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On the left: Anna the Appalachian Doll (an American Girl doll with brown hair and plaid clothes) standing amidst rubble in a Western North Carolina town. On the right: two young girls (9 and 11) smile as they hold up American Girl dolls to the camera and unbox a package of doll clothing.
People Doing Good

Florida sisters donate 100+ custom American Girl dolls to young girls impacted by Hurricane Helene

11-year-old Kenzie and 9-year-old Kayleigh created “Anna the Appalachian” dolls to help young girls in the wake of Helene.
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A former dorm building from Johnson & Wales University in Denver, Colorado is now an affordable housing complex. Its historic exterior is tan with a red roof and luscious gardens
Housing

Former college campus transformed into affordable housing complex

What was once the Johnson & Wales University campus in Denver, Colorado is now home to 154 affordable housing units.
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Good News This Week: March 29, 2025 - Dolphins, Hearts, & Sports Bars

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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The Myanmar flag is overlain on images of an earthquake
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Myanmar-Thailand Was Hit By a 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake — Here's How To Help

Here are five ways you can help in the wake of the Myanmar-Thailand tragedy.
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On a California street corner, a shopping cart and bags are piled up on the side of the sidewalk
Housing

Substance abuse often follows homelessness, not precedes it — new study finds

Most Americans assume that drug use precedes homelessness, but a new study from UCSF challenges that assumption.
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A woman in a purple sweatshirt and a man in a purple sweatshirt guide Prince William through the streets of Aberdeen, Scotland
Housing

Prince William joins walking tours led by formerly homeless people in Scotland

The prince’s Homewards program supports the initiative to hire workers who have experienced homelessness.
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A prescription pad with a pen on a blue background
Health

'StoryRx' initiative prescribes storytelling for older adults: 'Boosts survival odds by 50%'

Participating hospitals see storytelling as medicine — and their patients do, too.
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A bubble graphic with a blue t-shirt with a large heart beside a smiling stick figure with big, looping hands raised as fists. On the main image, a zoomed out image of a tiny home village in a neighborhood filled with greenery.
Housing

5-year-old’s viral t-shirt raises thousands for unhoused neighbors

5-year-old Eli Dewees struck up a conversation with a person who was experiencing homelessness. Then a lightbulb went off.
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Two photos side by side. On the left, two men stand in front of a farm, holding a crate of produce. On the left, a garden plot sits under bright blue skies, with a rainbow light refraction in the foreground
Faith

Church turns its vacant land into a huge urban garden, donates 65K pounds of food every year

With an abundance of vacant property and limited access to fresh produce, Mission of Mary Cooperative stepped in.
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A white tiny house with blue trim and red doors sits in the Golden Isles Veteran Village in Brunswick, Georgia
Housing

High school students build tiny house village for homeless veterans states away: 'A great civics lesson'

The Golden Isles Veteran Village is now open to homeless vets.
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