
The America’s Got Talent audience recently gave a standing ovation to an ensemble of singers who said they had been previously homeless in L.A. Four judges also voted “yes” for the group to continue on in the talent competition.
The America’s Got Talent audience recently gave a standing ovation to an ensemble of singers who said they had been previously homeless in L.A. Four judges also voted “yes” for the group to continue on in the talent competition.
People in need are all around us, but instead of giving him a few bucks, one woman found a unique way to help a homeless man.
The wife and mom whose story inspired the new faith-based movie 5000 Blankets says she wants the film to inspire Christians worldwide to "get out of the church" and live "like Jesus."
As the “Homelessness” project suggests, letting encampments take over entire city blocks is not compassion, least of all for those in the camps. It is, at best, abandonment, an injustice. The same goes for decriminalizing drug use, which leads to a death spiral of neighborhood crime and addiction. Instead, while enforcing the law, cities should designate “safe ground” areas with emergency shelter, even as they partner with local churches and nonprofits to deliver health and social services and long-term resources to those who need them the most.
Four leaders of a California church have pleaded guilty to participating in a labor trafficking scheme involving homeless people.
Contemporary Christian music group Maverick City Music and gospel singer Kirk Franklin recently teamed up with the non-profit Los Angeles Mission to combat severe poverty in the Skid Row community.
An Oregon church is suing the coastal city of Brookings, arguing that an ordinance restricting the church’s meal program for the unhoused violates its right to religious freedom.
A 13-year-old boy recently decided to use his Make-A-Wish gift to provide meals for about 80 people in need.
The Brookings, Oregon, city council has passed a new rule that will only allow churches to give the local homeless community two free meals a week.
According to a U.K. charity, youth homelessness has jumped by 40 percent over the last five years.