Homeless in America: Man travelled across the country to give a voice to the homeless

BY: JESSICA BEUKER  On August 12, 2016, recent Boise State graduate, Justin Doering, set off on a three-month, 14,000-mile journey across 34 states. The reason? To humanize America’s homeless through a project called Fifty Sandwiches. Fifty Sandwiches is a non-profit,…

Activists are giving the middle finger to the law by continuing to feed homeless people

BY: SAMANTHA TAPP Photos via CL Tampa / Anthony Martino. I think we can all generally agree that giving back to those who have less than you is considered a good deed. Whether it be in the form of a…

This group of teens transformed a homeless encampment into a tiny home village

BY: QUENTIN STUCKEY A group of dedicated and altruistic teenagers has managed to build tiny, mobile homes for homeless citizens in Seattle, Washington. The teens were led by the non-profit organization, Sawhorse Revolution, with additional help from several construction, architecture,…

Meet the doctor dedicating his practice to providing healthcare for the homeless

BY: CAROLINE ROLF  You won’t find Dr. Brett Feldman in the sterile confines of a doctor’s office or hospital, but you may see him searching for patients in the woods or riverbanks in his hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He is…

This art dealer only sells homeless artists’ work because talent is found in unlikely places

BY: SWIKAR OLI Buy some art and help someone in need—that’s the mutually beneficial idea driving ArtLifting, a startup that recently raised $1.1 million and provides a platform for homeless and disabled artists to sell their art. Liz Powers, who…

This program fights two problems at once by paying homeless people to clean the city

BY: JESSICA BEUKER An innovative program is changing the way we see the homeless—particularly the idea that unemployment is a matter of personal choice. A Winnipeg-based program called Mission: Off the Streets (MOST), is giving homeless people the opportunities that…

One hundred cameras were given to London’s homeless to show us the city through their eyes

BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ This past July a project by Café Art supplied the homeless people of London with disposable cameras and the opportunity to show people the city through their eyes. One hundred disposable cameras were given to the cause,…

The most sustainable homeless shelter in America teaches self-reliance with urban gardening

BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICS A homeless shelter in Atlanta holds a large garden on its roof, which is completely grown and maintained by its residents.The concept began in 2009 with the first harvest producing 55 pounds of produce. The garden has…

This homeless man uses books as weapons to fight poverty

BY: KASSANDRA DZIKEWICZ A man in South Africa by the name of Philani Dladla lives on the streets, but rather than abiding by the typical stereotype of a beggar, he has decided to spend his time helping others. Twenty-four-year old…

Pop-up stores all around the world are giving free clothes to the homeless

BY: SWIKAR OLI Finally, a pop-up store that anybody can get behind. The Street Store sees innocuous cardboard posters popping up all over the globe from big cities like Cape Town and Sao Paolo to lesser-known burgs like Cartersville, Georgia and…

While documenting the homeless, this photographer found her own father

BY: SHAY ANSARI Photographer, Diana Kim, was working on a project documenting the homeless when she discovered her own estranged father. In 2003, Kim began her project photographing homeless communities in Hawaii where she grew up. As a child, her…

A humanitarian hairstylist is giving free haircuts to the homeless so they can feel confident

BY: MELISSA GONZALEZ Mark Bustos, a professional hairdresser from New York, found a way to incorporate his passion into helping the homeless. His usual cuts run for around $150 at work, but on Sundays Mark walks the streets and gives the homeless complimentary cuts. The idea…

UK’s largest supermarket chain “Tesco” vows to give away all left over food to empty stomachs

BY: ZOE MELNYK Following close in France’s footsteps, the largest UK grocery store chain, Tesco, recently decided to donate any edible leftover food to charity instead of throwing it away to rot in a landfill. The decision came from the…

A 9-year-old girl is building shelters and growing food for the homeless

BY: ZOE MELNYK When most children have their first homeless-person encounter, they are usually stricken with fear, confusion or told by their parents to simply ignore the less fortunate. At age five, Hailey Fort had a much different experience when…

Piano tuner paid off his student debt in a single year by becoming intentionally homeless (Video)

BY: MATTHEW CHIN Piano tuner Richard Roberts lives on the streets of London with nothing but a backpack, bicycle, and sleeping bag. While living with looming student debt in an expensive apartment, Roberts realized that he was “scratching at the…

A city in Canada tried giving free permanent housing to the homeless, and it’s working

BY: DANIEL KORN Since April 2009, the government of Medicine Hat—a city in Alberta—has instituted a Housing First solution to homelessness, which provides subsidized, permanent housing for the homeless. Out of the 1,000 homeless individuals that inhabit the city, 885…

Chris and Eve are a drug-addicted couple living in New Jersey’s most notorious slum (Photos)

Written and photographed by: Christopher Occhicone Tent City, which had up to 100 residents at any given time, could be many things to many people. Some residents had planned badly, fell on hard times, and ended up in TC. They used…

It is cheaper to create housing for homeless than it is to ignore the problem

BY: CONNOR BRIAN It’s a fact that long-term investment will always supersede erratic donation based on the concept that infrastructure-based development is principal in achieving economic growth. According to recent studies, lending a hand to those in need doesn’t just…

Is this 55-year old homeless fashionista more stylish than you? (PHOTOS)

BY: YURKO DYACHYSHYN Collected from city trash bins and homeless aid centres, Slavik changes his clothes at least once every day. With each shift in wardrobe, Slavik restyles his beard and hair, always remembering to shave his armpits. In this…

How the Aboriginal Drunk Beggar I Met Barhopping Changed Me

BY: LILITH I’d been barhopping that night in downtown Toronto with three other people, and we were trekking to the bus stop around 2 a.m. I’m not sure why, but whenever I’ve been drinking, I feel the need to be…