If you never had a relationship with your father but knew he was homeless, would you bother to look for him?
This is the fourth installment of the Impact series, #SocialGoodStars. The people highlighted here are passionate, dedicated philanthropists, strength...
As another political season gets into full swing in the United States, a new crop of candidates are making a lot of promises about their competing visions of America. But how many TV debates are focusing on whether America is a compassionate nation?
The following is a message to women from Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. ...
It started in a New York motel. The key to my room was old and rusted. And I immediately loved it. So I 'permanently borrowed' it, put it on a chain, and slipped it over my neck.
If you are homeless in Orange County or its adjacent county in Los Angeles, there is a frightfully valid concern over being stabbed in the middle of the night.
As a society, we owe it to those who volunteered to protect our freedoms and way of life the opportunity to enjoy the fruits of their labor and sacrifice once they leave active service, and with just a little more focus and dedication, this is one initiative we can all get behind.
On Saturday in New Hampshire, Rick Santorum was asked by a young Catholic, who (full disclosure) happens to be my fiancee, about whether, as a Catholic, he agrees with the Church's teaching that Government has a large role in providing for the poor.
When people are caught up in their day to day lives, how motivated will they be to talk to a homeless person they see standing on a street corner holding up a cardboard sign?
Despite all the blog posts, books, and questionable models to the contrary, we are a long ways away from being able to predict with any relevance the future of the social sector.
Instead of fixing Tampa's homelessness and poverty problem effectively, the City Council passed a ban on panhandling, a thinly veiled attempt to hide panhandlers from the public eye.
The road to U.C. Berkeley was not an easy one for Moreno Valley's Jamal Samuel. Unbeknownst to most of his fellow students and teachers, Jamal spent his junior and senior year of high school at a homeless shelter.
It's really hard to explain the feeling of powerlessness I felt today. But I guarantee my feelings don't even compare to the feelings of desperation our friends had while police were evicting them from their tents today.
I found refuge in meditation. I had a room built in the back of my home to be a meditation place and my meditation group met there. One day my meditation group discussed doing something to help homeless people in San Diego.
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Raindrops on tents, with weather so cold. To us, rain's a nuisance; to some, it's a mess. Bright copp...