Share Your Story


To inspire and empower others, we want to share stories about everyday people intervening in problem situations and being a hero. 

To share your story in writing, please fill out the form below.  

To submit your own Every|Day Hero video, click here.

These questions will help guide you as you look at your story and share it with us:

  • Who is your hero?  Why?  
  • When were you a hero? How?
  • How has this program made a difference for you?
  • What advice do you have for others?


So, what is a hero?  

While there are many interpretations of the word, we have adopted the following definition:

Heroes are people who transform compassion (a personal virtue) into heroic action (a civic virtue). In doing so, they put their best selves forward in service to humanity. A hero is as an individual or a network of people that take action on behalf of others in need, or in defense of integrity or a moral cause.

Heroic action is:

  • Engaged in voluntarily;

  • Conducted in service to one or more people or the community as a whole;

  • Involving a risk to physical comfort, social stature, or quality of life; and

  • Initiated without the expectation of material gain.

In the coming weeks we’ll be featuring some of your Every|Day Hero stories on our blog to empower others.

Note: by submitting your story, you give us permission to share your story on this site's blog and to also edit as necessary, without sacrificing the integrity of your message.  

If you would like to submit your own Every|Day Hero video, click here.