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1. Homeless In America This photo essay is about the homeless in America. Once you've seen these black and white images of homeless people, from the documentary photographer, Tom Stone, you'll never forget them. Look into the eyes of your brothers and sisters in the...
2. Feed the Homeless During the Holidays What's the first thing you think of when you think about the holidays? If you're like most people, you probably think of food! Huge meals are so common at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Have you ever eaten until you were way too stuffed to be co...
3. What I Learned While Being Homeless About twenty years ago I was homeless. I have Asperger's Syndrome which was both a contributing factor to my situation and a barrier to escaping it. During my homeless experience I was badly injured both physically and emotionally. I'd like...
4. An Ode To People Who Help The Homeless In this lens, we will pay tribute to some remarkable people who tirelessly help the people who have no place to call home. As the french say "les sans abris". We obviously can not mention all  the volunteers but we will try to profile...
5. Help End World Hunger More than one billion people - approximately 1/6 of the world's population are hungry. And every day nearly 16,000 children die from hunger and related causes. We have the resources to feed the world. We just need the will. Learn about global hunger...
6. Richland Recycling Center | Recycle Washington | Tri City Wa Waste Management | Paper Aluminum Computer and Plastic Recycling Recycling, brought to you by real estate agents, Joe and Colleen Lane of The Lane Real Estate Team. Recycled issues and recycle news, and ways you can contribute positively to the environment in Richland Washington specifically, and a lens on recycli...
7. Save The Children Organization | International Charity Alliance | Compassion and Giving The Save the Children Fund is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world. Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation and collaboration, our...
8. Hungry In America Bringing attention to the children who go hungry in America. Encouraging your support through the many choices available — such as making a donation, sponsorship of a child in the US, and volunteerism. Feed a hungry child today.
9. Christmas on a Budget Are you in a quandry this Holiday Season over gift giving because of the financial situation this recession has caused.  Homelessness, job losses, losing money in the stock market, or just not enough money to pay all the bills and still enjoy th...
10. A Christmas Story I wrote this story back in the early 1990's. It was written after I went from being a family of two to a family of four over night, literally. Having a family increase like that meant there would have to be a lot of changes in our lifestyle and espe...
11. From Your Hand to the Homeless In an often uncaring world it's important that we reach out to each other. You can give to the homeless in an indirect way (and you should) but giving and caring directly gives homeless people something beyond price - human contact and recognitio...
12. Make Do and Mend - From the 1940s It's seventy years since Britain declared war on Germany after Hitler's troops invaded Poland in 1939. It quickly became apparent that Germany's u-boats were going to threaten Britain's ability to import enough vital supplies for its people, industri...
13. Children Charities: Salaries of the Executives You have often seen the advertisements on television, with photos of childen in dire poverty, requesting you to sponsor a child. The truth is that there are many children around the world that need urgent help and there are many excellent organizatio...
14. World Vision | Humanitarian Organization | Ending Poverty | Helping Children | HIV ~ AIDS | Health Care World Vision is a relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty.
15. Community Aid Elk River (CAER) Food Shelf Community Aid Elk River (CAER) is a community based, Christian, non-profit organization whose mission is to provide emergency food, clothing, furniture/household items, special assistance, and limited financial assistance to Sherburne County MN famil...
16. 'African Angel': Low Budget, Great Impact in Ghana African Angel is a small, hand-made and privately run German charity. Harriet Bruce-Annan is its founder and engine, and an inspiring example of philanthropy. She and her organization give care and education to 49 orphan and/or slum children in Accra...
17. Habitat For Humanity Tri Cities Washington | Eliminate Poverty Housing and Homelessness | Volunteering and Compassion Tri Cities Habitat For Humanity, brought to you by real estate agents (and Tri Cities residents), Joe and Colleen Lane of The Lane Real Estate Team. | Habitat for Humanity Tri Cities invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to buil...
18. Love The Homeless One of the greatest needs of the Homeless is love. People see them and walk away. Others cross the street to avoid them. This often leaves them feeling like they are throw away people. This lens is my experience about working with the homeless and l...
19. Feed The Children Feed The Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials...
20. The Acumen Fund Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.  The Acumenfund seeks to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of busi...