About Face Charlotte will unveil its Wall of Compassion at the historic Grace AME Church April 27 from 6-9pm as part of the Uptown Crawl. Abput Face Charlotte’s mission is to share the stories of some of the 147,989 people living in poverty in Mecklenburg County. Their website says, “To give voice to the voiceless. To […]
A New York guitarists panhandles next to the homeless to help them earn more money from people passing by.
Smith, who was previously homeless, was staying with his friend and her two granddaughters, ages 8 and 10. He was awakened from his sleep when he heard a loud noise in the middle of the night. He told reporters he believed someone was breaking in, but then he saw smoke.
James Moss of Colorado was reminded how strong the power of kindness can be after thousands of strangers raised over $30,000 for him and his son.
A restaurant in Baltimore is closed to patrons this week serve the VIP’s. But it’s not what it sounds like. This week Tabrizi’s is open this week only to the homeless in the area. They will host three seatings a day throughout the week, and are expecting to feed about a thousand of Baltimore’s homeless. […]
Saint Mary’s Cathedral, the central church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, has been accused of dumping water on the homeless in an effort to keep them…
With Christmas around the corner and although we’re filled with holiday cheer, there is no doubt that we will also be bombarded with imagery of…
Donovan is 11 years old and has an amazing talent for soap making. Now, he is starting his own business, and he is trying to help people…
We are expecting bitter cold in the city this evening. The King’s Kitchen is doing it’s part in making some provision for many of the city’s homeless. You can drop blankets and sleeping bags today at The King’s Kitchen at 129 W Trade St.
Remember Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice who was discovered pan-handling for change on a cold Ohio street? We were all worried for a second as we watched him struggle with family issues and addiction. Well good news! He didn’t fall back into old habits and end up on the street again as some thought […]
Soloman Howard has something in common with the street people living outside the entrance to Washington’s Kennedy Center Opera house. He was once homeless himself. Today, Soloman is onstage playing the pivotal role in the revival of “Don Giovanni”. He grew up only a few miles away, in a rough D.C. neighborhood. “I witnessed my […]
A Winnipeg Transit bus driver is being hailed a Good Samaritan after stunned passengers watched him give the shoes off his feet to a man who was walking barefoot on the sidewalk. The temperature in the Canadian city was between 5-7 Celsius on Tuesday morning (around 40 degrees) when the driver stopped the bus in […]
