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Housing

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

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

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

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