Since the free soccer field is on top of the station, it makes the sport more accessible to low-income residents who can't afford to drive a car or pay field fees.
Thanks to 16-year-old Kevin Barber, an innovative program is paying homeless people to perform jobs for the city so they can get back on their feet.
West Virginia educators weren't about to go on strike without ensuring that their low-income students were taken care of first.
Because material tents are illegal on the streets of Brussels, this entrepreneur has come up with a temporary, origami-inspired solution.
In a historic step, Ohio State University announced an unprecedented offer to cover all the tuition and fee gaps for qualifying students.
By collecting spare change, these 7 'parking meters' in Milwaukee are helping to give more than 200 homeless people permanent housing.
For the past 3 years, Carolyn Collins has had a second janitor's closet tucked away in the back of the cafeteria - serving an entirely different purpose.
A 23-year-old Filipino inventor has just won a multi-thousand dollar prize for designing a cheap bamboo house that could be assembled in 4 hours.
The initiative will simultaneously provide a paycheck to local rough sleepers while also cleansing the streets of trash heaps.
All the blankets and clothing inside this vending machine for the homeless in Muncie, Indiana were donated by members of the community who care.
This nonprofit has come up with a simple solution for tackling homelessness – and they are quickly expanding to more and more cities across America.
There are plenty of challenges and obstacles that homeless people must overcome to survive – and it becomes even harder during the upcoming winter months.
A $150,000 prize has been awarded to the "Water Gandhi of India" for his wildly successful work that turns abandoned, impoverished "dust bowls" into lush villages bustling with life again using an ancient method of rainwater harvesting.
Kenneth Capron has presented his plans the city council for turning a retired cruise ship into a shelter for homeless people in Maine.
Two Dutch artists are transforming a shanty town clinging to the hillside in Rio de Janeiro using buckets of bright neon colored paint. With the help of local youths in the Santa Marta slum, stacks of huts on several streets are now a kaleidoscope of color. As of yesterday, the project has gone global, raising $112,000 through an online fundraising campaign with the goal of painting the entire community.
Adam Kightlinger was just trying to do something kind for some homeless men – but he was surprised by the waves of compassion that resulted from his offer.
A mean-spirited social media video has turned into an outpouring of support for a homeless man who wanted to look nice for his family.
The defensive back Garrett Johnson says he wanted the homeless men to know that he cared, even if he didn't know them, so he bought them shoes.
The initiative will ensure that no Scottish student will have to forgo their hygienic needs based on income or social situation.
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