Jayde Powell is one of the ‘shopping angels’ who’s working closely with a growing group of volunteers in supplying elderly and ill people with groceries amidst the lockdowns and quarantines because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Powell, an honor student at the Nevada University, Reno came up with the idea to […]
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Woolworths Markets Are Giving Free Toilet Paper to Australians
With a large number of elderly Australians struggling to purchase toilet paper and other necessities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and panic shopping, the Woolworths Markets announced a great way to help the most vulnerable in their community. The supermarket chain is now collaborating with the volunteers Meals on Wheels from […]
London Scientists Are Paying Volunteers £3,500 to Be Infected with COVID-19 for Vaccine Development
The Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre in London will be recruiting 24 people for a study that will try to find a vaccine for the COVID-19. Volunteers will be paid £3,500 if they want to participate The centre explains that the volunteers will be injected with two weaker strains of […]
Double-Decker Bus in Wales Transformed into Bedroom with Bunk Beds for Homeless People
A group of volunteers from Wales, England have transformed a double-decker bus into a portable night-time shelter for homeless people. The volunteer group HOPE (Helping Open People’s Eyes) has been doing their best to support the homeless people in their community around 4 years by supplying them with food. However, […]
This Norfolk Doctor Allows Patients to Pay for Surgery by Volunteering
According to a new study, 66.5 percent of all bankruptcies are linked with medical problems because of the high cost linked with care. Driven by this data, a doctor from Nebraska decided to create a program in his practice which helps the patients in need who’re lacking funds to pay […]
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 […]
Kind Neighbours Repaint House of a Lonely & Retired Teacher
Life can be quite difficult when you’re alone and this was the case for Anne Glancey, a retired teacher living in Hamilto,n New Jersey. But, she’s indeed lucky to have wonderful neighbours who were there for her. Anne had no friends or relatives and her budget was very low. Unfortunately, […]
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 […]
Volunteers from across the World Are Taking the Elderly in Nature
Cycling Without Age is an enterprise which is taking the elderly in nature on a trishaw. This enterprise was formed in 2012 in Denmark by Ole Kassow. He was keen on helping the elderly get more physical activity on their bikes; however, because of their limited mobility, he needed to […]