Christmas is a wonderful time for many children, but certainly not all. However, this week focuses three separate stories of how people are making an effort to change that for those in their communities.

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Helping Kids Find Community Even Without a Home

Arkansas Couple Adopts Set of 7 Siblings Ahead of Christmas

The Globe’s Biggest Maritime Shipping Company is Abandoning Fossil Fuels

Michael Bloomberg: Why I’m Giving $1.8 Billion for College Financial Aid

Man Postpones Retirement to Save Reefs After He Accidentally Discovers How to Make Coral Grow 40 Times Faster

Wallsend Village Security Guard Phil Colelough Saves Shop Assistant Kerry Woseen

Woman Uses DNA Kit to Reunite with Mother After Nearly 70 Years

Homeless Man with Terminal Cancer Donates to Holiday Toy Drive