At age of 11, normally kids will concentrate more on play or studies. But Ciro Ortiz, a 11 year old boy, has been counseling anxious people at New York City subway station. For $2 a pop, he offers five -minute 'emotional advice' sessions. For the stressed city dwellers, Ciro lends a kind and attentive ear and offers a youthful voice of reason. Ciro is donating his earnings to help pay for the lunches or snacks of some of his classmates at school.

His experience with bullies and his own sense of not fitting in at school inspired Ortiz to help others who are emotionally weighed down with personal dramas. 'Try to accept change. Everything changes. We have to change too.' This is his advice to the society.