From prison to purpose: How this CNN Hero has helped countless women break the cycle of incarceration

For almost three decades, 2010 CNN Hero Susan Burton and her nonprofit, A New Way of Life, have helped women rebuild their ...

2025 CNN Hero of the Year voting

Help decide which of the Top 5 CNN Heroes will be named CNN Hero of the Year.

One million strong: How this CNN Hero uses the power of community to help people in recovery

The Phoenix, founded by 2012 CNN Hero Scott Strode, provides free fitness programs and events to support people in recovery. Today, the nonprofit has grown into a movement.

The 'gift of mobility': How this CNN Hero helps people thrive after paralysis

A robotic exoskeleton allowed 2018 CNN Hero Amanda Boxtel to stand and walk years after she was paralyzed. Today, she and her ...
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Advocate for disabled workers is 2017 CNN Hero of the Year

"My children are not broken," Amy Wright insists. Most parents don't have to declare their children's fundamental value, but after two of 2017 CNN Hero of the Year Amy Wright's kids were born with ...
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Kenyan woman Nelly Cheboi named CNN Hero of 2022

WASHINGTON - Nelly Cheboi - a renowned Kenya technopreneur has been feted as the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. This is an award that recognizes individuals who have an impact on society. Ms. Cheboi quit ...