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Star Power: Avery Jenkins

December 12, 2025

Service Star Avery Jenkins, 11, started Avery’s Helpful Hair Kits. It’s an organization in Evanston, Illinois, giving foster kids with textured and curly hair access to products that help them look their best. TFK Kid Reporter Aubrey Lamirault spoke with…

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Mission: Speak Out

December 12, 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 Have you noticed a problem or a…

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Zacky’s Mission

December 10, 2025

Zacky Muñoz, 13, is careful to avoid foods he’s allergic to. Eating even a tiny bit of one can make him sick. In first grade, he accidentally ate a breadstick that contained sesame. After just a few bites, “I knew…

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Star Power: Caroline LaRusso-Leung

December 5, 2025

Meet Service Star Caroline LaRusso-Leung, 12, who volunteers for the Brooklyn Service Collective, in Brooklyn, New York. TFK Kid Reporter Axel Foster spoke with Caroline about her efforts. What is the Brooklyn Service Collective? It’s an organization that arranges community…

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Star Power: Evan Shiu

November 14, 2025

Meet Service Star Evan Shiu, 13, who volunteers as a youth soccer coach and mentor in the Bronx, New York. TFK Kid Reporter Ethan Yu spoke with Evan about his efforts. What kind of volunteering have you been doing recently?…

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Content featured on Service Stars Boy in a yellow shirt carries two large boxes labeled “10,000 Pound Challenge Food Drive,” decorated with stickers.

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Heavy Lifting

November 5, 2025

In June, JoJo Zager organized a donation drive to benefit the Community Food Bank of Macomb County, in Michigan. “I was trying to get 10,000 pounds” of food, the 11-year-old told TIME for Kids. And he was trying to do…

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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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Star Power: Eli Mathews

October 31, 2025

Meet Service Star Eli Mathews, 11, who started a community service youth group in Scottsdale, Arizona. TFK Kid Reporter Asha Curley spoke with Eli about his efforts. What inspired you to start Tiny GIANTS? I’m lucky I don’t have to…

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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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Star Power: Aniah Lampkin

October 3, 2025

Meet Service Star Aniah Lampkin, 9, who enjoys spreading kindness in Houston, Texas. TFK Kid Reporter Marvin Pierre spoke with Aniah about her efforts. What does spreading kindness mean to you? Spreading kindness means doing something small or big that…

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