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Canada Now Has Its First Ever Tiny House Village for Homeless Veterans
This weekend, the tiny house village will be ready to house 15 Canadian veterans who have been sleeping on the streets in Calgary.
More Than 200 Homeless Seniors Will Have Tiny Houses of Their Own After Donations Pour In
Hundreds of chronically homeless Texans over the age of 50 will soon have a roof over their heads thanks to the Housing First Community Coalition.
Atlanta is Transforming an Abandoned Plot of Land into the Largest Public Food Forest in the US
Not only is the Urban Food Forest set to be the largest of its kind in the United States, it is also the city's first public food space.
This is the Largest Village Built Exclusively to House the Homeless in US – and It’s About to Get Even Bigger
The Texas village is home to 200 men and women who used to sleep on the streets – and now, the community is preparing to rescue ever more future residents.
Town Has Uncanny Knack for Kindness in a Pinch, From Hurricane Weddings to Rescuing Lost Planes
When this compassionate town orchestrated a wedding for two hurricane evacuees, the groom said: “If I had a car, I wouldn’t leave. I love it here.”
Man Creates Gardens For Unwanted Bees, Grows Free Food in 30 Abandoned Lots
Even though the Ninth Ward of New Orleans has never fully recovered from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, this man has created a lush oasis of...
White House Garden Guaranteed to Feed City Residents for Years to Come
America's success has largely depended on its ability to farm and provide food for its people. Now this agricultural heritage is solidly rooted in the South Lawn of the White...
How A Homeless Veteran Couple Got a Taste of Happily Ever After (WATCH)
True love knows no boundaries – even if the lovers in question are homeless.
Larry Cannon, a Vietnam veteran, and Julia have been desperately in...
Pastor Turns Food Desert into Garden of Eden for the Poor
A North Carolina preacher was nominated for a top hero prize after he created a nutritional oasis in what had been a food desert.
Pastor Richard...
Too Big for a Flat, Fans of Esther the Pig Help Start Animal Sanctuary
Derek Walters and Steve Jenkins adopted a piglet whose owner wanted to give her up, under the mistaken belief that there was such a...
Tasty Brownies Inside Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Are Also Saving the World
At Greyston Bakery located in one of the roughest neighborhoods of New York, they don’t hire people to bake brownies, they bake brownies to hire...
Chicago Gave Hundreds of High-risk Teens Summer Jobs and Crime Plummeted
A couple of years ago, the city of Chicago created a summer jobs program for public high school students living in high-crime, low-income neighborhoods....
Food Scrap Recycling Business in Texas is Bike-Powered
A bike-powered business in Austin, Texas diverts nearly 100 tons of restaurant and residential food scraps to community gardens.
East Side Compost Pedallers from homes and...
Innovative Austin Micro-village Will Rent to Homeless for $210 a Month
On Wednesday, an overflow crowd gathered at a groundbreaking for an innovative concept to take homeless people off of Austin streets. Alan Graham, president...
Communist Housewives Lead Green Movement in Shanghai
A group of Communist Party members in Shanghai have won recognition for their grassroots initiatives, which include a decade of weaving with waste. Discarded rubbish...
Find Health and Happiness on a Walk in the Woods
Do you want to be happier, healthier, and smarter? I have just the prescription for you: add a daily dose of nature to your...
New York Beekeepers Quadruple
The number of beekeepers in New York City has quadrupled since the ban on keeping bees was lifted two years ago, figures show. Hives...
New Muppet on Sesame Street Struggles With Hunger
Not since the cute, yellow HIV-positive Muppet premiered in 2009 on Sesame Street in South Africa has a new character from the Workshop taken...
Ten Hero Kids Voted Most Huggable, Each Awarded $10,000
Ten youth judged as this year's Huggable Heroes were honored today for their volunteer efforts at making the world a better place -- in...
Public Choosees 5 Non-profits for $100,000 Grant From Tom’s of Maine
For the first time in its 40 year history of charitable giving, Tom's of Maine, the natural toothpaste company, opened up its funding process...