Tending to veggies isn’t new to John Fallon, a Beverly Farms native who learned to grow his own crops when he was a child. He helped his Irish immigrant dad tend their backyard garden and learned all the tricks of the trade. Half a century later, he’s using those farming […]
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This Man from Chicago Buys all Tamales from Street Vendors & Gives them to the Homeless
This is definitely a win-win situation. One Robert Magiet from Chicago regularly drives to various street tamale vendors and buys out their whole carts. When the happy vendors go home because they had a successful day, Magiet takes the tamales and places them in community fridges and people can take […]
5 Years ago, He Slept under a Bridge; today-He Is a Millionaire
Before he launched his own company named Studiohawk, Harry Sanders from Melbourne, Australia was homeless at the age of 17. Sanders had to sleep in a tent under a bridge; however, today, he’s young millionaire-he’s only 21! He’s now the CEO of Studiohawk, a company worth $1.5 million. The successful […]
A Man Invents Igloo Shelters for the Homeless That Retain Body Heat and Keep Them Warm All Winter Long
Homelessness is a major problem worldwide and these people are dealing with so many challenges on the daily, including the risk of freezing during the very low temperatures in winter. Knowing their risk of freezing, this engineer from France, Geoffroy de Reynal, decided to do something and help these people […]
In Las Vegas, Homeless People Sleep 6 Feet apart in Parking Lot as Thousands of Hotel Rooms Sit Empty
Unfortunately, the homeless people from Las Vegas are directed to sleep in rectangles that were painted on the pavement on a parking lot camp owned by the city. This is how they’re trying to cease the spread of the coronavirus, a move which has been causing divided opinions on social […]
This Couple from Southern Arizona Is Making Mats for the Homeless Using Plastic Bags
One thing that most homes have a pile of is plastic bags, right? And, we use most of these bags to pack something or to take with us to the store. But, this couple from Sierra Vista Arizona is using them in a much different, unusual way and by doing […]
Amazing People: This Vegan Café Gives Free Christmas Dinner to those in Need; but, They Need YOUR Help
The staff at a recently-opened vegan restaurant called Viridian in Bangor will be offering free food for the homeless people and the less well-off families on Christmas day. They will step away from their usual menu on this day and instead prepare a traditional festive feast with all the trimmings […]
High School Students Help the Homeless by Transforming Plastic Bags into Blankets
An amazing group of high school students is helping the homeless and the environment by recycling plastic bags and making blankets from them. How amazing is this? Shelby Tillema is a senior at Lakewood High School and she formed a club where the students don’t just help the homeless, but […]
This City Pays Homeless People $9.25 per Hour to Clean Street Garbage
Little Rock, Arkansas is a city that has one of the most unique methods to address the problem of homelessness and street garbage at once. The results from their endeavour have been satisfying. This is an initiative of the Bridge to Work program that launched in April and it includes […]
13-Year-Old Boy Opens His Own Bakery & Gives Cupcakes to the Homeless
Michael Platt, a 13-year-old boy, is giving cupcakes to the homeless, several times every month, at transitional housing, parks, and domestic violence shelters in the area of Washington. This effort it’s a blend of his two biggest passions in life- baking and fighting inequality. Today, baking is also a business […]