Browse by our most important issues:

Mosaic photos
Stories Solutions to America’s biggest problems are emerging all around us. See the inspiring leaders behind them, and how their bottom-up approaches are transforming people’s lives.
All Stories Student drawing with colored pencils. The missing ingredient to building a successful homeschool

Every homeschool family is different. This community makes sure no one gets left behind.

 Trees in a forest on fire. Fighting fire with fire: Rethinking forest management in an age of megafires

How a century of fire suppression ignited a crisis.

 Scales of justice. You have the right to an attorney. Thousands of Americans are in jail without one.

Exploring the nationwide crisis of Sixth Amendment violations and the push for reform

 Image of Arik Armstead. Arik Armstead: Change starts by believing in people

The NFL Man of the Year is an example for athletes seeking to uplift the next generation.

 A mother holding her child. Here's what happens when neighbors help neighbors

The innovation that’s improving family well-being

 A woman talking about her job with Mike Rowe. Mike Rowe explores work opportunities for the autism community

The trades need workers — and there are people with autism ready to step in.

 A teacher and student inside Creative Minds Microschool. Microschools are transforming education. But there’s more to it.

This expert has visited hundreds of schools. Here she shares insights for parents about microschools.

 Mike Rowe embracing Lenzy Phillips after gifting her a car. Mike Rowe is celebrating quiet heroes — you won’t believe the stories

What exactly is care-sharing? Think Uber, but for delivering support to families in need.

 Overlooking Earth from space. Breaking the gridlock: Rethinking policy for energy abundance

Government could get in the way of the electricity that AI needs.

 Two energy industry workers pointing at a power line. Powering tomorrow: How technology is changing the energy landscape

What sort of energy will supply surging computing needs?

 A smiling mother looking through the window at her children. How focusing on young moms’ potential can transform communities

1.5 million children are raised by single mothers under 30. This is what investing in them could look like.

 Stand Together founder Charles Koch sitting in a chair Cato Institute honors Charles Koch with 2025 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty

Philanthropist and business leader honored for transformative contributions to individual freedom and societal progress
© 2025 Stand Together. All rights reserved. Stand Together and the Stand Together logo are trademarks and service marks of Stand Together. Terms like “we,” “our,” and “us,” as well as “Stand Together,” and “the Stand Together community,” are used here for the sake of convenience. While the individuals and organizations to which those terms may refer share and work toward a common vision—including, but not limited to, Stand Together Foundation, Stand Together, Charles Koch Foundation, Stand Together Trust, Stand Together Fellowships, and Americans for Prosperity—each engages only in those activities that are consistent with its nonprofit status.