The following were named to the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans:

The following were named to the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans:
Sister Antonia Brenner, (above, with former Sen. Bob Dole), who since 1977 has chosen to live in a 10-by-10 foot cell in Tijuana, Mexico's La Mesa Penitentiary, to provide prisoners with basic needs and guard them against abuse. She is a founder of a Catholic religious order who has become known to many as "the prison angel."
Alice Coles of Bayview, Va., a descendent of slaves who fought a prison land-grab that the state of Virginia announced in 1995. Organizing the families, she raised enough money to buy adjacent land and build new homes for all 57 Bayview families.
Father Theodore Hesburgh, who was president of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., for 25 years until 1987. He holds the Guinness Book of Records distinction of being the most honored person with 150 honorary degrees and the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Alfredo J. Molina of Phoenix, Ariz., a son of poor Cuban refugees. With little money, Molina worked to build a small jewelry business. He is now one of the nation's most successful jewelers and donates millions each year to 167 charities.
Genny Nelson of Portland, Ore., whose Sisters of the Road cafe, started in 1979, gives the homeless 300 warm meals a day as well as job training, employment and support groups.
Gloria WilderBrathwaite, vice president of The Children's Health Fund's Mobile Medical Project in New York, was the first doctor to volunteer for the innovative project 14 years ago to provide medical care to the inner city. She still rides in vans to provide care to people living in the rough neighborhoods of Washington, D.C.
Mary Ann Wright of Oakland, Calif., 84, who was inspired more than 20 years ago to give her $236 monthly Social Security check to feed the homeless for Thanksgiving. Doing that ever since, her Mary Ann Wright Foundation now provides food for about 450 people a day.
Kyle Amber, 16, of Pinecrest, Fla., who founded a program to help young children with terminal illness. He and others for the last 10 years have helped raise more than $100,000 to visit sick kids and bring them presents and fulfill their wishes.
May Lan Dong, 18, of Cambridge, Mass., whose trip to Africa at age 10 inspired her to found a program to aid the poor there. She has helped raise $50,000 for an all-girls orphanage, vocational school and high school in Guinea.
Jacob Komar, 13, of Burlington, Conn., creator of a program to recycle thousands of outdated computers discarded from rich families to distribute to the poor. He and others have rebuilt and given away more than 1,000 computers.
Aishlinn O'Connor, 16, of Prairie Village, Kan., who created her own organization to help the underprivileged after she was told at age 9 that she was too young to volunteer. She raised $75,000 to help a local home for the aged convert their back yard into a playground and wheelchair garden as a way to bring children and senior citizens together.
Greg Sweeney, 18, of Washington, Del., who founded a program for homeless boys seeking connection and stability. His "Cub Scout Pack 506" gives youngsters a chance to develop friendships, learn from mentors and share adventures as well as improve the community.