03
Feb
Founded to support New York City’s community of maligned and largely destitute urban recyclers known as canners, Sure We Can operates the city’s only homeless-friendly bottle and can redemption center.
03
Feb
16
Jul
San Francisco pairs puppies with the poor to curb panhandling
The city sees its new program as a way to help animals and people, but critics say dogs are being put at risk.
18
Jun
Pets of the homeless: Not quite strays, not quite safe
Hundreds of thousands of homeless Americans own pets, a sign of just how important animals can be to humans. But despite the benefits, many of these pets are also a burden to people who already struggle to feed themselves.
13
Mar
Turning homeless men into WiFi hotspots ignites debate at SXSW
The men carrying a Verizon 4G LTE MiFi around SXSW this year ask for donations via PayPal from anyone who uses their connection.
25
Jan
Pets of the homeless: Not quite strays, not quite safe
Hundreds of thousands of homeless Americans own pets, a sign of just how important animals can be to humans. But despite the benefits, many of these pets are also a burden to people who already struggle to feed themselves.
29
Nov
Pets of the homeless: Not quite strays, not quite safe
Hundreds of thousands of homeless Americans own pets, a sign of just how important animals can be to humans. But despite the benefits, many of these pets are also a burden to people who already struggle to feed themselves.
04
Oct
Japanese homeless living solar
A Japanese homeless man built himself a small shelter equipped with a solar panel to run his radio and TV.
27
Sep
Rodolfo Reyes, a 62-year-old man living on the streets of Manila in the Philippines, attends to newly born puppies and his other dogs on his makeshift wooden cart on Sept. 14.
Reyes, who makes $4 a day from a modest parking business, spends his earnings to feed himself as well as 14 dogs and two cats that he saved from the streets.
The best animal photos of September
09
Aug
Pets of the homeless: Not quite strays, not quite safe
Hundreds of thousands of homeless Americans own pets, a sign of just how important animals can be to humans. But despite the benefits, many of these pets are also a burden to people who already struggle to feed themselves. This week (Aug. 7-13) is the second annual “National Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week,” an event aimed at drawing national attention to the issue. Learn more.
14
Jun
Does everyone need a bathroom?
A blogger takes a look at the automated public toilets that the Regional Commission on Homelessness placed in Atlanta parks.
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