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CNN Hero Tomás Alvarez
Tomás Alvarez and his nonprofit, Beats Rhymes and Life, use hip-hop as a way to help teens in Oakland, California, overcome hardship.
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CNN Hero Dr. Daniel Ivankovich
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CNN Hero 2015 nominee Monique Pool has been helping rescue animals in her native Suriname since 2005. She is recognized for her particular interest in three-toed and two-toed sloths, of which she has rescued and released several hundred in the past decade. Photo by John Nowak/CNN
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"Our first priority as an organization is to keep a child with their family if at all possible," Doyne said. "In order to come into the home, you need to have lost both parents, or in some rare cases have suffered extreme neglect, abuse or have a parent who's incarcerated."
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Jody Farley-Berens helped start Singleton Moms to support single moms battling cancer. Since 2006, the nonprofit has provided assistance to more than 300 parents in the Phoenix area.
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Portrait of Dr. Bhagwati Agrawal. Pahadsar village near Pilani in Rajasthan, India. September 05, 2015.
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Top 10 CNN Hero Bhagwati Agrawal
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CNN Hero Lori Weise's organization tries to reach low-income families before they surrender their pets.
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A woman's dramatic hospital encounter inspires her to start a nonprofit that helps thousands of elderly people in Texas.
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Corrine Cannon founded the D.C. Diaper Bank when her son was only one years old. The nonprofit has provided nearly 2 million diapers to low-income families.
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