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Despite being homeless multiple times, this Florida teenager managed to graduate at the top of his class at Philip Randolph Career Academy in Jacksonville. He now plans to attend Valdosta State Univ in Georgia this fall. Excelling in academics is not easy, especially for someone who’s going through major life hurdles. That’s exactly what Martin
At some point, every child had dreamt of going into a toy store and grabbing everything they wanted from the shelves. If kids had the chance to buy every car, action figure, and barbie doll they fancied, they would surely add all those items in their shopping bag! This six-year-old boy from London named Bailey
This veterinarian from California has been providing free medical care to pets of the homeless for almost a decade, and he has no plans of stopping. Dr. Kwane Stewart, 49, spends his free time wandering in the impoverished areas of his hometown of San Diego and Los Angeles. Sometimes, he also strolls around Sacramento and
For two years, this homeless woman had been living in her SUV together with her two dogs – until kind strangers stepped in to change her situation. It all began when best friends Jennifer Husband-Elsier and Melissa Akacha approached 70-year-old Lynn Schutzman’s car in a Target parking lot in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. “Our first question
Austin real estate developer Alan Graham doesn’t think housing will solve homelessness but he believes the community will. This rang true after he has developed Community First! This housing project is a 27-acre community of tiny houses built for the homeless people in Austin. Graham started to feel the calling to “love his neighbour” 20
It is true that in life, we are given different sets of cards. Some people have been dealt with a good hand, while others have no choice but to play with a bad one. But no matter what situation you may be in – whether you are on top of the world or on the
A genuine act of kindness is one where you do a good deed and expect nothing in return. But since life is full of surprises, fate sometimes has its own way of rewarding you through means that you never expected. This is exactly what happened to a homeless man in Kansas, who helped a stranger
Based on the data gathered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, there are over 550,000 homeless people in America. Given this overwhelming figure, it sure is not unusual to see people plying the streets. And seeing a lot of homeless people in the streets could numb people from feeling for them. More
They say that if you truly want to make a difference in the life of other people, what you need to do is to give. But more than just donating money, what makes giving such a beautiful gesture is the love and care put into it. In addition, giving always makes room for happiness. A
It can be very emotionally challenging to work in a hospital, may it be as a medical staff, a doctor, or a nurse. This is because you get to witness very serious life situations, not just in terms of health conditions but also the many things happening at the background, like hospital visitors looking out
What do you do with an old cruise ship? According to the last global survey in the year 2005 conducted by the United Nations, there are over 100 million of homeless people worldwide while over 1.6 billion of people lacked proper housing. In the US alone, there were 554,000 homeless people in the United States
Everyday, we can see many politicians giving speeches – in the news, on the web, or even on the stage for important events. Politicians discussing their plans, talking about their agendas, talking about what they have accomplished. Sometimes, not everyone pays close attention to what politicians say. But when the 16-year-old Kevin Barber from San