The Hidden Warriors Foundation
Honoring the Extraordinary in Everyday People
Category: Community Service
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The Teacher Who Ran Towards the Fire
Clint Schneider | Washington MO On September 18, 2026, social studies teacher Clint Schneider saw flames coming from his elderly neighbor's home. Knowing that she had limited mobility, he ran barefoot to the house, broke a window to gain access, entered through smoke and fire, located his neighbor and carried her outside. Washington Fire Department…
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Giving Her Summer to Help Younger Students Grow
Catiana Aguzma | Orlando FL Jones High School student Catiana Aguzma spent part of her 2026 summer volunteering with Rebounding Inc., which operates a writing and civics summer program for middle-school students. Instead of simply enjoying her own school break, Catiana helped younger students strengthen communication skills, learn how local government works, and understand how…
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One Volunteer Who Brought Others With Her
Hayley Geoghegan | NYC NY At 16, Hayley Geoghegan volunteers with City Harvest, helping pack food that is distributed to soup kitchens and food pantries throughout New York City. What began as her own volunteer service grew when she encouraged friends and members of her family to join her. Her grandmother now volunteers alongside her,…
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A Meal Delivery That Became a Lifeline
Alekzander Dzivak | Fort Worth, Texas At 19, Alekzander Dzivak was volunteering with Meals on Wheels in Tarrant County when an ordinary delivery became an emergency. On March 10, 2026, he arrived at the home of a 72-year-old woman and realized something was seriously wrong. She was experiencing a diabetic emergency and was unable to…
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Small Hands. Big Impact.
Small Hands. Big Impact. Rusty Reid & Wyatt Storch | Young People Making a Difference Hundreds of miles apart, two young people saw families struggling with hunger and decided their age wasn’t a reason to stand by. One built a little green pantry. The other turned a desire to help into a community fundraiser.
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Another Bus Arrived
Another Bus Arrived Shelinda Clark | Hurricane Katrina, 2005 One school bus reached Houston and made national headlines. About an hour later, another arrived. Behind the wheel was a woman whose name would be remembered much more quietly.