Guide: 16 Ideas for How To Help Homeless People
It’s important that we all play a role in helping people experiencing homelessness through community care, systemic action, and everyday kindness.
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Turkish Health Workers Find Housing in Shipping Containers Following Earthquake
Following deadly earthquakes in early 2023, shipping containers have proven to be a way to quickly provide housing to front line workers.
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This House Was Built Partly From Recycled Diapers
Using used diapers as a building material could reduce landfill waste and lower housing costs.
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This African Startup Uses Plastic Waste To Build Affordable Housing
A company in Kenya and Ethiopia takes 45,000 kilograms of plastic waste from landfills every day and turns it into houses.
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New 'Hygiene Locator' Connects People with Soap, Deodorant, Tampons — for Free
A first-of-its-kind 'hygiene locator' is making it easier for people to find free hygiene supplies near them.
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The Amount of Solar Home Energy Increased 32% In 2021. Here's How It Happened
As of 2021, there is enough solar capacity installed in the country to power 23 million American homes. To get a bead on this clean energy trend, we have investigated how solar home energy has grown in the U.S. over time.
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Four Communities Tried To End Youth Homelessness. This One is Seeing Success.
Walla Walla is making a push to become the first community in the nation to end youth and young adult homelessness.
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This Washington School District Helped Homeless Students Graduate
While four-year graduation rates for homeless students ticked up steadily across Washington state since the 2014-15 school year, they jumped 15 percentage points in North Thurston.
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