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Mission: Fight Hunger

November 5, 2025

Join a community of kids who are making the world a better and brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that even the smallest actions can make a big impact. Mission Many millions of people in the United States live in…

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Power Up Online

October 23, 2025

Your career journey can take you anywhere you want to go, and power skills will help you along the way. Read about how people in four careers use power skills to get the job done. Then visit the Your Hot…

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Content featured on Service Stars A young person with long light brown hair smiles at the camera while standing outdoors in front of a wall covered with green and brown ivy.

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Star Power: Foster Barinholtz

October 17, 2025

Meet Service Star Foster Barinholtz, 12, who started a chapter of a community-service club in her hometown of Los Angeles, California. TFK Kid Reporter Aubrey Lamirault spoke with Foster about her efforts. What motivated you to start a chapter of…

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Side-by-side image showing the cover of the book Let’s Get Together by Brandy Colbert on the left and a portrait of the author smiling on the right. The book cover features two illustrated girls talking in a classroom, and the portrait shows Colbert wearing glasses and a blue shirt with bright lipstick. A TIME for Kids “Kid Reporter” badge appears in the top right corner.

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Separated Siblings

October 14, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Aubrey Lamirault read Let’s Get Together and interviewed its author, Brandy Colbert. Read Aubrey’s thoughts below. Let’s Get Together is about two girls, Liberty and Kenya, who discover they’re long lost twins, separated at birth. Kenya is…

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Defeat the Doom

September 30, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Marvin Pierre read Thrash Force and interviewed its author, Raj Sidhu. Read Marvin’s thoughts below. Thrash Force is a fantasy adventure written by Raj Sidhu. The book was inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, a role-playing game that…

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Stars in Action

September 26, 2025

We love hearing from our Service Stars community. Thank you, Stars, for sharing your stories! What will you do next? Aarika and Aashna, 10, Connecticut Each week, we read to residents at an assisted living facility. We read kids’ books…

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Mission: Boost Literacy

September 25, 2025

Join a community of kids who are making the world a better and brighter place. TFK Service Stars know that even the smallest actions can make a big impact. Mission of the Month Reading, writing, and speaking are important skills.…

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Digital Defender

September 25, 2025

In 2024, Tejasvi Manoj’s grandfather got an email from someone pretending to be a relative. The person was asking for $2,000. It seemed to be urgent, so he was ready to send it. Luckily, he first called Tejasvi’s dad, who…

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World’s Greatest Places

September 11, 2025

Each year, TIME makes a list of the World’s Greatest Places. TIME for Kids picks its favorites. This year’s list takes you up high, down low, and everywhere in between. Whether you like animals, history, or classic video games,…

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Birds in Trouble

August 28, 2025

Twice a week, Adam Knox jumps into a pickup truck. He drives to a forest high in the Hawaiian mountains. “You feel like you’re in Jumanji, or one of those adventure-type movies,” Knox tells TIME for Kids. “This is where…

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Girl Power

August 14, 2025

TIME and the LEGO Group joined up to celebrate the accomplishments of extraordinary girls who are making a big impact in their fields, from science and engineering to arts and athletics. Each barrier-breaking standout is paving the way for others…

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Love and Loss

May 21, 2025

TFK Kid Reporter Rudrh Nair read The Storyteller and interviewed its author, Brandon Hobson. Read Rudrh’s thoughts below. Ziggy is a member of the Cherokee Nation, living in Poisonberry, New Mexico. Ziggy suffers from anxiety. Sometimes, he gets overwhelmed—especially when…

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Logging Off

May 1, 2025

CANBERRA, Australia—The February 5 press conference begins. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese takes questions from journalists. Lana, 11, stands up. “Do you think social media has an impact on kids?” she asks. Albanese has been waiting for this question. It…

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Training Day

April 22, 2025

Many families schedule obedience lessons when they first bring a dog into their home. These can be group classes, or they can be private sessions with a professional trainer. Shir Limazati wants all dog owners to improve their communication with…

Eagles on the Rise

April 17, 2025

The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States. It’s known for its huge wingspan and fierce gaze. But not so long ago, eagles were in trouble. A chemical called DDT was introduced in the 1940s. It was…

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Quake in Southeast Asia

April 4, 2025

An earthquake struck Southeast Asia on March 28. It was centered in the country of Myanmar. The 7.7-magnitude quake was powerful. It even collapsed buildings in Bangkok, Thailand. That’s hundreds of miles from the quake’s epicenter. At press time, more…

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Astronauts Return Home

April 3, 2025

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are NASA astronauts. They unexpectedly spent more than nine months in space. Now, they’re finally home. On June 5, 2024, Williams and Wilmore blasted off. They were the first people to fly on Boeing’s new…

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Oyster Duty

March 6, 2025

Some see oysters as a yummy treat. Others value them as a source of pearls. But to Demi Johnson, of Gulfport, Mississippi, oysters are environmental superstars. “They’re really important,” the 15-year-old told TIME for Kids. A single oyster can filter…

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