By Laura Wenus Mission Local The latest tool to help the homeless? Gift cards. HandUp, a public benefit corportation that helps homeless people pay for things they need by creating an online account for them that donors can contribute…
LatinaLista — Campaign: BACKatYOU: Backpacks for the Homeless BACK@YOU was created to help open people’s eyes to those that so many walk blindly by each day. The homeless are not invisible, and should not be treated as if they…
LatinaLista — Crowdfunding Campaign: Hannah’s Homeless Drop-In Center Lisa Trunzo is the founder of Hannah’s Homeless, Inc. Hannah’s Homeless was first officially registered as a non-profit two years ago. Hannah is the name of Trunzo’s daughter who she had…
LatinaLista — One corner of the world has a new superhero and he’s battling one of the most dangerous villains of our time — hunger! Three days a week in the city of Bucamaranga, Colombia, a masked, cape-wearing Good…
By Andra Cernavskis Mission Local Anthony Velez, 13, is tired of trudging around the Tenderloin with his family to find something to eat that won’t give him a stomachache. He misses his mom’s home cooking. “I’m used to having…
By Ivonne Jeannot Laens Global Press Institute As the world celebrates Earth Day, urban gardeners take advantage of limited spaces in Buenos Aires to grow and exchange their own vegetables rather than buying them. One urban gardener has tallied…
LatinaLista — England may have had the Olympics and the Special Olympics this past summer but a country much closer to home had an equally thrilling international sporting event. For nine days, from October 6-14, Mexico City was host…
