An 22-year-old Lancashire art student has raised over £32,000 for a homeless man, after he offered her his last £3 so that she could get a taxi home safely. Dominique Harrison-Bentzen declined his generous offer, but was so moved by the gesture that she started a campaign to raise enough money to help him get a flat. She called on her friends to each donate £3 in his honor.
Remember the Virginia homelessman who only wanted a family for Thanksgiving? The kindness he received from all over the country spurred him to want to help hundreds of other homeless guys in Norfolk.
A deluge of love and compassion has reached a 54-year-old homeless man who had the courage to put into action the Christian tenet, "Ask and it is given." Neil Shytles posted an ad on community Facebook pages around Virginia Beach asking for someone to invite him for Thanksgiving dinner. "I was very alone last Thanksgiving. PLEASE, if you have room in your home and in your heart to share your Thanksgiving, I not only (would) be thankful, but also consider myself blessed to spend this time with you."
Las Vegas magician Rob Anderson posted a YouTube video showing him ripping up a sign held by a homeless man who only wants to make people smile. Out of the torn pieces of the sign, he made it "rain" money. So many viewers on YouTube were impressed by the homeless veteran's courteous demeanor that a fundraising page was set up and has raised $38,000 to get him back an apartment.
Four Germans made a music video based on their inspiring experiences with street people, playing instruments and singing happy songs while drawing attention to the hidden humanity on a sidewalk.
With the help of a group in Victoria calling themselves the Power of 10, a homeless man name George has learned to cook, drive and has passed Grade 10. Now, George is moving into his own apartment and it is all thanks to the inspiration from a stage play called Home is a Beautiful Word.
On March 4, a YouTube magician and prankster name Rahat set aside his mischievous pranks to do something really kind for a homeless man he'd often seen hanging around his shopping mall. He heard that the man named Eric was a nice and respectable guy, so he gave him a lottery ticket telling him it was a winner and that he should come to the shop and claim his prize. The store clerk was privy to the stunt and pretended the ticket was indeed a winner and handed over $1,000 in cash to the homeless gentleman. People liked the video of Eric so much that they wanted to know how they could help. What happened next is the stuff of internet legend.
Jenny Baker was out last weekend in north-east London and met a very sweet homeless man named Michael. What started as an innocent meeting led to actions by Jenny and other generous strangers, that will completely change his life forever.
He lived on a San Paulo street corner for 18 years, with black plastic bags wrapped around him and long tangled hair and beard hiding his face. This 75-year-old man could be seen every day, hunched over writing. Though homeless for 34 years, Raimundo was well-read and in April 2011, he was befriended by a young woman who was impressed by his poetry. She wanted to help him realize his dream of publishing a book, but neither could have guessed what happened when someone from the past saw the Facebook post.
When a young woman found herself stranded on dark streets, a homeless man found her a safe place to stay and changed her outlook toward the less fortunate.
Police Cpl. Jeremy Walsh's gesture of kindness toward a homeless man was captured in a photograph that is touching hearts on Facebook and elsewhere. The picture, taken through a shop window, shows Walsh giving a new pair of boots and bottle of water to Anthony Young, who spends a lot of time on the streets of Odessa, Texas.
Boe Kirner, who now lives in Perth, Australia, wrote on the Good News Network Page, after seeing the photo washed blankets for the homeless: The 21-year-old New Zealander was in New York City doing a 6 month stint as a paramedic when she met a homeless boy to whom she gave her house key. The kindness shown might have dramatically changed two lives.
Sam Bashor with Fort Human Peoples delivered holiday care packages to homeless men and women. They gave out new backpacks full of gifts.
Eva Whitmore decided she would use her exceptional organizational talents to spread some happiness to women living in shelters. Because of Whitmore, her city of Winnipeg now benefits from The Shoebox Project, a Canadian non-profit group that distributes shoeboxes filled with items a woman would enjoy, but would not splurge on for herself.
After Glen James, a homeless man from Boston, found and returned a backpack with more than $40,000 worth of cash and traveler's checks, a stranger from Virginia launched an online campaign to reward him. An update from NBC News shows Mr. James meeting his benefactor for the first time, after people around the world donated more than $148,000 to the fund.
New York YouTube pranksters Adam and Sheikh usually make humorous or taunting videos, such as Meet a Muslim or Pretending to Be a Celebrity. But the duo decided this time to do something different, to make homeless people smile. The guys bought some fruit and water, packed up some gently worn clothing and hit the streets. They did bring smiles to these very worn faces and it is terrific to watch.
The Glen James fund, set up for the homeless man who returned a backpack with $42,000 inside, has collected more than double that in donations. The Virginia man who started the campaign calls it amazing and a statement to everyone in America. As of this morning, more than 4,000 people have given money to support a better, healthier life for Mr. James, who found the backpack Saturday but immediately turned it over to police
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.
Mark Horvath is thanking a social media company for saving his life. I genuinely believe that if it wasn't for Twitter – I'd be back on the streets – or worse. The truth is: social media helps fight homelessness in many ways including helping people find housing.
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