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Veteran Homelessness Has Dropped 50% Since 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) today...
Homeless Community Cleans Up 24 Tons of Trash in San Jose
There are lots of stigmas surrounding the homeless community living on Coyote Creek, but these impoverished folks are taking it upon themselves to disprove...
Four Teens Ask For Summer Jobs On Farm To Avoid Joining Gang
Instead of spending their summers hanging around hooligans, these four middle schoolers decided to get a head start on their careers and apply for...
Colombians Are Building Houses With Wasted Plastic—Shaped Into Huge Lego Bricks
A group of Colombians are transforming the serious problem of pollution by using plastic waste—and the Lego building model—as a solution for the thousands...
Amazon Buys Old Hotel in Seattle and Turns it Into a Homeless Shelter
Online retailer Amazon has a deal for the homeless in Seattle, Washington — a temporary shelter in a former motel the company just bought.
The...
Police Make a Priority of Helping Tampa’s Homeless–and Do An Amazing Job
A relentless Florida sheriff has spent six years getting the homeless off his county’s streets — and the heartening news is, he finds them...
Poor Family in Mexico Given New Home and New Start From San Diego Group
Today, Rosario’s life changes forever. Today, the mother of six becomes a homeowner. Tonight, she will not sleep on a dirt floor. Today means...
Abused Kenyan Girls To Live in Castle Thanks To Crowdfunding By One Mom
These young women could not contain their joy upon hearing that strangers had contributed more than enough money necessary for their care and housing.
Officer Gives Homeless Couple of 3 Years a Fairy Tale Wedding (WATCH)
Dreams really do come true: especially for this homeless couple that went from living in a tent to being officially married and living in a new apartment.
Man’s Cancer is Healed After Doing Random Acts of Kindness for a Year
Brice Royer was diagnosed with a rare type of stomach cancer and began looking for the cause. He decided that if his life were...
Judges Are Refusing to Jail People Who Can’t Pay Fines, Choosing Community Service Instead
A Texas judge is giving poor people in his court a chance to get ahead instead of facing a fate of either jail time or inescapable debt.
Municipal...
Library Connects Homeless Patrons With Mental Health Treatment –With Great Success
People can check out a lot more than books at the San Francisco Public Library — they can find housing and mental health care,...
Watch Policeman Teach A Homeless Girl To Play Hopscotch to Pass the Time
There's a million ways to be kind to a little girl going through a hard time – one of which is setting aside time for a game.
French Restaurant Hires Exclusively Ex-Cons Who Want Culinary Training
This high-end French restaurant in Cleveland, Ohio has a knack for serving up more than just a good meal – they serve up a sense...
Connecticut Becomes Second State to End Veteran Homelessness
Any veteran who wants a home in Connecticut now has one. The state has become the second, after Virginia, to effectively end homelessness among veterans.
Connecticut...
Harvard Tells College Applicants: Focus on Kindness, Not Overachieving
At least 85 of America’s top colleges are now endorsing the idea of emphasizing community involvement over personal success in their admissions policies.
A new...
Tiny House Built by Homeless Offered as Model for Ending Homelessness
A tiny house, built from scrap and donated lumber by volunteers and homeless people, could be a model for ending homelessness in South Carolina.
A...
Cool Tiny House Village Opens With Electricity to Care for Seattle Homeless
A little village of tiny houses for the homeless is taking shape on a plot of land owned by a Lutheran church in Seattle,...
Cher and Muslim Groups Deliver Water to Flint City in Crisis
Clean drinking water is flowing into Flint, Michigan again thanks to volunteers and celebrities like Cher.
Flint’s tap water became contaminated with lead after the...
Insurance Employees Reflect Holiday Spirit with $16K Donation to Charities
For the 16th year in a row, employees of an insurance firm pooled their funds to help those less fortunate, donating a combined $16,000 to...