Extra : Don't box me in. Aaron Valencia. A classic car shop where at-risk kids learn to build a future. Photos: Kids find direction by getting their hands dirty.
Extra: The kids inspired him. Get involved: Lost Angels Children's Project. Amy Wright. One-of-a-kind shop offers more than just coffee. Photos: How a cup of coffee becomes a 'human rights movement'.
Other CNN Heroes. Bob Adams: Vietnam medic now heals lives of fellow vets. Michele Allen: Family farm is heaven on earth for dying dogs. Mariuma Ben Yosef: Homeless at 14, she's saving kids from the streets. Michelle Christie: Theater is therapy for kids with hearing loss. Rebecca Constantino : How a better library can change a child's life. Jennifer Cox: Empowering children who live in homeless shelters. Harry Grammer: Helping L. Tony Hillery : Sowing seeds of hope in Harlem's children.
Max Levitt : Equipping more kids for on-the-field success. Linda Myers: A lifeline for Native Americans struggling to survive. Jeanine Patten-Coble : Families facing breast cancer bond at retreats. Doniece Sandoval: City buses become showers for the homeless.
Young Wonders. Meet five young people making a difference What they lack in age, they make up for in ambition, proving you're never too young to change the world. Photos: Faces of hope. Campbell Remess Campbell, 13, spreads kindness and comfort to children battling illnesses. Through his Project , he creates and delivers custom-made teddy bears. Tribute Show: Iain Armitage introduces Campbell.
Haile Thomas Haile, 16, is leading the next generation toward a healthier future. Tribute Show : Kelly Ripa with Haile. Ryan Hickman Ryan, 8, is on a mission to keep debris out of the ocean and save marine life through his thriving Ryan's Recycling Company. Andrew Manzi , whose nonprofit, Warrior Surf, provides free six-week surf camps for veterans and their families, complete with therapy sessions on the beach.
Rosie Mashale and the organization Baphumelele, which provide care for more than 5, orphaned, abandoned or sick children, many of whom have lost parents to AIDS. Leslie Morissette 's project, Grahamtastic Connection, which gives computers, iPads and robots to ill kids so they stay connected to friends, family and school.
Mona Patel , who created the San Antonio Amputee Foundation, which offers peer support, education, recreation and financial help for people who need prosthetic limbs. Khali Sweeney , whose Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program provides around Detroit children with training and academic tutoring five days a week.
Aaron Valencia and Lost Angels Children's Project, an after-school program that focuses on classic car restoration. When he realized it would cost too much to buy presents for all the children in his local hospital, thenyear-old Campbell Remess started making teddy bears for them by hand four years ago.
His generosity grew into Project by Campbell, and more than 1, bears later Remess is auctioning some of his creations to send ill children and their families on vacations. Click through the gallery to learn more about Campbell and the other four CNN Young Wonders, youth making a positive impact on their communities.
One of nine siblings, Campbell taught himself to sew by trial and error, using patterns he found online. He delivers bears to children in the hospital and sends them to others around the world. His shelves are full of dozens of bears getting ready to go off to the hospital this Christmas.
After visiting a local bookstore that promotes African-American children's literature, Sidney Keys III couldn't believe the wide selection of books reflecting him -- something he noticed was scarce in his school library. To share his love of reading with his peers, Sidney created Books n Bros, a reading club that focuses on African-American culture and literature. Boys between the ages of , at a fourth- through sixth-grade reading level, gather once a month to bond and discuss their featured book.
Since September, his book club has grown to more than 50 members. The group's "Adopt A Bro" initiative sponsors members who need financial assistance. They also welcome "Big Bros," older mentors who apply to join a meetup and help lead the book conversation. Mona Patel. Mona Patel was a year-old college student walking to class when a drunken driver crashed into her, smashing her leg and requiring several surgeries and amputations. Patel created the San Antonio Amputee Foundation, which offers peer support, education and recreation, as well as financial assistance for prosthetic limbs.
Learn more about Mona Patel's work. Khali Sweeney. Khali Sweeney started the Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program to help youth avoid the negativity he faced after falling in with the wrong crowd as a kid.
Five days a week, around children hit the Detroit gym for training and academic tutoring. More than students have completed the program. I see a kid who hasn't been heard yet. So, let's find out what's really going on," Sweeney said. Learn more about Khali Sweeney's work. Aaron Valencia. Facing drugs, jail and homelessness as a teen taught Aaron Valencia that youth need positive examples and projects to occupy their time. Valencia's nonprofit, Lost Angels Children's Project, is an after-school program that focuses on classic car restoration.
Low-income, foster and at-risk youth work on a car that is raffled off to support the program. Learn more about Aaron Valencia's work. Amy Wright. When Amy Wright and her husband found out that 70 percent of adults with intellectual and physical disabilities do not have jobs, they were inspired to change that. After all, two of the pair's four children live with Down syndrome.
Bitty and Beau's Coffee, Wright's popular North Carolina coffee shop, is named after their kids and employs 40 people with disabilities. Learn more about Amy Wright's work. Vote up to 10 times a day, per method, every day through Tuesday, December 12, at midnight PT.
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