Once a Homeless Teen Mom, She's Now a Hairdresser Offering Free Makeovers to Girls in City Shelters
The 'Giving Hands Hair Salon' is the perfect name for a place where Vanessa could help young women struggling like she did in Florida.
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Vaccine Alliance Raises $2 Billion to Buy COVID Shots for Poor Nations
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance says it has topped $2 billion in funds raised to buy COVID-19 vaccine shots for the world's poorest nations.
Michael Jordan Opens Second Health Clinic For Underserved Communities in North Carolina
The second Michael Jordan Medical Clinic opened its doors in Charlotte, North Carolina, to serve the underinsured in the North End.
Meet the First Girl Scout Troop For Homeless Kids in New York City
The female members of Girl Scout Troop 6000 are becoming confident young leaders – despite how they all live in a homeless shelter.
'VAX LIVE' Concert Raises $304M to Fund 26 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses for World's Most Vulnerable
The 'VAX Live' concert raised millions of dollars for millions of doses to be sent to the countries in need of the COVID-19 vaccines.
They've Collected 20 Million Pounds of Food From People Who are Moving-And Delivered it to Food Banks
Now utilizing 1,000 moving companies, Move for Hunger donates millions to food banks with the food people leave behind on moving.
Affordable Housing Landlord Starts Eviction Fund and is Shocked -Raising $9Mil Kept 3,000 Families in Their Homes
Atlanta affordable housing landlord Marjy Stagmeier started the Star-C nonprofit and raised 9 million to help 3000 Americans avoid eviction.
GoodRx Launches $40 Million Charitable Initiative to Provide Free Prescriptions for Many Americans Who Need It Most
GoodRx Help is a new charity that provides free prescriptions to low income Americans in 16 states who attend free clinics.
The Nation's Largest Farmers Market: FarmMatch Allows You to Shop Online at Local Farms in Your Area
As simple a website as you could imagine, Farm Match connects you with the meat and produce available from farms in and around your zip code.
This City Created the Largest Free Food Forest in the Country, Where Anyone Can Pick Fruits and Veggies
In Browns Mill, southeast Atlanta, city council, the Forest Service, and the Conservation Fund, have grown America's largest free food forest
$14 Billion Raised For Great Green Wall to Continue Planting Trees Across Africa, Keeping Sahara From Destroying Villages
Efforts to finish the Great Green Wall in Africa, which is halting desertification and poverty near the Sahara, got a $14 Billion boost.
Amazon Launches $2 Billion Housing Fund to Make 20,000 Affordable Homes Available for Working Families in 3 Cities
Amazon unveiled a new Housing Equity Fund, investing $2 billion to preserve and create 20,000 affordable housing units in three U.S. cities.
New Zealand Buys Enough COVID Vaccine for its Pacific Islander Neighbors
In a $53 US million package, the New Zealand government will support its Polynesian neighbors to ensure they receive COVID-19 vaccinations.
Whole Foods' Micro-Loans Help 1.3 Million People
Mission statements seldom come simpler than the one guiding the Whole Planet Foundation, which aims to alleviate poverty through microcredit — small loans extended to poor people — in communities that supply Whole Foods stores with products. Since 2005, the Foundation has witnessed a payback rate of 97 percent on the staggering $32 million committed to nearly a quarter million microcredit clients in 54 countries globally.
Malawi Inventor Lights Up His Whole Village Basically for Free-Starting With a Bicycle and a River
Colrerd Nkosi is a tinkerer who created an electric turbine out of junk for his Malawi village that uses the river to power up all the homes.
Hitchhiker Gets Ride from The President of Uruguay- Hero to the Poor
Uruguay's president has become legendary for giving 90 percent of his salary to the poor, choosing to live on an austere farm, instead of the presidential palace, and using his 28-year-old Volkswagen Beetle to get around town. Now, President Jose Mujica and his wife are being praised for giving a ride to a hitchhiking mill worker.
Soup Kitchen Looks Like a Cafe, Offers a Side of Dignity
Enter Masbia's front door and you will be greeted by a smiling host, who'll then show you to your table. Moments later, an equally friendly server will offer you a hot and nutritious kosher meal, a fresh salad, and a beverage. The only difference between Masbia and other New York restaurants comes at the end of each meal when there is no charge. That's because Masbia—which means "to satiate" in Hebrew–is a soup kitchen for the hungry.
How One Family Was Blessed By "Shop With a Hero"
Michigan's Shop with a Hero program allows police officers and firefighters to take children Christmas shopping. In Ingham County, 55 children were able to be shoppers this year strolling the aisles of a department store and picking out items totaling $100. With additional donations, each family also received a ham, turkey, milk, and food, a $25 Meijer gift card and more. One woman described what it meant for her and her family.
Cop Buys a Shoplifting Mom's Groceries
A police officer in south Florida was so moved by the plight of a struggling single mother who was caught shoplifting that she helped her out. Miami-Dade Police Officer Vicki Thomas purchased $100 in groceries for Jessica Robles, who admitted she made a decision to shoplift groceries out of desperation.
Officer Gives Homeless Couple of 3 Years a Fairy Tale Wedding (WATCH)
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.
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