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Philadelphia’s Homeless Are Finding New Hope Thanks to This Organization
It was the first Sunday in May. Just before 7:30 in the morning, Verne Kreuzburg left one of the many houses in Philadelphia where he used to get high on crystal meth. The drug had taken over his life, leaving him homeless and forever focused on his next high. To him, this was just another morning of some unknown day in an unknown year.
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They raised $400,000 for a homeless vet. There’s none left to give him, lawyer says.
A judge gave the couple until Monday to hand over the remaining funds. But a day after the deadline a lawyer said there's no money left to surrender.
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Donations pour in for man holding yard sales to fund own funeral
Two friends who set up a GoFundMe page for a Pennsylvania man who’d been holding yard sales to pay for his own funeral expenses say they’ve received so many donations they’re planning to help other veterans in similar situations. David Dunkleberger and his friend Ed Sheets pulled into a yard sale in Brownstown last month. The man running it, 66-year-old Willie Davis, was selling his belongings to pay for his funeral.
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'It is actually free': Montreal man gives away heaps of farm-fresh veggies every week
When Michael Brodie first saw a man with a shaggy head of hair and beard giving away free organic vegetables down by Montreal's Lachine Canal last summer, he decided to pass. "He seemed very suspect to me, so I avoided it." But that bearded man — 35-year-old Ben Williams — kept coming back, using a bike trailer to haul in hundreds of dollars worth of vegetables every week, laying out blankets covered in a colourful array of squashes, herbs, turnips, leeks, beets, leafy greens, bulbs of garlic, onions and potatoes.
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Dad Confronts Bully by Treating Him Like a Son – Now the Homeless Boy Has Money and Friendship
When this father heard that his son was being bullied at school, he took a more compassionate approach to confronting the problem. At first, Aubrey Fontenot was angry to hear that his 8-year-old son Jordan was being picked on at school by another boy named Tamarion – but instead of fighting fire with fire, he decided to invite the boy out for some one-on-one time together.
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Farmers Stand In Silence At Auction So A Young Man Can Buy Back His Family Farmhouse
When we think back to our childhood, many of the memories we have probably center around the family home. Although some people may have moved from one location to another, they always had that home-base where they can feel comfortable with their family. In fact, they often refer to it as the ‘family home’ and it is a tradition that is sometimes passed down from one generation to the next. It is a part of our past and in many cases, it shapes who we are today.
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Louisiana teacher donates kidney to student she never met
A Louisiana science teacher is set to donate a kidney to a student who previously attended the school she teaches in, but never had her for class. Heather Mallet, who teaches at F.K. White Middle School, said it doesn’t matter that Hayden Diaz never sat in her classroom, she just knew she had to help him.
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12 amazing random acts of kindness that will warm your heart
In a world where the latest political drama always seems to dominate the headlines and the devastating effects of climate change are impossible to ignore, sometimes it can be worth remembering the capacity for love and generosity that human beings can have to renew your faith in humanity.
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Do Not Trust What You See Around You Today
#trust #hope #god #faith #struggles Do Not Trust What You See Around You Today Tell me, what is your life like today? Are you where you want to be, doing what you want to do? Do you feel fulfilled? If you answered positive to those questions that is amazing! I am so very thrilled for you. But, if your answer to
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Mystery man pays off all layaway items at a Walmart in Vermont
A mystery shopper paid of customers' layaway items at a Walmart in Derby, Vermont, CBS Burlington affiliate WCAX reports. The act of generosity happened just days before Thanksgiving, when the store's storage room was already filled with layaway items. "I don't even think I can find the words to say," customer Julie Gates told WCAX. Gates was going to pick up a package at the store on Thursday when she overheard a man asking if he could pay for someone's items.
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Bollywood superstar clears farmers' debts
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he has cleared farmers' loans worth more than than 40m rupees ($560,000; £436,000). He wrote on his blog on Tuesday that he had "taken care" of 1,398 farmers by paying off their debt, adding that he felt a "sense of accomplishment". All of the farmers are from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where Bachchan was born.
