CNN Heroes

CNN IS LOOKING FOR HEROES. WHO'S YOURS?

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It's the tenth anniversary of CNN Heroes! And again this year, CNN encourages viewers to tell us about these everyday people changing the world. Anderson Cooper explains how.

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CNN Hero Craig Dodson

Craig Dodson started a nonprofit cycling program for at-risk youth living in Richmond, Virginia, public housing. But he is much more than a coach to them.

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Riding through the pain

A young bike racer shows how CNN Hero Craig Dodson's program helps him overcome the challenges of growing up in a Richmond, Virginia, housing project.

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CNN Hero Paula Claussen

Since 1991, Paula Claussen and her group have crossed the Mexico border to build more than 1,250 free homes for impoverished families in Tijuana.

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Changing lives in one day

CNN Hero Paula Claussen shows how her nonprofit, Project Mercy, can build a home in a single day for families living on the outskirts of Tijuana, Mexico.

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CNN Hero Harry Swimmer

For 20 years, Harry Swimmer and his nonprofit have introduced hundreds of children with disabilities to the healing power of horses near Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Everyone's wild about Harry

CNN Hero Harry Swimmer, 86, gives an inside look at a day on his horse farm, where his nonprofit, Mitey Riders, helps children with special needs.

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CNN Hero Sheldon Smith

Sheldon Smith's Chicago nonprofit gives young fathers like himself the skills to be positive role models and responsible parents.

Manning Up

Sheldon Smith and his group, the Dovetail Project, have helped more than 200 young fathers in Chicago be positive role models and responsible parents.

Meet CNN Hero Shara Fisler

Shara Fisler's nonprofit, the Ocean Discovery Institute, helps thousands of kids from one of San Diego's poorest communities discover science.

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CNN Hero Marquis Taylor

Basketball helped Marquis Taylor stay on the right path. Today, he and his group use the sport, and an unusual method, to help young people become leaders.

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Passing the ball

CNN Hero Marquis Taylor shares how his childhood experiences inspired him to help young people see their potential -- on and off the basketball court.

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CNN Hero Luma Mufleh

Since 2004, Luma Mufleh and her nonprofit, the Fugees Family, have provided a community of support for hundreds of refugee children in Clarkston, Georgia.