Resilience
Built something that hires
A business started from nothing that now employs the people who served alongside them.
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The kinds of stories we cover
We do not publish a schedule, because these stories do not arrive on one. What we can tell you is what we look for.
The kinds of stories the series covers, week to week.
What every story has in common
Three things: resilience, service, and impact. Someone came through something hard, chose to keep serving in a new form, and changed something measurable for the people around them. Scale is not a filter. A neighborhood matters as much as a nation.
Three shapes
The shapes these stories take
Service
Fed, housed, or healed a community
An organization built around a need they saw first-hand, run by the person who saw it.
Impact
Chased something improbable
A long-shot second act named out loud and then actually reached.
Where to watch
Inspiring Americans airs on 194 television stations across 112 local markets, reaching an estimated 81.3 million U.S. households. Check your local listings for air times in your market, or ask us and we will point you to your station.
Know someone whose story belongs here?
The best leads come from people who already know these stories. If someone came to mind while you were reading, tell us about them.