We sat watching from the Starbucks window. It was November 12th, 2013. It was 37º outside, with intense wind whipping through the glass jungle that
Tag: Homelessness
I Watched a Young Girl Teach Her Father a Lesson About Humanity – by Caleb Noal
I posted this on my personal Facebook page, it was something that I experienced firsthand and wish to share it with my fellow New Yorkers.
All This Homeless Veteran and His Dog Needed Was Human Kindness…
While seated at a Starbucks, a homeless man came in and sat nearby. His scent was unpleasant and people looked at him and rolled their
Imagine If – by Lucy Williams
Yesterday I was on the tube when a young man got on. He was crying and begging for money or food. As always on the
A Saving Encounter on the Streets – by La Shea A. Stanard
During the late summer of 2005, I found myself homeless. I spent two weeks in an overnight shelter in the city of Camden, New Jersey.
A Lesson in Humility From a Homeless Man – by SiON42X
I had a gig once in Kingston, Jamaica. Now, if you’ve ever been to Jamaica you might be thinking “score, rad gig brah.” You’d be
This Wonderful Man Risks His Own Health Every Night to Serve The Poor and Homeless
His doctors have asked him to stop. He works too hard, he barely sleeps and what he’s currently doing is putting his own health at
I Gave This Homeless Man, Paul, My Kindle After Learning That He’d Been Reading the Same Book Over and Over.
This is in Las Vegas. I’ve walked past him every day this week on the way into work and said hi to him and he
Paying Some Attention to a Homeless Guy May Just Have Helped to Save His Life
When I was 16, I worked at a law firm downtown as a summer intern. Every day, I’d go get lunch from this row of
An Amazing Story About the Kindness of People.
In 2005, I was travelling in Italy with my parents. My Dad was in his early 80s, suffering from advanced Parkinson’s… but he wanted to
This Sweet Little Old Lady Puts Out Food Everyday to Feed Those That Are Hungry.
Tammy Beasley wrote: “This sweet little old lady puts out food everyday to feed those that are hungry.” “Things like this show me there are
Breaking Barriers With the Homeless – by Nick Peterson
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to start helping more people, especially the homeless. However, I had trouble doing this because it’s like an
Man Leaves Job on Wall Street to Start Up a Pizza Business. The Result is all Kinds of Good.
Meet Mason Wartman. Mason left his job on Wall Street to start up his pizza business in Philly. Formerly on Wall Street, Wartman, 27, saw
This Bringer of Shoes Makes a Huge Difference in the Lives of The Homeless
It’s difficult to walk even a block in New York City without coming across some poor soul that is plainly in desperate need. One inspiring
Painting Homeless People’s Dreams
Those who say graffiti doesn’t accomplish much haven’t seen the work of Skid Robot, an anonymous street artist in Los Angeles who uses his medium
Begging for Change from a Smartphone – by Simona Asinovski
Judging a homeless person’s story in San Francisco “Hey, do you want an orange?” I ask. She’s sitting on a street corner with a backpack.
The Man Behind the Shadow
‘Jeniece Higgins wrote: “When we were in CA, I was taking a pic of the kids by a Christmas tree and a homeless man came
How My Son Wanted to Spend the $120 He Saved This Year.
“Saturday morning, my son walked into my room and said he wanted to use his money to help the homeless. I asked him what he
The Kindness in Your Smile – by Kim Scaravelli
By its simplest definition, “kindness” is just a synonym for friendliness and I like to believe that I am a friendly and therefore “kind” person (also funny, lovable,
This Random Act of Kindness Just Won Christmas
The Pothole Gardener wrote: “I was standing outside Liverpool St. Station the other day, and I witnessed one of the most moving things I’ve seen
Kinship With A Homeless Veteran – by Mia Bentley
“Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war,
Random Acts of Pasta – Man Feeds 125 People, Including the Homeless
A full stomach makes a happy heart, the saying goes. But one Utah man is taking some hits from doubters on the Internet over his
On the First Day of December . . .
Upon the completion of last month’s thirty days of gratitude series, which seems like only yesterday, because it was only yesterday, I decided to do
Thanksgiving (((Hugs)))
BIG Thanksgiving ❤ and ({({(Hugs)})}) going out… …to the lost, the hurting, the lonely, the bullied, the oppressed, the deserted, the addicted, the dying, the abused,
A ‘Lonely’ Homeless Man is Invited To Thanksgiving Dinner So He Can Have the Holiday He Deserves
This year, one man has two people to be thankful for. Neal Shytles of Norfolk, Virginia, usually spends his holidays by himself as he is
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