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A homeless man sits with his light brown dog in his lap, swaddled in a yellow blanket

California spent $15M to make homeless shelters pet-friendly. It got people off the streets

When homeless shelters allow people to stay with their dogs and other pets, more unhoused people become more willing to stay in a shelter.

Mister Rogers sits behind a train set in a red cardigan, smiling

Arts & Culture

'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' gets first-ever YouTube channel 25 years after final show aired

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, indeed.

Two photos side by side. On the left, a golden retriever sits next to a police officer. On the right, a golden retriever looks up at a person, wearing a police badge

Animals

Hero police dog hired to sniff out the hard drives of child abusers: 'She helps us hold offenders accountable'

Golden retriever Taffy may just be the goodest girl.

The exterior of Washington View Apartments, which was once the Pierce Brothers Mortuary, in Los Angeles

Housing

Old Los Angeles funeral home transformed into apartments for homeless seniors: 'A one-stop shop'

The historic chapel still maintains some of its most famous features.

A group of people wearing hiking gear look around a vast cave while holding flashlights

Animals

Spectacular blue 'cavern creature' spotted on expedition. It's a new species

A team of researchers plunged into over 60 caverns across Cambodia to count animals in the region. 11 new species awaited them.

On the left, a young woman holds several kittens to her chest as she looks at them with concern. On the right, floodwaters on a road in Hawaii

Animals

There are no vets on this small Hawaiian island. Locals are stepping in to save cats stranded by the rising floods

As devastating floods sweep across Hawaii, one small but determined nonprofit is stepping up for the islands’ most vulnerable animals.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is a person standing at the shores of a beach in Oahu, Hawaii, following catastrophic floods. On the right is a selfie of four people smiling in the back of a pickup truck

People Doing Good

Hawaii divers clean up beaches devastated by floods: 'When the government won't care for our people, we will'

As Hawaiians await federal disaster aid, locals are taking care of their beaches and neighborhoods.

Four men ride in the bucket of a tractor amid catastrophic flooding in Hawaii, on their way to rescue neighbors in need

People Doing Good

Neighbors use a tractor to lift a 98-year-old Hawaiian woman out of her flooding home

A man was surveying a neighborhood for help when he found an elderly woman in distress. And then he called in the “braddahs.”

A photo of an apartment building in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. On top is a circular frame with a photo of a cherry blossom-shaped rice cracker called Umeya

Housing

This building used to be a Japanese rice cracker factory. Now, it's home to 200 people

For nearly a century, the lot housed a factory where Japanese rice crackers called Umeya were made — until the production company shut down operations in 2017.

A corner of a church, topped with a cross, peeks out from behind a cherry blossom tree in full bloom

Housing

NY churches and developers work together to build affordable housing: 'A model of how real estate should be'

Worship spaces across the country are increasingly open to building affordable housing on their properties. A group of experts is helping to make it happen.

Recent Good News

Updated with new good news every day

California spent $15M to make homeless shelters pet-friendly. It got people off the streets

'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' gets first-ever YouTube channel 25 years after final show aired

Hero police dog hired to sniff out the hard drives of child abusers: 'She helps us hold offenders accountable'

Old Los Angeles funeral home transformed into apartments for homeless seniors: 'A one-stop shop'

Spectacular blue 'cavern creature' spotted on expedition. It's a new species

There are no vets on this small Hawaiian island. Locals are stepping in to save cats stranded by the rising floods

Hawaii divers clean up beaches devastated by floods: 'When the government won't care for our people, we will'

Neighbors use a tractor to lift a 98-year-old Hawaiian woman out of her flooding home

This building used to be a Japanese rice cracker factory. Now, it's home to 200 people

NY churches and developers work together to build affordable housing: 'A model of how real estate should be'

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