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Houston Slashed its Homeless Rate in Half in Four Years
The number of homeless people in Houston, Texas, has been cut almost in half over the past four years, as the city’s homeless advocates...
Kids Volunteer to Mow a Stranger’s Field to Keep Her Out of Trouble
Four brothers loaded up their mowers to help a stranger after hearing about an elderly woman who was in trouble with the law because...
Waitress’ Simple Act of Kindness Touches Grieving Parents
When small talk accidentally brought up a family tragedy, a waitress touched the hearts of her customers who later spread the news about her...
Inmates Grow Along With the Gardens They Tend Behind Bars
When a correction officer set out a small garden at the prison where he worked, he may have planted the seeds of a brighter...
Texans Rush In to Foster Dogs After Flooded Shelter Posts Plea on Facebook
Storms inundated a no-kill shelter in Texas last week with 12 inches of water flooding the animal kennels. In need of immediate foster homes...
Anheuser-Busch Cuts Beer Production to Provide Water for Storm Victims
America’s biggest beer maker switched to something lighter this week — producing more than 50,000 cans of emergency drinking water for flood victims in...
Paying it Forward: Military Edition
Almost fifteen years ago, I left the only life I had ever known in pursuit of something different… something better. I took my first...
Man Returns Treasure He Found in Hidden Drawer of Antique Dresser
If you found an actual treasure chest, would you go in search of its rightful owner? That’s what one Texas man did after discovering...
Vegas the Rescue Horse Gets Lucky in Love
Vegas is a lucky horse, but it wasn't always that way.
After suffering abuse by her previous owner, she had a hard time learning to...
Drug Cures Ebola in Monkeys, Human Tests are Planned Next
An experimental Ebola drug shows promise for fighting the disease after it cured monkeys that were already sick with fever from the virus. The...
Winner of Boat Hands Over Keys to Less Fortunate Fisherman
Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, but give a man a new bass boat you've just won, and everyone...
Innovative Crowdsourcing of Tweets, Phones Can Give Early Warnings of Quakes, Floods
Your smartphone could save your life before disaster strikes. Researchers are turning smartphones and social media into early warning systems for earthquakes and floods.
In...
Labradoodle Fetches Hope For Girl In Long Term Treatment
For a small girl, Caydence Brannaman has defied long odds. Born ten weeks early with a hole in her upper heart chamber and Pulmonary hypertension, it...
And the Happiest City in the United States is…
Which big cities in America have the most people who are thriving?
According to the 2014 Well-Being Index, Sarasota, Florida is probably the happiest metro...
Homebound Elderly Across America Will Get The Gift of Puppy Love
Many homebound elderly people are deprived of the simple joys of puppy love, but this heartbreaking fact is about to change for some American...
FedEx Driver Detours to Save Trapped Homeowner From Flames
FedEx driver John Bryant headed out to work in Arlington, Texas like it was any other day. But on March 5th, the sight of...
Teen Builds Excellent Tiny House, Donates to Homeless
After an arduous three-and-a-half-years building it in her California backyard, Kendall Ronzano is donating the excellent “tiny home” she started at age 16.
Last week,...
Prison Program Produces Business Savvy Inmates And Huge Success Rates
The Texas-based Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) believes that helping inmates prepare to start their own businesses when they leave prison will reduce the likelihood...
10-Year-old Girl Thanks Police Officers With 200 Hand Made Cards
A fourth grader in Tyler, Texas has made 200 thank you cards and delivered them after Christmas to law enforcement officers around Smith County.
Savannah...
Our 2014 Top Photo Picks Confirm the Goodness of Humanity
18) Some Police Officers REALLY Do Care
An El Paso Police Officer helped out a homeless man in need during a December, 2013 snowstorm. According...