The 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County helps people with disabilities through horseback riding.

Hallie Bubczyk, 12, of Manchester, bakes cupcakes for a gala benefitting Carroll Hospital Center's emergency services.

Seeing a need, a young Mt. Airy welder builds a special ramp that enables a wheelchair-bound Damascus man to pursue his favorite activity: bowling.

A Westminster couple involves their Downs syndrome daughter in the family's Furnace Hills Coffee business, and both thrive.

Mary Gibson and Catherine Cook deliver meals to 10 to 14 clients a day on their Meals on Wheels route. Every other Monday, friends Mary Gibson and Catherine Cook load coolers into their car and drive around the Westminster area delivering meals to t...

Josie Grant, right, helped Linda Grogan, Director of Women’s, Children’s, and Nursing Support Services at Carroll Hospital Center, make young patients more comfortable in the hospital. When Josie Grant was attending New Windsor Middle School, she...

A year ago, Amy Moore was a second-year nursing student at Carroll Community College. As a single parent, she was struggling to get herself through school and take care of her three children. Completing her community service project was just another ...

When Stephanie Moore, of Wesminster, acquired her Great Dane, Levon, eight years ago, she was transformed from a casual animal fan into an an avid pet lover and advocate. “Levon was an amazing pet,” explained Moore. “He and I had a real underst...

Looking at the severely damaged vehicle, the tow truck driver was certain that no one could have survived the crash. The minivan was lying upside down. All of its windows were shattered, and there were signs that  rescuers had cut metal away to get ...

Often, people hope to find the holiday spirit in stories of miracles: tales that would convince even the biggest Scrooges that there is a power greater than what we can see. In the end, however, one realizes that seemingly small acts of dedication, c...