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Lifestyle

This 17-Year-Old Is On A Mission To End Period Poverty Through ‘The Confident Girl Project’

Atiya JordanMay 23, 2022May 23, 2022

by Atiya JordanMay 23, 2022May 23, 2022105

Through the Confident Girl Project, 17-year-old Taylor McCowan wants to raise awareness of the population of homeless and impoverished girls that need proper feminine hygiene products....

Lifestyle News

Video of Single Mom & 3 Kids Laying Outside McDonald’s On Floor After Getting Kicked Out of Homeless Shelter, Goes Viral

Atiya JordanDecember 30, 2021December 30, 2021

by Atiya JordanDecember 30, 2021December 30, 202147045

A viral TikTok has emerged of a single mother of three sharing that they were kicked out of a homeless shelter due to the surge of...

Politics

California Candidate for Governor Larry Elder Reveals His Homeless Housing Plan

Derek MajorAugust 16, 2021August 19, 2021

by Derek MajorAugust 16, 2021August 19, 20214517

Larry Elder said he will implement a plan to house homeless California residents developed by Ben Carson and Eric Garcetti if elected...

News Politics

Newark, NJ to Covert Shipping Containers Into Housing For Homeless, At-Risk Residents

Derek MajorMarch 10, 2021March 10, 2021

by Derek MajorMarch 10, 2021March 10, 20211837

Officials in New Jersey announced the launch of a new sheltering program that converts shipping containers into apartments in Newark...

Arts and Culture

Tyrese Gibson Gives His Unoccupied Hotel Rooms To A Homeless Family

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonDecember 14, 2020December 14, 202033693

In the spirit of giving back, singer/actor Tyrese Gibson offered up three of his hotel rooms to a homeless family in Canada....

COVID-19 News Politics

A Homeless Crisis Looms Over America As More Than 30 Million Face Eviction

Derek MajorAugust 11, 2020August 10, 2020

by Derek MajorAugust 11, 2020August 10, 20202713

Housing costs have continued to rise over the last 20 years, now due to the coronavirus, the country may face a homelessness crisis its never...

News Politics

Moms 4 Housing Organizer Carroll Fife Is Redefining What Wealth Distribution Looks Like for Black People Globally

Lydia BlancoMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020

by Lydia BlancoMay 19, 2020May 19, 202018566

Through her work, Oakland-based organizer Carroll Fife is helping black people remain politically engaged and empowered....

Lifestyle Men

This Atlanta Man Is Assembling Portable Hand-washing Stations For The Homeless

Dana GivensMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020

by Dana GivensMarch 20, 2020March 20, 20202276

This Atlanta man is building hand-washing stations to help a group of people that is among the most vulnerable to the virus—the homeless....

Entrepreneurship

Black Developer Terrica Smith Went from Homeless to Building Affordable Housing

Marie CyprienFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020

by Marie CyprienFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 20205959

Terrica Smith went from sleeping underneath an overpass to owning a real estate company and developing affordable housing in New Orleans....

News

Investors Convert Former Denver Hotel Into 139 Mini-Apartments for the Homeless

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 5, 2020February 5, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 5, 2020February 5, 20204106

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless paid $8.4 million to transform a former Quality Inn and Suites into affordable housing units....