field of Dreams" for some inner-city kids. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.
Teen walks to help homeless kids
NBC’s Kerry Sanders meets one teenager who has an unusual and meaningful summer break planned.
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Bionic eyes restore sight for the blind
Advances in bionic technology are allowing the blind to regain some sight--and it may do for the vision impaired what the cochlear implant has done for millions of the hearing impaired. NBC's Robert Bazell reports.
Operation Of hope and beloved
Operation of Hope gives Beloved Jefeti, a young Zimbabwean and landmine victim a new face. Errol Barnett reports.
'Say It Loud'
CNN.com's Nicole Lapin talks to 13-year-old Jordan Coleman about his documentary, "Say It Loud."
Indy visionary wants to open preschool
(WISH) On a quiet corner of a northwest side neighborhood sits a house in which a dreams are built. The dream is to build a preschool to inspire, enrich and empower young learners to be more than they can yet imagine.
Thanks to big hearts, little league lives on
When the recession threatened to shut down summer baseball in Greenfield, Ohio, a tiny band of volunteers, with the help of donations from around the country, kept the all-American tradition alive. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.
Teens start businesses
With summer jobs scarce, some teens start their own businesses. CNN's Samantha Hayes reports.
Skateboarding dog
Meet Bazooka, the Old English Bulldog who skateboards his way around Tokyo. MSNBC.com's Dara Brown has the story.
Artificial flower saves lives
An American scientist is bringing his artificial flower invention to Africa to stop the spread of Malaria.
Putting the gardens back into Miami Gardens
Before it became its own city, Miami Gardens was a picture of urban blight, with one of the worst crime rates in the country. But in 2003 the neighbors took control and voted to become the largest predominately African-American city in Florida. NBC's Mark Potter reports.
Helping kids with special needs
CNN.com's Nicole Lapin talks to 18-year-old Matt Certner, founder of Sports Clinic for Children with Special Needs.
$40,000 gift
An Atlanta teenager raises $40,000 to sponsor a Kenyan village. CNN's T.J. Holmes reports.
A miracle for Guatemalan teen
CNN's Brooke Baldwin reports on an 18-year-old illegal Guatemala immigrant who needs a heart transplant.
An Elephant Never Forgets - Her Friend
It's the last thing you'd expect to see emerging from the woods of Tennessee - the last two things actually. Which is why CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman knew the story of Bella and Tarra would be big. He just had no idea how big.
Click here to see Steve Hartman's original story on Tarra and Bella
Two churches share 58 crosses
Two North Carolina churches with shared, but very different histories, come together to honor the unmarked graves of 58 anonymous slaves. WCNC's Mike Redding reports.
Atlanta's very own superhero
The Crimson Fist patrols the streets of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, giving out food and bottled water to those in need.
Soccer becomes lifeline for homeless
The benefits of playing a team sport – most notably, physical fitness and a sense of camaraderie – are well known. But as NBC’s Lester Holt reports, for a group of men down on their luck, the game means all these things, and much more. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.
Married 80 years!
Spend 10 minutes with Bill and Marie DeCaro, and you realize they're still as much in love today as they were 8 decades ago! WPVI's Lisa Thomas-Laury reports
Teens who start businesses
CNN's Fredricka Whitfield reports on Teens who organized successful businesses this year during a recession.