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 ...

SEASIDE — Volunteers from Deloitte, United Way Monterey County and the Monterey County Office of Education filled 700 backpacks full of school supplies for children experiencing homelessness Friday ...

The Long Island Coalition for the Homeless has an annual summer mission: Help children living in shelters be prepared and excited to go back to school in September. The nonprofit organization, which ...

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 ...

When Tony Clark first visited Chicago 11 years ago, he said he saw homeless people experience “a different kind of horror.” Winters here, the Australian said, are on another level. “I had never seen ...

SANTA BARBARA, California (KSBY) — Zack Clark and the tech-forward backpacks from his non-profit HomeMore project are helping the homeless in Santa Barbara. “So we’ve set out to create what we like to ...

Students in Brooklyn homeless shelters are getting a helping hand to prepare for the new school year thanks to the Operation Backpack Giveaway. Children living at the Legacy Family Residence in ...