May 15Better off Americans donate their stimulus moneyAmericans in a stable financial position are donating part of their stimulus payments to help those badly affected by Covid-19.
Apr 23Amid the lockdown, we are rising upA small selection of ways people providing uplifting moments of joy in a world beset by anxiety and fear during the lockdown.
Apr 9Sikhs to the rescueSydney’s Sikh community has spent more AU$4,000 setting up a food donation program to help Australia’s elderly stranded in self-isolation.
Mar 12Getting back on the bikeElderly people enjoy free bike rides out and about in their neighbourhoods.
Feb 10Old hotel converted for homelessIn Denver, theColorado Coalition for the Homeless has bought and converted a former hotel into affordable housing.
Jan 19Dino, 90, feeds Rome's homelessDino Impagilazzo, 90, is living out his dream of feeding the homeless.
Jan 17A hand up not a handoutFor the past year, residents of Stockton, a city of around 290,000 in California, have been granted a guaranteed income of US$500 a month.
Dec 30, 2019Finland is housing the homelessFinland has a unique and commendable claim to fame: it is the only country in the European Union where homelessness is falling.
Dec 4, 2019The Robin Hood of IstanbulA mystery benefactor is visiting Istanbul’s poor neighbourhoods to pay off people’s debts and drop cash-filled envelopes on doorsteps.
Dec 1, 2019Life is a circusJim Webster, a tutor at a community circus, which holds activities for the elderly, insists age is no barrier to taking on fresh challanges.
Nov 1, 2019Free snacks for hungry kidsFor the past five years, Champale Anderson has distributed free snack bags to any child who knocks on her door.
Oct 16, 2019Baddies do goodA high-speed boat chase off Spain ends in unexpected fashion: the crooks do a good deed.
Oct 2, 2019The restaurant that's pricelessFrom the outside, the Alabama restaurant Drexell & Honeybee’s looks unremarkable. However, pick up a menu and you’ll notice: no prices.
Aug 29, 2019Inside the Memory CaféA “Memory Café” in the UK city of Bristol is helping people with dementia conquer isolation.
Jul 17, 2019Stopping for a chatThanks to our digital devices, humankind is more connected than at any other period in its history. At the same time, loneliness has become
Apr 17, 2019A little goes a long wayCOMMUNITY When a mini street library popped up in Jesse McClard’s neighbourhood she had a lightbulb moment: why not adapt the idea to pro...
Apr 3, 2019Bavaria's the bees kneesCOMMUNITY Bavaria’s government has agreed to pass a “save the bees” law that promises to reverse insect decline after German environmenta...
