Man Creates 'Shoes That Grow' So Poor Kids Don't Outgrow Them
Kenton Lee was working with barefooted kids in Kenya and realized the importance of well-fitting shoes. His incredible innovation? A Shoe That Grows.
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New Jersey Police Officer Surprises Homeless Man With New Boots -Watch
A shoeless gentleman was escorted off of a public bus for not having footwear – thankfully, the police officer on duty was kind enough to give a boot.
For 15 Years He Collected Leftover Office Toilet Paper for the Poor
Leon Delong figured out that Seattle's office buildings were discarding toilet paper rolls at the end of the day that were small but still had a quarter of the paper. It bothered him, so the retired man asked the janitors to collect the stub rolls, rather than throwing them away. Then Leon delivered them to food banks.
Once a Desert, Ethiopia Turns Wasteland Into Fertile Farms
The Ethiopian desert, full of drought and famine just a generation ago, is turning green with crops.
Grafting Fruit Tree Branches On City Trees to Grow Free Apples
These "Guerrilla Grafters" splice fruit-bearing limbs on ornamental trees provide fresh fruit for people walking down the street.
All is in Divine Order
Eloise Vincent founded SOFTLY International-- Securing Our Future Today Loving Youth -- to supply medical care, clothing and beds to families living in extreme One of her beliefs was tested and ultimately strengthened this winter when SOFTLY’s abundant funds ran out.
Web Users Fight World Hunger with a Click
Every day you can make a contribution to easing world hunger just by clicking on the donate free food button on the internet home page of The Hunger Site. Since its inception, millions of pounds of food have been donated.
200 Million People Lifted From Extreme Poverty in Just Two Years
The goal of wiping out extreme poverty worldwide is becoming a reality as the number of the world's poor hits its lowest level in history.
China to Set Up $1Bil Peace Fund and Cancel Debt of Poor Countries
At the UN, the president of China pledged $1bil to peace and $12bil across the world to end poverty and vowed to cancel debt of poor nations.
In Minutes, Strangers Give $160K for Field Trips to Harvard for NYC's Poorest Kids
In just an hour, after the popular photography blog, Humans of New York, posted a plea to help fund field trips to Harvard for an inner city school, 6000 people donated, rocketing the campaign past its goal of $100,000. And, the total has been growing for five days to reach almost a million dollars. It all started with a photo of a little black boy from the neighborhood, who said his hero was the school's principal.
Foster Father of 50,000 Gives Back After Growing Up in Poverty
From sleeping in the streets and being recruited as a child soldier, Dr. Amporn rose from the dust to become the foster father of 50,000 Thai children.
WS Post Inspires 73 Shoeboxes Filled With Goodies for Homeless
When a Nevada graphics manager saw a Good News Network post in November about a woman in Canada who runs a shoebox project for women in shelters, something in the article stuck with her. For a month she said, I kept reading it and thought, 'Maybe I could do something similar.' She decided to fill up as many shoeboxes for the homeless as she could -- with a goal of filling 50 boxes for Christmas.
Oakland's Mother of the Year Donates Clothes to Babies in Need
Lisa Klein was named Oakland's Mother of the Year for her almost decade-long work collecting gently used baby clothes for low-income or homeless families.
Resale Store Refuses to Give Homeless Man a Coat, Woman Opens Free Shop in Response
A little store in a Hollister, Missouri shopping center is offering the basic needs -- clothing, hygiene items and baby supplies -- at incredible prices. They're all free. The shop, called Selfless Blessings, was started by Andrea Berdine after she witnessed a thrift store turning away a man who asked if he could have one of their coats. He wasn't asking for money, she told KY3 news. He was cold, and he was wet, and he needed a coat.
Houston-area Mentor Pays Delinquent Lunch Accounts for More Than 60 Kids
In his 10 years as a mentor and tutor, Kenny Thompson has always done his best to meet the needs of the students in his life. That's exactly what he did when he heard last week that dozens of Utah students, whose accounts were delinquent, had their lunches taken and thrown away.
How Much Longer Can One Man Feed Millions?
It was in 1984 that John Jacko Garrett, age 70, first began donating a portion of his harvest each year to charity. Today, the second-generation rice farmer from Danbury, a tiny farm town of 1,700 southeast of Houston, is a legend. He's a legend thanks to the almost six million pounds of rice he's donated to the Houston Foodbank, and the millions upon millions of free meals created from that rice.
'Brilliant Bus' Mobile Classroom Gains Support for Retired Teacher's Effort
A retired teacher, who has poured her $900,000 retirement nest egg into a technology classroom on wheels for underprivileged children, has gained an outpouring of national support, after her story aired last week on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.
Would-be Robber Breaks-down, Store Clerk Gives him Pizza
An apparent attempt to rob a Papa John's pizza restaurant in Montana's capital went awry when the would-be robber started to cry. A man entered the restaurant and gave the cashier a note demanding money. He later broke down and confessed he was doing the deed for his wife and child. The cashier showed great compassion and cooked him dinner.
Man Brings Santa, Nativity Back to Hoboken Public Housing for 43rd Year
Santa Claus -- aka Julio Sly'' Dones -- is back outside of the Harrison Gardens public housing complex, bringing holiday cheer to children of all ages for the 43rd year in a row. Santa stands next to the elaborate Nativity scene he created at Third and Jackson streets handing out candy while Christmas carols play on a stereo.
Women Secretly Deliver Cakes to Poor Families for Over 34 Years
For more than three decades, nine women have been secretly baking and delivering hundreds of pound cakes in the middle of the night to people in Tennessee who could benefit from knowing that somebody out there loves them. They also secretly pay utility bills for widows or single moms in need. In all, they have contributed nearly $900,000 to the happiness of others.
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