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Paris Williams
April 19, 2023
A 9-year-old St. Louis girl is paying it forward in the best way by helping the most vulnerable in her…
Over the past couple of years, there has been a significant increase in mental health issues and homelessness across the country. As a result, more cities and states are turning to the same kind of measures Mayor Adams is using.
December 22, 2022
Some advocates for the unhoused think these policies are more about getting homeless people out of sight than getting them…
Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards - 2019 Tribeca Film Festival
December 16, 2022
A 12-year-old chess prodigy from Nigeria was recently granted asylum in America after racking up trophies while homeless in NYC.
October 6, 2022
Out west, highway overpasses have become havens for the homeless, whose numbers have jumped a nearly 70% over two years.
March 12, 2022
Advocates for the homeless have denounced aggressive measures in cities, saying the problem is being treated as a blight instead…
Kanye
January 27, 2022
Yer is rumored to be launching a design initiative highlighting Los Angeles' homelessness crisis—but exactly how remains in question.
December 23, 2021
Precious Dreams Foundation offers kids a sense of stability during an otherwise difficult time of the year.
August 23, 2021
After going viral, the family GoFundMe page has now raised over $83,000 with more than 2,500 donations. The goal for…
February 7, 2021
In a now-deleted tweet, the New York City Transit Authority said benches were removed from a subway platform to deter…
December 18, 2020
Detroit girl, 8, asks Santa for a new home after a rental scam splits up her family. A GoFundMe fundraiser…
Denzel x Good Samaritan theGrio.com
May 22, 2020
The Academy Award-winning actor, Denzel Washington, apparently assisted a homeless man in Los Angeles who was clearly in distress.
May 3, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has idled scores of restaurants across the country. Several Detroit chefs are now using their gifts to…
homeless thegrio.com
March 19, 2020
Homeless residents of Los Angeles have taken over vacant homes in El Sereno because of the belief that the government…
homeless theGrio.com
January 24, 2020
Black people make up 13 percent of the United States population yet accounted for 40 percent of the homeless population in…
January 7, 2020
A group of San Francisco women who have been living in vacant housing are winning support in light of the…
Colin Kaepernick
November 4, 2019
Proving once again how selfless a person he is, Colin Kaepernick spent his 32nd birthday giving back to those in…
June 25, 2019
A nosey woman not minding her business posted a picture shaming a McDonald’s worker for sleeping in a booth before…
homeless thegrio.com
April 10, 2019
A Black man from Boulder who recorded a police officer’s interaction with homeless people has been arrested for allegedly refusing…
Tanitoluwa Adewumi becomes chess champion. (Russ Makofsky/GoFundMe) thegrio.com
March 18, 2019
[griojw id=”MuLbc5AW” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] A homeless Nigerian boy, whose family is seeking asylum in the US, has been crowned a chess
Chicago
February 4, 2019
Candice Payne, who paid for a group of homeless people to have a warm place to stay during a blistering…