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A rendering of a shipping container neighborhood built by nonprofit Family Promise in Glendale, Arizona

Fully-furnished shipping container neighborhood provides homeless folks with safe shelter

The project is being built in an area with the highest eviction rate in Arizona.
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Two photos side-by-side. On the left, a man holds up a black EMPWR Coat on a winter day. On the right, a slew of red EMPWR Coats sit on a table at Empowerment Plan's manufacturing facilities

These water-resistant coats made with upcycled car insulation transform into sleeping bags for homeless folks

The coats are manufactured by a team of people who have histories of homelessness.
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An aerial view of the Hilda L. Solis Care First Village in Downtown Los Angeles, an apartment complex made of orange shipping containers

Instead of a new jail, LA built a shipping container housing complex for homeless residents

The Hilda L. Solis Care First Village was named after the County Supervisor who initiated the site’s pivot to housing instead of incarceration.
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Five women stand next to each other while wearing Sheltersuits, wearable sleeping bags.

Fashion designer's 'Sheltersuit' invention combines a snowsuit and sleeping bag to help keep homeless folks warm

Each design is made with upcycled materials that would otherwise go to waste.
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A photo collage of a corner of an empty kitchen, recycled rolls of toilet paper made from disposable diapers, a close-up shot of Marcus Freeman smiling, a man sits next to a coffee cup recycling machine, and a power plant factory seen from a distance

Good News This Week: January 25, 2025 - Diapers, Coffee Cups, & Houses

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A group of people stands outside of the Grange Close development in Dundalk, Ireland

European affordable housing project 3D printed in just 12 days: 35% faster than 'conventional methods'

A first-of-its-kind build, the three-unit terraced social housing project aims to confront Ireland’s housing crisis.
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Two side-by-side images. On the left, a woman in her 30's holds a toddler, smiling. On the right, someone holds a phone, which displays the Endo45 app on the screen.

Enduring years of endometriosis pain, this engineer developed an app to help others like her

The Endo45 app aims to help women reduce pain, improve mood, navigate treatment, and more.
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A person in a red hoodie wears a large hunter green backpack

Man invents 'backpack beds,' aims to give one to every person sleeping on the street in his city

The six-pound sleeping bag backpack is lightweight and weather-resistant.
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A screenshot of a selfie-style video of Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk raises thousands for LA wildfire victims by offering Cameos 'in any language'

The skateboard legend will share all of his earnings with World Central Kitchen.
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A photo collage of Avery Colvert, a pile of clothes, the US Supreme Court building, a war-torn area in Gaza, and a Thai woman sitting among plastic waste

Good News This Week: January 18, 2025 - Clothes, Homes, & Ceasefires

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Four American seventh graders sit at a table, a blue suitcase open before them.

US middle schoolers build 'solar suitcases,' powering 40 refugee schools in Uganda

The students are part of We Share Solar’s education initiative, proving that their learning can power real change.
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On the left, assorted LEGO bricks scattered on a table next to a Rubik's cube on top of graph paper with house designs. In the middle, 16 year old Asian teen Renee Wang drawing a home. On the right, Wang's colorful prototypes.

Teen creates Rubik's cube-inspired tiny home to help those experiencing homelessness

Renee Wang found inspiration in simple household toys when she dreamed up a solution to homelessness at 16.
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