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Food

Trump's USDA cuts leave food bank without 900,000 meals, so a community is rallying to feed their neighbors

As USDA funding for food banks is slashed, the Food Bank of Delaware has seen an influx of support.

Jane Goodall blows out the candles on a birthday cake

Animals

Colorado honors Jane Goodall's birthday with new 'Animals Matter' holiday

Governor Jared Polis shared the proclamation on April 3.

Housing

How Goodwill transformed a homeless woman's life with one single intervention

After fleeing domestic violence, Shaheera Alnatshia found hope in Goodwill.

A hand holds up a house key with a green keychain

Housing

Realtors, government officials create 'homelessness dashboard' to help those in need

Now, volunteers can find opportunities to help with just a few clicks.

On the left, a white hotel exterior with a white tent as a crowd of people gather, in the middle a hallway of a hotel, on the right, a new bed with rich blue blankets

Housing

Hotel transformed into permanent housing for homeless seniors: ‘I feel like I’m walking in a mansion.’

The fully renovated Forest Point Place now stands in place of an unassuming hotel, welcoming 90 tenants to a new home.

A tiny home sits on a lush green landscape in New Zealand, surrounded by a food forest

Housing

Couple crafts 'secondhand' tiny home, surrounded by a food forest: 'A fully regenerative system'

The New Zealand couple pays in “land hours” instead of rent, tending to their syntropic food forest.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left, a man — Rob Scheer — holds up a large blue duffle bag in an office, smiling. On the right is a pile of colorful backpacks

People Doing Good

After living 'life in a trash bag,' man donates 200K backpacks to restore dignity in foster youth

Rob Scheer’s experience in foster care — along with the stories of his own adopted children — inspired him to make a difference for all young people in need.

A Tōkaidō Shinkansen bullet train in Japan

Tech & Innovation

Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build

The new station was constructed at the end of March and should be open to the public this summer.

An endangered plains-wanderer bird in the wild in Austrailia

Animals

Thanks to AI sound analysis, an endangered bird was located for the first time in 30 years

The rare bird species hadn’t been seen west of Melbourne since 1989. One conservationist said it's like “finding gold.”

A rendering of a tiny home community for foster youth in Sacramento, California

Housing

Tiny home village for homeless foster youth gets massive makeover in 'adopt-a-cabin' campaign

Community members, donors, and companies partnered to make each cabin feel welcoming and personalized for residents.

Recent Good News

Updated with new good news every day

Trump's USDA cuts leave food bank without 900,000 meals, so a community is rallying to feed their neighbors

Colorado honors Jane Goodall's birthday with new 'Animals Matter' holiday

How Goodwill transformed a homeless woman's life with one single intervention

Realtors, government officials create 'homelessness dashboard' to help those in need

Hotel transformed into permanent housing for homeless seniors: ‘I feel like I’m walking in a mansion.’

Couple crafts 'secondhand' tiny home, surrounded by a food forest: 'A fully regenerative system'

After living 'life in a trash bag,' man donates 200K backpacks to restore dignity in foster youth

Japan created the world's first 3D-printed train station — and it took just 6 hours to build

Thanks to AI sound analysis, an endangered bird was located for the first time in 30 years

Tiny home village for homeless foster youth gets massive makeover in 'adopt-a-cabin' campaign

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