Erika Tarantal
WCVB-TV Boston
Boston, MA, United States
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5 for Good: Quincy woman offers peer support to others with limb loss, differences
Wafa Lavelle’s story of resilience started in 1960 in Jordan. → Read More
Better by the mile: Trailblazhers running group helps all women find their pace
Trailblazhers aims to offer more than fitness for Boston community. → Read More
5 for Good: Team at Jamaica Plain health center helps mother achieve career dream
Anyeli Pichardo earns nursing degree, inspired to help others → Read More
Wellesley group announces 6th annual Plunge for Elodie
The organizers of the Plunge for Elodie announced their 6th annual polar plunge on Rare Disease Day. → Read More
5 for Good: Mother from Ukraine thanks Needham community for kindness
A year has passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. → Read More
Organization helps dads connect with their kids
Father's Uplift helps fathers better engage with their children, including one dad who was able to reconnect with his daughter after several years apart. → Read More
5 for Good: Fathers' Uplift supports dads
The Boston-based group helps fathers better engage with their children, including one dad who was able to reconnect with his daughter after several years apart. → Read More
Better by the mile: Running group sticks to Boston neighborhoods they call home
Pioneers Run Crew encourages people to run the streets where they live → Read More
5 for Good: Love for Lane project aims to build playground in honor of Duxbury 6-year-old
You can't travel far through Duxbury without seeing a purple ribbon. → Read More
Walk to fight homelessness during February cold expands throughout Mass.
For a seventh year, Winter Walk is holding a walk in Boston during the coldest month of the year to raise awareness about homelessness. → Read More
5 for Good: Call for mentors from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern MA
January is National Mentoring Month, and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts is putting out an appeal for volunteers. → Read More
5 for Good: Roxbury Community College supports young men of color with unique program
Llyod Cayman is a student at Roxbury Community College. → Read More
5 for Good: Students recovering from trauma develop work skills by volunteering
A Massachusetts furniture bank is helping people furnish new starts and helping local students develop life skills. → Read More
5 for Good: Orleans probation officer leads with care, compassion
For more than 20 years, John Morahan has been working as a probation officer out of Orleans District Court on Cape Cod. → Read More
Video shows damage to Portland Head Light from storm
Maine photographer Benjamin Williamson captured video showing the damage done to the lighthouse during Friday's storm. → Read More
5 for Good: Flying Santa honors New England Coast Guard families
Flying Santa is a tradition honoring Coast Guard families that dates back to the 1929. → Read More
5 for Good: Kingston family gifted Disney trip from Baking Memories 4 Kids
A Kingston family recently received the holiday surprise of a lifetime. → Read More
5 for Good: Jack Trottier Foundation supports people with spinal cord injuries
Together for 11 years, Chris Chumsae of Oxford is leaning on his wife Jasmine in ways he said he never imagined he'd need. → Read More
New device boosting brain, body communication in stroke survivors
After the stroke, Sullivan's brain and body communicate differently — or not well at all. → Read More
5 for Good: Kids in Kingston raise funds to build school in Ethiopia
Hundreds of parents and their children in Ethiopia are sending gratitude to Bendeshe's Village. → Read More