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Woman Fills 200 Backpacks With Love for Homeless To Deliver in Single Night
A woman’s simple plan to help the homeless took off so fast, it outgrew her basement and brought in volunteers from across the city.
Kathy...
‘Airbnb’ for Refugees Matches Migrants To Europeans Volunteering Homes
This week, GNN has been covering the positive global efforts to help Syrian refugees – from the Finnish Prime Minister opening up his home,...
Major Milestone For Church Group That’s Built 500 Homes In Haiti
Five years is a long time to go without a home.
While many of us have forgotten about the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010,...
Connecticut Becomes 1st State to End Chronic Homelessness Among Vets
Connecticut officials announced Thursday they had become the first state in the nation to provide housing for every one of its chronically homeless veterans.
The achievement marks...
‘We Are Family DC’ Offers Lifeline for Seniors, Dave Grohl Sends One, Too
For over a decade, We Are Family DC has been a powerhouse of volunteering, advocating and educating when it comes to the lives of...
(UPDATE) Saudi Prince to Give 10,000 Cars and Houses to Needy Families
TV game shows have been giving away cars for years and Oprah took the gimmick one step further giving away 276 at once –...
Meet The Father of The “No-Kill” Movement Who Has Saved Millions of Dogs
Rich Avanzino has spent decades working to change shelters from a place dogs and cats go to die to a place where they can find second chances.
One-of-a-Kind School Gives Homeless Kids a Place to Learn
Homeless kids across the country face unimaginable obstacles when it comes to something as simple as trying to attend school each day.
Fortunately, one school in...
Teen Builds Excellent Tiny House, Donates to Homeless
After an arduous three-and-a-half-years building it in her California backyard, Kendall Ronzano is donating the excellent “tiny home” she started at age 16.
Last week,...
The 9 Orphan Siblings Who Raised Themselves Rather Than Split Up
When their mother Mary died during childbirth in a Charlotte, North Carolina hospital there was no one left to raise her nine children. "The...
Tasty Brownies Inside Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Are Also Saving the World
At Greyston Bakery located in one of the roughest neighborhoods of New York, they don’t hire people to bake brownies, they bake brownies to hire...
Innovative Austin Micro-village Will Rent to Homeless for $210 a Month
On Wednesday, an overflow crowd gathered at a groundbreaking for an innovative concept to take homeless people off of Austin streets. Alan Graham, president...
Inspired by Hometown Visit, Madonna Opens Her Wallet to Detroit
Excited by the progress she'd witnessed on a recent visit to Detroit, Madonna announced yesterday the" first phase of a long-term commitment" to help revitalize...
Film Shows Women Using Soccer to Battle Homelessness, Addiction
"When I first heard about the Homeless World Cup I was stunned," said Micha X. Peled, the filmmaker of the new project, GOAL!
"I am...
Utah On Track To End Homelessness By 2015
The success of a 10-year initiative to end long-term homelessness could mean the closure of homeless shelters in Utah. The state has reduced its...
Most Influential Adult at Trinity High School? The Janitor.
Perhaps no adult employed at Trinity High School has had more influence over students or changed more young lives than Charles Clark, the school's...
Home Prices Rise 10 Percent, Power US Optimism
Home prices surged during the first quarter at their fastest pace in nearly seven years, the latest sign of a sustained economic recovery.
The housing-market...
Aging Better With Art: Low-Income Seniors Thrive in Artists Colony
Tim Carpenter is changing the way elderly Californians experience aging by turning low-cost senior housing communities into vibrant centers for learning and creativity.
His serious...
India Gives Another 50,000 Houses to Urban Poor
Nasima Khatoon said that yesterday was the happiest day in her life. The 45-year-old woman of Phulwarisharif, who had been living in a leaky...
Rhode Island Passes Bill to Guarantee Rights of Homeless People
Rhode Island's governor is expected to sign into law the first "Homeless Bill of Rights" in the United States as early as next week,...