David Bowie sang that we can be heroes “just for one day,” but if he were writing about the volunteers profiled here he’d surely change the lyric to 365 days. From Rochester, New York, to Los Angeles, California, organizations depend on volunteers like these to keep services flowing from staff members to individual clients and the community at large. What strikes us about these profiles is that each one touches on the positive attitude of the organization’s volunteer—eagerness, compassion, gratitude, empathy, enthusiasm—as part of his [...]

“What if it were you?” That’s the question Madison, Wisconsin-based HIVictorious, Inc., has been posing to area high school students as part of a poster contest and campaign. Now entering its fourth round, the poster contest asks youth to imagine how they might feel if they discovered that they were HIV-positive and to respond through words and art. The entries are judged and winners are awarded with recognition from public officials and gift cards, but the real prize is the opportunity for youth to promote [...]