In 12 cities across two countries, nearly 500 business executives, advocates and celebrities slept outside on the streets in freezing temperatures Thursday night to let homeless kids know they matter. The decades-old Covenant House was able to raise more than 11 million dollars in conjunction with events held across North America.
The State of Homeless in Canada 2013, released this week by the Canadian Homelessness Research Network and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, showed a 51 percent drop in the number of people living on the streets of Toronto between 2006 and 2011. Vancouver did even better, as coast to coast municipalities were turning the tide.
Rock & Roll photographer Nigel Skeet's 'Homeless Rock Stars Project' captures the essence of who these men and women are, going beyond the homeless label.
Houston, Texas, has gotten roughly 4,000 homeless people into housing and is on track to eliminate chronic homelessness by the end of 2015.
Students in Seattle, Washington raised nearly $40,000 to build the "Impossible City," an eco-village to provide updated shelter for encamped homeless people.
The Purple Door Coffee shop is considered one of Denver's best—and not just because of the beans. Their "royal" purple doors are open to serving jobs to homeless youth.
During the next several weeks, more than $3 million will be given to skid row charities that care for the poorest residents in Los Angeles, thanks to a reclusive WWII veteran.
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