Shelly Gigante: Senior Contributor

A middle-schooler is using the support he received from a biker group to recast his school life.

The We Dine Together lunch club is now in more than 150 schools as students stand up for one another.

The community that helped their Muslim neighbors rebuild their place of worship celebrates its reopening.

A veteran who lost his sight had to learn to trust his guides to tackle a marathon. Now he’s hooked.

How a disabled marathon runner inspires others and gets his own inspiration.

Genome sequencing has ushered in a new era of medicine and could one day help prevent inherited disease.

Higher-income households are more confident, but still worry about the American dream.

An intriguing project shows how financial advisors are focusing on the relationship between humans and money.

How a New York entrepreneur started a trade school for underprivileged women in India.

A third generation Chinese-American builds her family business with commitment to community.

Murals and open-air galleries bring people from all walks of life together and energize neighborhoods.

Those who make time for others feel more secure about their financial well-being.

At a Connecticut gym, members and instructors support each other on the journey to good health.

These events, led by Hill Harper, are part pep rally and part money management course.

It brings history to life for kids who might otherwise forget the sacrifices of the civil rights movement.

Students create a club for socially struggling students who spend the lunch hour eating alone.

Texas chef Ginger Sprouse helped homeless man Victor Hubbard in an unsung demonstration of mutuality.

A motor cycle club gives a bullied Indiana boy an escort to school.

Shelly Gigante