Dr. Roseanna Means is bringing quality medical care -- for free -- to women in Boston's homeless shelters. She and her nonprofit organization, Women of Means, have helped 2,500 women and children each year since 1999.
When his fans found out he'd been homeless for 10 months, a community raised $65,000 to help a movie ticket-taker get back on his feet.
Together for 10 years, a homeless couple saving for a simple wedding, was surprised by a local shelter that gave them all the items for a special day.
Spring break may mean beaches, bikinis and beer for some, but students participating in Break Away, a national nonprofit group that steers people to community service projects, are delivering meals to AIDS patients, teaching Native American kids and repairing the environment in Utah.
"Chase the Chill" has become a social media movement that inspires people to leave warm scarves, often with a note, in public places for anyone to take. Scarves draped on trees, posts, signs, and other public locations first appeared in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 2010, but the practice has spread to cities throughout the US and Canada.
New York City is adding mental health workers at homeless shelters and working on other ways to quickly provide such care to those in need.
On the YouTube channel, Vitalyzd TV, a comedy prankster named Vitaly wanted to show he was essentially a good guy with a heart, so he found a homeless street person and gave him an extreme makeover, buying him a new wardrobe and treating him to a steak dinner at a restaurant. (Video)
This homeless man found a bunch of my wife's stolen property strewn all over downtown Tulsa, wrote a user called anitasanger on Reddit. He took the time to gather it all up in the rain and call us for retrieval. I just want to recognize him as an awesome human being.
Every day on his way to work Patrick McConlogue passes a young man who lives on the streets. Last week, McConlogue, a New York City entrepreneur, programmer and designer, decided to offer the man a choice: Either he could accept $100 in cash, or he could learn how to code and be given three books on JavaScript, a used laptop and free lessons for one hour each day.
After a homeless illegal immigrant leaped into the Tiber River to save a drowning woman in Rome, he was rewarded by officials and given residency status.
Philadelphia's mayor joined Jon Bon Jovi and formerly homeless youth in a special ribbon cutting ceremony this week for a new 10-unit apartment house for youth in need of transitional homes, job training and experiences that help them become responsible adults.
Homeless people have allowed an innovative program to lift them off the streets and place them in a community coop farm growing organic fruits and vegetables.
There are no charges or entry requirements at an innovative college in London for homeless people, the first of its kind in the country. Recovery College, set up by St Mungo's charity, is attracting hundreds of students, providing courses which improve practical skills and help to rebuild confidence.
Over the years, a homeless woman known as Dorothy with her carts filled with plastic bags became a familiar fixture to Lexington residents. She had always refused any invitation to accept shelter, preferring to sleep outside, whatever the weather. But things changed this past weekend, with the approaching arctic blast and its promise of temperatures that could induce frostbite.
A group of Washington D.C. high school students collected coats for people who needed them, but what made the project more amazing is the fact that the kids wrote encouraging notes and put them inside the pockets as a surprise for recipients.
A charity is treating one city's homeless population to movie nights this summer. They were served a meal and helped choose the film for the next screening.
Six days a week, Nasir Sobhani cuts hair in a barber shop. On the seventh day, he hops on his longboard and asks homeless people if they'd like a haircut.
A homeless jazz singer serenades a flock of birds at the parrot rescue organization that is housing her winged friend until she can get back on her feet.
A homeless vet, Donad Gould became an overnight sensation after playing a street piano. He hoped his son would see the viral video and find him—and he did.
Most eateries bank on restaurant week to bring in cash, but Baltimore's Tabrizi's restaurant is shutting its doors to welcome homeless folks to dine all week for free.
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