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A vending machine carrying naloxone and xylazine test strips sits in an outdoor courtyard at Father Joe's Villages of San Diego

San Diego vending machines aim to curb 'tranq' overdoses in homeless shelters

Along with offering naloxone, these vending machines provide life-saving test strips, in an effort to decrease accidental overdoses.
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A discarded needle sits on a city street

A large majority of homeless people in California are not actually illicit drug users, study finds

The study, published in JAMA last month, examined the relationship between homelessness and substance use.
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A photo collage of an aerial view of a solar farm, a woman walks up a hill with a stick, a Spotify playlist screenshot of the 'Is This What We Want?" album by 1,000 UK Artists, a mother and son posing for the camera, and a crowd looking at the SS United States -- a historic ocean liner

Good News This Week: March 1, 2025 - Hostels, Trees, & Albums

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A blue OnMed CareStation sits inside of a public space

High-tech 'healthcare phone booth' provides street-side care to homeless people in need

OnMed CareStations are a hybrid approach to healthcare for people in homeless and rural communities.
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John & Hank Green's 'Project for Awesome' has raised a total of $27M for charity

YouTubers and “Nerdfighters” have raised more than $27 million to make a difference and “decrease world suck.”
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A screenshot of John Green and Hank Green in the 2025 Project For Awesome livestream

Hank & John Green raise $3.7M in 2025 'Project For Awesome' charity livestream

Hank and John Green’s annual charity livestream, Project for Awesome, has been a massive fundraising success since 2007.
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A man opens a door to a large bus, called The Dignity Bus, while another man steps off of the vehicle

Cities use 'dignity buses' to combat homeless shelter shortages: 'Safe, temporary, and comfortable'

The “shelters on wheels” cost far less to operate than a brick-and-mortar alternative.
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An aerial view of a tiny home community

New tiny home 'recovery village' designed to promote sobriety in homeless residents

The low-barrier community will provide shelter to residents for up to 24 months as they work to maintain sobriety.
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A gray thermal and foam arch-like structure called the Iglou, which offers emergency shelter to unhoused people

Emergency 'igloo' shelters provide refuge for homeless folks in freezing temperatures

The interior of the Iglou emergency shelter is 18 degrees warmer than outside temperatures.
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Two photos side by side. On the left is a vacant building that was once Winans Performing Arts Academy in Detroit. On the right is a remodeled version of the same building, which will soon open as Anchor Detroit.

These schools once sat vacant. Now, they provide life-changing resources to thousands of low-income families

Here, community members can find afterschool programs, career development, and health and wellness resources.
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A photo collage of an aerial view of a forest, a tablet displaying imagery of genetic editing, a young girl wearing a Taylor Swift The Eras Tour shirt, a section of a vertical farm, and a row of solar panels in a solar farm

Good News This Week: February 1, 2025 - Shovels, Forests, & Vertical Farms

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