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Update on former homeless Connecticut man who returned 10K check last year
Just before Thanksgiving last year, a New Haven realtor, who lost a $10,000 check, paid a homeless man handsomely for his honesty. This Thanksgiving, the realtor and homeless man are both paying it forward. “That really shattered a lot of stereotypes that people have about homeless people,” said realtor Roberta Hoskie, whose lost $10,000 check had been returned by Elmer Alvarez, a man who was homeless for more than a year.
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Bus driver buys homeless rider dinner, lets him stay on warm bus all night
On a recent chilly night in Wisconsin, a Milwaukee bus driver extended an act of kindness to a homeless rider — and it was all caught on camera. Now, that gesture is being heralded as humanity at its best. Natalie Barnes was driving her usual route when a man named Richard, who boards her bus about once a month, got on and told her that he had just lost his home. "I've been out on the streets for a week," he said. "I am officially homeless."
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UPS Driver Adopts Shelter Dog Who Jumped Into His Truck: 'I Wanted Him to Have a Good Home'
One UPS driver was delivering packages when he received a gift of his own. Jason Coronado, a New York UPS driver, was making the rounds on Oct. 5 when Ernie, a pitbull-terrier mix in the Buffalo City Animal Shelter, approached his truck, according to ABC affiliate WKBW. “[I] call him up to the truck, and he pretty much just hopped up in, and I was like, ‘Okay,’ ” Coronado told WKBW. “He hopped up and just sat there and did not want to leave.”
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Boy's letter to dad in heaven gets reply
A boy who sent a birthday card to his dad "in heaven" received a touching letter from the Royal Mail to say it had been delivered safely. Jase Hyndman, seven, from West Lothian, received the letter assuring him his message to his father James had made it through the "difficult" journey. His mother Teri Copland said: "I actually cannot state how emotional he is knowing his dad got his card. "Royal Mail you've just restored my faith in humanity."
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How Seattle’s public library is stepping up to deal with the city’s homelessness crisis
A pioneering public organisation is taking a stand against the growing problem of homelessness on the West Coast. In so doing, it is re-defining the very idea of a library.
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Michigan business owner gives $4M in Christmas bonuses
About 200 employees of a northern Michigan manufacturer received an average $20,000 Christmas bonus. Ludington-based FloraCraft surprised its employees during a holiday lunch on Friday, Dec. 14, when owner and Chairman Lee Schoenherr announced plans to give nearly $4 million in bonuses. Top gifts to employees with more than 40 years of tenure will exceed $60,000, the company. The gifts are a combination of cash bonuses and 401(k) contributions.
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The 'angel' who secretly pays patients' hospital bills
In Nigeria, very few medical services are free of charge, and if you can't pay your hospital bill you may not be allowed to leave. Who will help? In this deeply religious society, many stranded patients hope for divine intervention. Zeal Akaraiwai does not have the wings of an angel - he has a sleek black Mercedes, all purring engine and deep leather seats. This 40-something financial consultant - trim and neat - steps out of his car in a potholed government hospital car park in Lagos.
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Walmart cashier pays woman's bill after she breaks down at register
A Texas teenager’s kindness is encouraging others to pay it forward after he covered the tab of a Walmart shopper who wasn’t able to pay her grocery bill at the register. John Lopez Jr., 19, took a job at a Princeton, Texas, Walmart in March to earn money to help pay for college, CBS Dallas reports. During his shift on Monday night, a shopper named Laci Simms spotted Lopez, who was working at the register, pay for another customer’s full cart of merchandise.
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Santa delivers donations to fast food employees working Christmas Eve
Being home for the holidays is no guarantee for some -- and no one knows that better than those who work in the fast food industry. Hundreds of people spent Christmas Eve away from their families Monday, as they clocked in at fast food restaurants across the city. But someone special made sure to pay them a visit.
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