Cathy Morgan cares for her son, Junior Morgan, 39, who has Down syndrome. Their relationship resembles that of best friends as she encourages and helps him with his interests.

Brian ‘Slim’ Nash and his daughter, Presley, have a bond stronger than Presley’s condition of alpha-mannosidosis. Presley’s strength against the incurable disorder amazes and inspires her father daily.

Expecting both a baby and imminent eviction from his makeshift house and workshop, Noah says it’s hard living in a homeless encampment — and hard to leave.

Since her partner’s diagnosis, Andee Rudloff has worked to regain balance in her life. As relationships change, so does Andee’s perspective on how to respond to her life’s new structure.

Elena Nunez finds joy translating for Hispanic families as an instructional assistant at Parker-Bennett-Curry Elementary School. Her caretaking role extends beyond the school to her foster children at home.

After 15 years in finance, Ben Ridley shifted his priorities to focus more on experiences than money. It has been a challenge, but it has been good for his family.

Ron Leach worked in pastels until taking up oils about the time he was diagnosed with cancer. The cancer is gone. Ron worries his studio may soon be gone, too.

When Rheanna Plemons’ son Caden was born, she discovered he had special needs. She finds relief and comfort as he gains some independence through New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding.

Madeline McKinnon, with her mother, travels from their home in Portland, Tennessee, most weekends to work at Top Crops, a Bowling Green community gardening project for adults with special needs.

With a passion for life defined through family, swimming and his legacy as a swim coach, Bill Powell copes with the possibility of these memories fading as he grows older.

Rick White divides his time between driving a school bus in Bowling Green and working on his farm near Richardsville where he lives with his wife, Meta.

Thousands of Hondurans have crossed the U.S. border, fleeing violence and poverty. Pastor Elmer Zavala’s after-school program for Honduran children in Louisville is an eye-opening experience for American volunteers.

Jazz Mills had no experience in social services, but she saw a need for action. Now her food program feeds houseless people in Austin, Texas.

Shamora Franklin-Murray runs Wags -N- Whiskers II, a second-generation pet grooming business she inherited from her mother. The business helps Franklin-Murray and her son, Tyrecus Sweatt, cope with shared trauma.

Katie and Cameron Kisselbaugh are expecting a “snowflake baby,” a son who will be born with Spina Bifida. They believe the challenges they face are part of God’s plan for them.

Candice Elder, founder and director of the East Oakland Collective, helps provide food, social services and hope to people in the California neighborhood where she grew up.