• Introduction

• Heroes of the Week

• Derrick Roman

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Age: 51 Hometown: Detroit Cause: Financial literacy for children As a 12-year-old in Philadelphia, Roman was so impressed by a CPA's ... Read More »

• Eric Lee

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Age: 19 Hometown: St. Louis Cause: Helping victims of Ferguson riots When riots erupted Nov. 24 after a grand jury declined to indict ... Read More »

• Stacy Francis

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Age: 40 Hometown: New York City Cause: Financial education for women Troubled that her grandmother stayed in an abusive relationship for ... Read More »

• Military Heroes

• Michael Pasquale

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Michael Pasquale Age: 43 Hometown: Newton, N.J. Cause: Veterans’ Benefits Over the past seven years, Newark-based attorney Michael ... Read More »

• Marcel Minutolo

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Marcel Minutolo Age: 45 Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. Cause: Tax Preparation As an Army intelligence officer deployed to such areas as ... Read More »

• Dick Power

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Dick Power Age: 73 Hometown: Walpole, Mass. Cause: Free financial advice A retired Army colonel, Power led the charge—first in his ... Read More »

• Brittany & Robbie Bergquist

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Brittany & Robbie Bergquist Ages: 23 & 22 Hometown: Norwell, Mass. Cause: Low-cost phone calls At ages 12 and 13, after hearing ... Read More »
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  The Lenders That Prey on Service Members—and How to Keep Them at Bay

  By Sinash Shajahan

• Northeast

• Massachusetts

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Karen King Age: 55 Hometown: Monson Cause: Disaster assistance and emergency preparation The night after a tornado ripped through her ... Read More »

• New Jersey

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Michael Pasquale Age: 43 Hometown: Newton Cause: Veterans’ Benefits Over the past seven years, Newark-based attorney Michael ... Read More »

• South

• Georgia

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Karen Lynn Age: 53 Hometown: Tucker Cause: Job training for adults with developmental disabilities and autism Sixteen years ago, Lynn ... Read More »

• Maryland

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Mona Negm Age: 72 Hometown: Silver Spring Cause: Immigrants’ retirement In 1972 Mona Negm saw poor African-American seniors in ... Read More »

• South Carolina

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Katie Stagliano Age: 15 Hometown: Summerville Cause: Healthy produce for low-income families Participating in a school gardening project ... Read More »

• Midwest

• West

• Idaho

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Barbara & Lyn Bidstrup Age: Both 77 Hometown: Idaho Falls Cause: Small-business counseling After three decades of running a ... Read More »

• New Mexico

  By Sinash Shajahan

  Glenys Carl Age: 70 Hometown: Santa Fe Cause: Free home health care for low-income families Inspired by caretaking needs for her ... Read More »

• Heroes on Video

• Advice From the Heroes