For one day, the Vally Vets headquarters in Conyngham looked like a supply depot crammed with backpacks, warm clothes, hygiene supplies and snacks collected for homeless veterans. Members of Valley ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — As a senior at St. Xavier High School last year, DyLon Boone started an organization to honor his mother and on Saturday, other students carried on that legacy. Boone’s mother ...

Homeless people got a boost that fits on their back. At a Wednesday, Sept. 3, event, homeless people received high-tech backpacks — equipped with supplies and a built-in solar panel — to help keep ...

Zac Clark was a freshman at the University of San Francisco when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. He moved out of his dorm and into the Tenderloin, a low-income neighborhood in the Bay Area. From his ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, is collecting backpacks for unhoused neighbors. The Rev. Tammy Scott, Wesley lead pastor, said donations may include new and slightly used ...

LGBTQ+ youth disproportionately experience homelessness. According to a study by Chapin Hall, there are nearly 4.2 million homeless youth in the United States, with members of the LGBTQ+ community ...

Ava Abruzzese at the Catholic Center at Storrs hosting the Backpacks for Life Donation Drive event on April 5, 2025. The yearly event provides homeless veterans with daily necessities. Photo courtesy ...

VENICE, Fla. (WWSB) - A Venice woman is on a mission to make sure that no homeless students are left behind during the holidays. Tanya Unnerstall began her now annual backpack initiative in Missouri ...

Lions from across Southwest and South-Central Ohio gathered at the Embassy Suites hotel April 25 to pack essential supplies for homeless veterans as part of the District OH6 annual convention.