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TOM SCHELL: "I know that at any given time any of the types of situations that they're in could happen to my kids. It could happen to me. Look at our economy and the way things are going now. Everybody's vulnerable and I think it is really important to be on the front end of giving."

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Your Comments

JUNE SIMMS: Now Christopher Cruise takes a look at some of your comments about recent American Mosaic programs.

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Several of you wrote about our report on a food aid program that school children and their parents help run. Food on the Fifteenth provides food to older, needy people in parts of Maryland.

Palla wrote to say she loved the report. She said the program shows how people provide goodwill and compassion to others.

Ann agrees. She writes that she wants to be a part of Food on the Fifteenth: I can share my fortunate [life] with other people. And she says calls the program extremely wonderful for young students.

Several people also enjoyed singer Lionel Richie's new style on his album "Tuskegee." Honny Baggy writes: Lionel changed his style from pop to country. It's not a problem, we still enjoy his voice.

Another writer, RYO, describes Lionel Richie's songs as dreamy.

Jean writes of a different music feature on American Mosaic. She liked Lucero, whose lead singer and songwriter visited us in the studio. Jean wrote lovely songs!!! I had a bad day, but when I heard the songs they seemed to tell me ‘girl, cheer up! Everything will be just fine." It's almost weekend. Let's leave bad things far, far, far behind.

Finally, we received a lot of messages about our story on the winners of the Goldman environmental prize. Theresa praised the honorees: I salute your bravery. Hopefully everyone will show the same kind of concern to our environment.

Yoshi noted the hard work they do: to be activists is more difficult and greater than to just be critics.

Neo also praised the activists but warned them not to be satisfied with the prize: keep going on in your way to give a hand to stabilize our planet.

Thanks you for all of your comments and keep them coming.

Also visit our relationship blog. You can provide advice to others while improving your written English.

If you want to ask our audience for advice, write to mosaic@voanews.com. Type "relationship" in the subject line. We won't publish your name but please include your age, sex and country.

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One Direction's Harry Styles

JUNE SIMMS: One Direction is a hot, new boy band that got its start on the television show "X-Factor." In less than two years, the group has a very popular first album and two hit singles. And, all the shows on its American concert tour are sold-out.

One Direction, from left, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, and Harry Styles at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on March 31, 2012 in Los Angeles

The five members of One Direction are from England and Ireland. But the boys are extremely popular in America, too. In March, One Direction performed for the "Today" show television program on the streets of New York. About fifteen thousand people showed up to watch, a "Today" show record.

Recently, VOA's Larry London spoke to lead singer Harry Styles at a