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Forsyth Tech Middle College 11th and 12th graders are coming together to spread joy and positivity. School leaders said service learning is important, so they organized the idea to make posters and 'paint the city with positivity' so students from clubs, Peace with a Purpose and Art Club are doing just that."I’m looking forward to putting these up all around the city, because someone maybe had a bad day at work, maybe they got fired or demoted and they’re feeling down and don’t know what to do and they look up at crosswalks or stop signs and see that someone, a random stranger put ...

There is a great need for foster parents across North Carolina to give kids a place to call home, even more so during the pandemic.An Alamance County family recently provided a home for a baby who tested positive for Covid 19. The baby was in the hospital, it was an emergency situation and she needed a home for a couple months. Ginger and Scott Rhoads provided that temporary home.They are fairly new foster parents, so they said it was quite the experience. The baby is at a more permanent foster home now and the Rhoads are fostering a one year old son at home with their two biological dau...

A place to call home: Foster parents provide 20-year-old with home, skills to succeed Share Updated: 12:09 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Audrey Biesk Share Updated: 12:09 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript AUDREY BIESK HAS THEIR STORY. >> NEEDING A PLACE TO CALL HOME DOESN’T END FOR KIDS ON THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY. JOSE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES AT AGE HE’S LIVED IN 15. COUNTLESS DIFFERENT FOSTER HOMES. HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR MONTHS, AND JOSE COULDN’T MAKE IT ON HIS OWN. THAT’S WHERE THE TERHUNE FAMILY COMES IN. PEGGY AND BOB F...

This 81-year-old nursing assistant was recognized for perfect attendance during 2020 Share Updated: 5:51 AM EST Jan 23, 2021 Audrey Biesk Share Updated: 5:51 AM EST Jan 23, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> WE ARE BACK WITH A 12 INSPIRE STORY. WE ARE HEARING FROM A WOMAN RECOGNIZED FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE. >> AUDREY SPOKE WITH THE WOMAN WHO OFFERED WORDS OF WISDOM FOR ALL OF US. >> THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST FOR EVERYTHING. >> DO YOU BELIEVE STAYING BUSY AND WORKING EVERY DAY KIND OF KEEPS YOU GOING? >> YES, MA'A TANIA YOPP KNOWN AS GRANDMA WORKS FU...

A Surry County 81-year-old woman is being recognized as employee-of-the-month and getting perfect attendance working as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Tatiana Yopp or Tania is better known as "grandma" at the Surry Community Health and Rehabilitation Center in Mt. Airy. She believes working and staying busy helps keep her going. Click the video player above to learn more about Yopp's love for service."Absolutely, 100%, God gave me good health," Yopp said.She worked full-time 10-hour shifts and volunteered on weekends, never missing a shift in all of 2020. “When they surprised me with t...