4-year-old boy raises $2,000 for homeless dog

Easton Peterson started collecting cans and bottles after a school project inspired him to help homeless dogs.

Homeless believe outreach in Old Town Victorville helps them to survive

High Desert nonprofits and partners gathered to conduct a “Socks, Shoes & Salvation” outreach to the needy at the Lord’s ...

Homeless man willing to get arrested to get warm, as Toms River warming centers shrink

Eric Adolph has been arrested numerous times for trespassing, because Toms River has cut down on the number of warming center ...

Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street – often in ways that feel arbitrary to those waiting

Supportive housing combines subsidies with wraparound social services to help people stay off the streets. But demand far ...
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Ashland woman feeds homeless folks 'breakfast made with love'

Every Monday, 76-year-old Janai Mestrovich finishes packing the breakfasts she brings to people who are homeless in Ashland — ...

Automated systems decide which homeless Philadelphians get housing and who stays on the street

Seeing a person huddled under a makeshift roof of tarps or curled up on a warm grate can evoke powerful emotions and ...

A homeless man was crushed by a 5-ton city front loader clearing his tent. Now, he’s transforming lives from beyond the grave

In life, Cornelius Taylor helped others even when he couldn’t help himself. In death, his legacy keeps changing lives in surprising ways.

Sister Grace Miller, advocate for Rochester homeless, dies at 90

Sister Grace Miller, an iconoclastic advocate for Rochester’s poor and founder of the House of Mercy homeless shelter, died ...

A homeless man knocked on my door with a raw chicken – he stayed for 45 years and life was never the same again

WHEN Rob Parsons and his wife Dianne heard a knock on their front door on a cold and dark December evening they thought it ...

Allentown nonprofit marking 10 years with art exhibit reminding visitors that homeless are neighbors

Ripple Community Inc., a nonprofit serving Allentown’s homeless community, is marking 10 years of operation with an art ...

Church leaders allege religious animus in Denver suburb’s law halting homeless lunches, prayer circles in park

Northglenn’s city manager says the June measure “had nothing to do with religion and everything to do with keeping our park ...