CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
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Young Wonders
Honoring the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2023
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Top 10 CNN Heroes
• Yasmine Arrington Brooks Yasmine Arrington Brooks
This CNN Hero’s nonprofit offers scholarships and support to make college more accessible to children of incarcerated parents
• Osei Boateng Osei Boateng
He converted a van into a mobile medical clinic. Now, he’s bringing care to thousands in rural Ghana
• Stacey Buckner Stacey Buckner
Serving those who served our country: Meet the North Carolina woman who found her purpose in helping homeless vets
• Mike Goldberg Mike Goldberg
This CNN Hero is recruiting recreational divers to help rebuild reefs in Florida one coral at a time
• Tescha Hawley Tescha Hawley
This CNN Hero’s battle with cancer inspired her lifesaving work helping families in her Native American community
• Alvin Irby Alvin Irby
Where barbershops are a community hub, he’s filling them with books to help young boys find excitement in reading
• Adam Pearce Adam Pearce
A yoga retreat with a higher purpose: Helping people living with brain injuries
• Estefanía Rebellón Estefanía Rebellón
For hundreds of migrant children living in shelters at the border, this CNN Hero’s mobile classrooms offer education and stability
• Mama Shu Mama Shu
Turning pain into power: How a grieving mother transformed a neglected block near Detroit into a village of beauty and opportunity
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More 2023 CNN Heroes
• Mike Ball Mike Ball
‘Bring their voices out’: This CNN Hero is using music to help kids process trauma
• Kelli Ritschel Boehle Kelli Ritschel Boehle
The Wish Maker: She makes dreams come true for hundreds of young adults battling cancer
• Brenda Lemus Brenda Lemus
This CNN Hero paid tribute to her late father by transforming a library into a center for feeding, teaching, and nurturing her community
• Brandi Tuck Brandi Tuck
This could be the most beautiful homeless shelter you have ever seen, and it’s getting results