Homeless Shelter Rehabs Old Building to Offer Place of Employment to its Guests
If you live in the area and want to support the homeless, check out this restaurant employing less fortunate citizens trying to get back on their feet.
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Man Digs Well in 40 Days For His Wife After She's Denied Water, Whole Town Benefits
Disrespected as lower class, this worker has proven that all you need is determination to accomplish the impossible.
Manny Pacquiao Has Built 1,000 Homes for Poor Filipinos
After winning millions from his fight with Floyd Mayweather, this champion boxer – and senator – has paid for 1,000 homes to be built for poor families.
Picking Through Trash, Slum Resident Finds $1,400 - and Blessings After Returning It
Bruno had been saving money to go to Europe for ages - and his trip was going to be canceled after his little brother-in-law threw his cash in the trash.
Mobile Money Has Lifted 200,000 Kenyan Families Out of Poverty
2% of Kenyan households have been lifted out of poverty thanks to a payment and money transfer system that works on old phones, with SMS text messaging.
10-Year-old Boy Running Charity for Homeless
Ten year old Jonas Corona is on a mission to give back to his community. Four years ago he started a Los Angeles based nonprofit organization called Love In The Mirror, which provides necessities such as food, clothing, school supplies, and books to kids and families living on Skid Row in LA.
Mayor Bloomberg Continues Child Care Subsidies for Low-income Families
More than 16,000 low-income kids who faced losing their subsidized child care next year will get some good news from Mayor Bloomberg Friday. The mayor plans to announce that he's found $40 million to continue providing child care to all kids now receiving the subsidy their working parents depend.
"Liter of Light" Brings Sun into Dim Shanties Using Only Plastic Bottles
Utilizing the simplest of technologies to brighten communities without electricity, plastic bottles jammed through circular holes in metal rooftops of a Manila slum neighborhood bring light into dim and dreary shanties, thanks to a project called A Liter of Light.
Teachers Union Leads Effort to Turn Around Poverty and Learning in West Virginia Schools
The American Federation of Teachers, vilified by critics as an obstacle to school reform, is leading an unusual effort to turn around a floundering school system in a place where deprivation is layered on heartache. The AFT wants to improve education deep in the heart of Appalachia by simultaneously tackling the social and economic troubles of McDowell County.
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