Woman donates kidney and tells young recipient that she’s like a daughter to her
21-year-old Harley Lafferty has been dealing with chronic kidney disease the majority of her life. When she was 8-years-old, a simple sports physical revealed the
"Put down the gun and pick up a flower.” Catherine Costello, a Chicago native, shared a mantra that Dr. Andrew
Our Hope Rises correspondent, Vilona Trachtenberg sat down with WNY Thrive's Founder to talk more about his upcoming event, "Network
This May, a new event is coming... a festival of TACOS! Oh, and there will be music. Lots of Music.
“We were praying for help, and we got it in the most unexpected way.” This is a story of strangers
“Crying on the inside.” An incarcerated inmate at Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center left a note with those words for
21-year-old Harley Lafferty has been dealing with chronic kidney disease the majority of her life. When she was 8-years-old, a simple sports physical revealed the
“I have to find something! Anything! Please! Any piece that will be enough to ensure I won’t be sick.I know my dealer won’t have anything for the next couple
It’s been just under one year since 16-year-old Jacob Monday earned his angel wings, after being diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. Jacob, of
“It all began with a phone message. My phone blinked. Funny how it’s the insignificant things, like where you were, what you were doing, the smells, the
For any Buffalo Bills fan, and even those who don’t follow Buffalo’s NFL team, Pancho Billa is a name that embodies determination…fandom…and BILLS MAFIA, BABY.
It’s incredible that just months ago, we – the Hope Rises team – were skeptical on how we would be able to pull off a
Hope Rises, founded in 2017 by award winning journalist Kate Glaser, ignites hope through love and goodwill across the globe. We do not just tell good news – we make good news happen. Together, with our Hope Rises community of charitable hearts, we have raised more than $800,000 since our beginning and we are not stopping anytime soon! 100% of all money raised gets pushed right back out to nonprofits, families and individuals in need across the world.