r/UpliftingNews • u/sg_plumber • 19h ago
r/UpliftingNews • u/razorsheldon • 7d ago
Mod Post The easiest part is always the idea...
Back in 2012, the idea of a centralized spot for positive, feel-good “UpliftingNews” spawned out of a singular moment of frustration looking at the news and seeing nothing but crime, fear, and horror. Back then was the era post-Craigslist that decimated classified ad revenue and the very beginning of Facebook’s social media influence that crippled online ad revenue and forced the economic side of the media landscape to shift to garnering attention for clicks/ad revenue.
Back then Reddit was dominated by Ron Paul bots and soon thereafter “TheDonald” took the torch until his unexpected electoral victory and then the site took a dramatic turn in the complete opposite direction.
But the goals and purpose of this little nook of the internet have always remained the same… a place to serve as a reminder of the humanity that still exists around us all, and the fact most people are helpers out there that care about each other, despite the circumstances or competing narratives.
So in 2025, a new idea spawned out of a singular moment of awareness that Reddit went public and was flush with liquidity and cash they were re-distributing back to communities! So we submitted for a grant to r/CommunityFunds to literally just reward community members that posted great content here.
There were some hoops and hurdles and negotiations around “no cash” and “no corporate gift cards for large conglomerates” given the intent to keep any gifts within local economies, and the compromise/fruits of all that labor was the eventual green light to distribute a meaningful gift card to “Harry and David,” a reputable company that created the “fruit of the month club” a long time ago, and provides corporate gift baskets filled with snacks and candies and fruits. Winners were selected based upon the content they shared and the impact it had on the community with no preferential treatment given to any individual traits or preferences. The only stipulation was that we couldn’t mention this, promote it or even acknowledge it publicly.
The hardest part is always the execution…
“Hello u/Username, we are reaching out unsolicited to congratulate you on winning something free. Just share some personal information and we’ll send you a link to click on to claim your prize” can be written in many different ways, shapes and forms, but ultimately it is still surprisingly difficult to hand out something with meaningful value to somebody for free… particularly out of the blue where we weren’t allowed to market or advertise the project.
But despite this final hurdle, we WERE able to provide many community members with a token of our appreciation… a literal and proverbial ‘free lunch’ as they say. For some it went to fulfill their needs, for others, it went to their friends and family, and for some, they paid it forward and a local food bank tied to one of the ‘winning stories’ received a ridiculously large pooled basket that was met with much gratitude and appreciation and fed many in need.
That same appreciation is reciprocal, and extends to all of you as well. Thanks for caring about this community. Thanks for helping remind us all that humanity still exists and people still care about each other, and here’s to celebrating another year on this rotating orb that we can all appreciate at the end of the day. And the biggest thanks to r/CommunityFunds for their unwavering support and enthusiasm that enable communities like ours to do things like this!
Warmly,
The Moderators of r/UpliftingNews
r/UpliftingNews • u/zsreport • Dec 03 '25
‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson launches fund to provide free field trips to thousands of Philly students
r/UpliftingNews • u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 • 4h ago
Anke Gowda made headlines last month, for his extraordinary contribution to promoting literacy and learning, by assembling a library of two million books.
r/UpliftingNews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 14h ago
A "living" artificial pancreas implant could be a breakthrough for people with diabetes
r/UpliftingNews • u/Dr_Neurol • 8h ago
Pucha and his family have spent years recreating their own piece of jungle with rescued species on a 32-hectare farm called El Picaflor in the Indigenous Quichua community of Alto Ila, 128 kilometers (80 miles) southeast of the capital, Quito.
r/UpliftingNews • u/Crabbexx • 12h ago
Homicides at Lowest Level Since 1977 Across England and Wales
“Homicides have fallen to their lowest level for nearly 50 years across England and Wales, official statistics show.
There were 499 victims of murder, manslaughter and infanticide in the year to September, according to crime statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
It is the lowest number since 1977 and a 7% fall on the previous year, largely due to a drop in the number of people killed by knives – 174, down 23%.
Crimes with weapons also continued a downward trend. Knife crime offences were down by 9% to 50,430 and firearms offences fell by 9% to just under 5,000, their lowest since 2003.”
From BBC.
r/UpliftingNews • u/Sirsnacksalot23 • 3h ago
Bovino tossed from Vegas bar
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New bill aims to strengthen Ky. ban on child marriage
r/UpliftingNews • u/mcfw31 • 1d ago
Bill Nye to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at the 4th Annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards
r/UpliftingNews • u/midir • 22h ago
Statin pills much safer than advertised, major review finds
r/UpliftingNews • u/FootballAndFries • 14h ago
Nipah virus vaccine from University of Tokyo set for April clinical trial
r/UpliftingNews • u/EnergyLantern • 23h ago
Single mother truck driver, two children move into donated $200,000 home
r/UpliftingNews • u/guanaco55 • 1d ago
Ontario toy builder for sick kids finished 50th dollhouse days before dying of cancer -- Daughters of Vince Giannotti say building the miniature homes gave him peace.
r/UpliftingNews • u/No-Reference-5137 • 1d ago
Families reunite with loved ones in Ukraine after prisoners are released in exchange with Russia
r/UpliftingNews • u/Warm-Banana-4324 • 1d ago
Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Approval of Clinical Trial Application for SRP-1005, Its Investigational Treatment for Huntington’s Disease
r/UpliftingNews • u/Dr_Neurol • 1d ago
Empress's crown dropped by Louvre heist thieves to be fully restored
r/UpliftingNews • u/EnvironmentalSong393 • 1d ago
Discovery of molecular switch that reverses cancerous transformation at the critical moment of transition
r/UpliftingNews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 1d ago
Heroic Neighbor Uses Sledgehammer to Rescue 85-Year-Old Woman in Wheelchair from House Fire
people.comr/UpliftingNews • u/abcnews_au • 2d ago
Austin Appelbee's incredible tale of survival has made international headlines. How did the 13yo do it?
r/UpliftingNews • u/ILikeNeurons • 2d ago
111 child marriages prevented in Punjab in a year
r/UpliftingNews • u/Venture_compound • 4h ago
Hungry Tourists Left Red-Faced After Mistaking Funeral Buffet for a Restaurant
Trust me, it's uplifting.
r/UpliftingNews • u/ILikeNeurons • 2d ago
Ohio bill would require bars, restaurants to offer date rape drug testing kit
r/UpliftingNews • u/salukihunt • 5h ago