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Star Power: Patrick Finnegan

January 2, 2026

Meet Service Star Patrick Finnegan,12, who volunteers as a peer mediator in Savannah, Georgia. TFK Kid Reporter Madeline Martinez spoke with Patrick about his efforts. What does a peer mediator do? They oversee a conflict that two or more students…

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Star Power: Shubham Roy-Choudhury

December 19, 2025

Meet Service Star Shubham Roy-Choudhury, 14. He’s the founder of Lunar Academy, a student-led program in New Jersey. It provides free tutoring and educational resources. TFK Kid Reporter Vicky Sun spoke with Shubham about his efforts. What motivated you to…

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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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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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Movies and Television

Rainbow Remix

October 28, 2025

On October 16, TFK Kid Reporter Ethan Yu interviewed Mychal Threets, a librarian with millions of social-media followers. Threets was recently named host of a YouTube version of the TV show Reading Rainbow. Read Ethan’s account below. Have you ever…

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Careers

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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Start a Career Club

October 22, 2025

Have you ever considered starting a club at your school? Building your own club can be fun—especially when it’s one you’ve always wished you could join. When I was in elementary school, we had a Careers Day. I always enjoyed…