Homeless man cleans up his city

Randy Mayfield has been in and out of homelessness his entire life. To stay productive, he started picking up trash in his city. Then others came to join him, according to KVUE ABC News.

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Other cities are also using homeless men and women to help clean up their cities.

Being productive is part of being mentally healthy, and the problem a lot of homeless people have is not feeling useful.

It therefore stands to reason that if you want to help a homeless person, give him a job. Hire one to clean your yard. Hire one to do some housework.

I have taken my extra bedrooms and rented them out to homeless people living on social security.

There is something anyone can do. Most homeless people don't want to beg, they simply HAVE to.

Help them feel productive, like they earn what they get if possible.

12-year-old’s charity helps the homeless in LA and Chicago

Meet Khloe. She's twelve years old. She started helping the homeless at the age of 8. She once raised over $65,000 for the Salvation Army over night.

If this child can do it, what more can we, as adults, do?

Shonda Ponder is selling Avon. 10% of all her sales goes toward helping the homeless in America. You can order online and have the order shipped directly to you.

Source: MSN News
May 28, 2019
Meet Khloe Thompson, the 12-year-old founder of Khloe Kares on a mission to serve those less fortunate in Los Angeles. It all started when she was just 8, and four years later, her passion for serving others has grown even stronger.

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Grave erected to dead homeless man outside Debenhams

This is a great idea and should go country-wide.

Too many of our homeless are treated as trash in their death as well as their lives. All lives matter, even the homeless. We should be reminded that we could have made a difference.

Source: Yahoo! Sports
May 27, 2019
A cardboard gravestone has been erected outside a shop doorway to honour a homeless man who died outside.

Adam Zajac, 41, was found unconscious under his sleeping bag in outside a Debenhams store in February last year.

The makeshift gravestone, which was placed in Bristol City Centre, reads: "R.I.P. Adam Zajac 1977-2018. He died in this doorway, as shoppers walked by. He was homeless. Remember him."

Concerned members of the public called emergency services but despite the best efforts by paramedics to revive Zajac, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Hope Place backers detail fight for homeless shelter

Starting a homeless shelter is not an easy thing to do. No one likes the ugly face of homelessness. The stigma associated with it makes dealing with it in local communities an obstacle not easily surpassed. We praise God for those who are able to...


As the Florida Chamber Foundation Summit on Prosperity and Economic Opportunity continued Wednesday, backers of the Hope Place homeless shelter detailed their fight for bringing the project online.

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This woman offers makeovers to homeless people on Skid Row

This is an inspirational story of a woman who uses what she knows to help the Homeless. I love stories like this. It represents someone who does their part to make life better right where they are.

This woman offers makeovers to homeless people on Skid Row
Source: Business Insider
May 1, 2019
I think that makeup and hair and showers builds self-esteem, and I think like anyone, when your self-esteem is high, you feel like you can do anything, and getting off the streets has to be one of the hardest things that they are going to face in their life or encounter in their life. So feeling good is the first step to healing. So I think makeup, hair, showers, just conversation, friendship, and food, anything that makes you feel good is the first step of healing. Get it Mama, get it. OK, come on.

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HUD Secretary Carson wants to roll back Obama mandate on gender identity at homeless shelters

by: Ponder America's Homeless

What happens when a woman who has escaped an abusive situation in which her oppressor was stalking her finds herself at a homeless shelter with no where else to go. She feels safe because she is in the women's quarters. The next morning, she wakes up to see her oppressor sitting on the cot beside her, staring at her.

He should not have been allowed in. There are rules about men being in women's quarters at the shelter. Yet, there he is.

How did he get there?

He, who would stop at nothing to torment her, claimed he was transgender.

Under an Obama-era rule, homeless shelters are supposed to make allowances for transgendered individuals.

Ben Carson, secretary of HUD, wants to end that, in order to curb the potential for abuse.

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Sheetz For the Kidz Donates $601,000 to Help Feed Children Struggling with Hunger

by: Sheetz for Kids

Washington, D.C. - May 1, 2019 - (Ponder the Homeless) -- Sheetz For the Kidz,TM an employee-driven charity helping children in need, is proud to announce a donation of $601,000 to local Feeding America® member food banks to provide hunger relief to children struggling with hunger throughout the states in which Sheetz operates: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.

In America, one in six children may not know where they will get their next meal. Millions of children throughout the country receive free or reduced-price lunches and breakfasts during the school year. During the summer months, most children lose access to these meals. Funds from Sheetz For the Kidz will be distributed to Feeding America member food banks within the Sheetz footprint, where they can make a difference for some of these children. The $601,000 donation will help provide 6 million meals* for children and is part of a new annual commitment to Feeding America.

"Sheetz and Sheetz For the Kidz have always been passionate about helping youth that live in the communities we serve," said Sheetz For the Kidz Executive Director Sarah Piper. "For more than 27 years, our employees have helped underprivileged children have a brighter holiday season through Sheetz For the Kidz. This new program takes the community support of our stores to the next level as we are very excited to start our partnership with Feeding America. Thanks to the fundraising efforts led by our employees and the generous support of our customers and business partners, we have the ability to broaden our connection with the communities we serve."

As a regional convenience store, Sheetz is committed to helping to fight childhood hunger in the communities it resides in. Through its program "Made-to-Share," Sheetz is rescuing food from their 588 stores and donating it to Feeding America member food banks located in their six-state footprint.

"The number of children who struggle with hunger concerns our company greatly and we cannot sit back while children in our communities have difficulty obtaining their next meal," said Sheetz President/COO Travis Sheetz. "Without adequate food and nutrition, children are unable to reach their full potential. We are deeply committed to helping children facing hunger and are proud that this donation from our corporate charity will go directly toward helping them fight, and win, this battle."

"Proper nutrition is critical to a child's health, growth and development. Yet, one in six children face hunger in America," said Nancy Curby, senior vice president, corporate partnerships at Feeding America. "Feeding America is thankful to Sheetz for the Kidz for its generous support and commitment to helping children who need it most during the summer months."

Feeding America is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief organization. To learn more about Feeding America visit www.feedingamerica.org.

*$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks.

About Sheetz, Inc.
Established in 1952 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Sheetz, Inc. is one of America's fastest-growing family-owned and operated convenience store chains with more than 19,000 employees. The company operates over 585 store locations throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and North Carolina. Sheetz provides an award-winning menu of M•T•O® sandwiches and salads, which are ordered through unique touch-screen order point terminals. All Sheetz convenience stores are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, Sheetz is committed to offering employees sustainable careers built on an inspiring culture and community engagement. For more information, visit www.sheetz.com or follow us on Twitter (@sheetz), Facebook (www.facebook.com/sheetz) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/sheetz).

About Sheetz For the Kidz
Sheetz For the Kidz is a non-profit organization, designated as a 501(c) (3) charity, independent of the Sheetz Corporation. The organization was created in 1992 by local store employees wanting to help local children. The mission of the charity is to provide support, hope, joy and happiness to children in need within the communities in which Sheetz operates. To date, the charity has impacted more than 119,500 children living in the communities Sheetz serves!

About Feeding America
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 46 million people each year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.