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The Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2016
Jeison Aristizábal —
CNN Hero Jeison Aristizábal's nonprofit, ASODISVALLE, offers therapies, educational services and healthy meals for young people in Colombia living with a range of disabilities. The organization's school also welcomes students who are not disabled but want a quality education, such as the class pictured here.
JUAN ARREDONDO For CNN
Craig Dodson —
CNN Hero Craig Dodson is the founder of Richmond Cycling Corps, a program that offers cycling training and other positive life experiences for at-risk children living in public housing in Richmond, Virginia.
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Sherri Franklin —
CNN Hero Sherri Franklin founded Muttville, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that finds loving homes for senior dogs.
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Brad Ludden —
CNN Hero and kayaker Brad Ludden founded First Descents to give young adults with cancer life-changing experiences.
BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN for CNN
Luma Mufleh —
CNN Hero Luma Mufleh is the founder of the Fugees Family, a nonprofit that runs a school and soccer program serving the needs of the refugee population in Clarkston, Georgia.
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Becca Stevens —
CNN Hero Becca Stevens' nonprofit Thistle Farms runs five residential communities in Nashville, Tennessee, offering marginalized women homes and a variety of therapies for up to two years at no cost.
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Georgie Smith —
CNN Hero Georgie Smith started a nonprofit called A Sense of Home, which creates comfortable living spaces for former foster children in Los Angeles.
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Sheldon Smith —
CNN Hero Sheldon Smith's nonprofit, the Dovetail Project, provides young fathers in Chicago with the skills needed to be responsible parents and positive role models for their children.
SARA STATHAS for CNN
Harry Swimmer —
CNN Hero Harry Swimmer and his organization, Mitey Riders, provide free, equine-assisted therapy to young people with a range of disabilities.
KRISANNE JOHNSON for CNN
Umra Omar —
CNN Hero Umra Omar's group, Safari Doctors, offers free medical services to more than 1,000 people a year in parts of coastal Kenya cut off by threats from extremist groups.