Sheltering Grace Ministry

“If we truly want to end youth homelessness…then we have to invest in prevention and support communities as they work to implement these life-changing efforts.” – Cindy Lauper, music artist. Kids end up in state care for all kinds of reasons....

Homeless Oaklanders Build A Miracle Village

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Homeless Oaklanders Build A Miracle Village

By Ralph BellMay 26, 2021No Comments

“People who are homeless are not social inadequates. They are people without homes.” – Sheila Marshall McKechnie; a Scottish trade unionist, housing campaigner and consumer activist. Who knew sand, subsoil, water and straw would radically...

Jacksonville Nonprofit Provides Home To Homeless Female Veterans

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Jacksonville Nonprofit Provides Home To Homeless Female Veterans

By Ralph BellMay 12, 2021No Comments

“Leave the shame behind and be proud, because you’re going to overcome this. I hope other women can find that inside of them.” – former client of Endeavors in Texas who rose above homelessness Empathy is a very powerful force when a person has...

A Clarkston Man’s Big Step To Get Off The Street

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A Clarkston Man’s Big Step To Get Off The Street

By Ralph BellApril 28, 2021No Comments

“Seven out of 10 Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless.” – Pras Michel, American Rapper Homelessness begins as a location challenge (losing one’s home for any number of reasons). But the loss of a place to live is not the real cause...

GA Man Challenges Community To 5 Acts Of Kindness

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GA Man Challenges Community To 5 Acts Of Kindness

By Ralph BellApril 14, 2021No Comments

“You always feel better when you can do something kind for somebody else and it becomes contagious. Your hand in mine is the catalyst positive impact in our society, and if we do nothing, nothing changes.” – Darius Robinson, founder of Affect...

Newark Homeless Shelter Made from Converted Shipping Containers

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Newark Homeless Shelter Made from Converted Shipping Containers

By Ralph BellMarch 24, 2021No Comments

“If this poster were a homeless youth, most people wouldn’t even bother to look down” – Poster strategically placed on the lower side of a building and down to the sidewalk [as though someone was sitting against the wall] at the cross-section...

Historic Winter Storm Prompts Inspirational Acts Of Kindness

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Historic Winter Storm Prompts Inspirational Acts Of Kindness

By Ralph BellMarch 10, 2021No Comments

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” – Mother Teresa Everyone in the U.S. has been keeping an eye on Texas over the last week as they slowly recover from their worst winter storm in almost a century. As power grids...

Building Affordable Housing For The Homeless — Without Government Help!

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Building Affordable Housing For The Homeless — Without Government Help!

By Ralph BellFebruary 24, 2021No Comments

Tim Roth, a developer for RMG Housing, at a project on Western Avenue in Los Angeles that will provide 49 units. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) “Nowhere in the bible did it say, ‘Only show compassion and empathy to those you can trust.’ If we...

Youngest Clark Atlanta University Student Gives Back In A Big Way

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Youngest Clark Atlanta University Student Gives Back In A Big Way

By Ralph BellFebruary 10, 2021No Comments

“When life gets hard, try to remember: the life you complain about is only a dream to some people.” – Anonymous “Don’t judge a book by its cover” is a metaphor often used when people are truly surprised by the actions or words of another...

Mother and Son Spread Kindness During Holidays

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Mother and Son Spread Kindness During Holidays

By Ralph BellJanuary 27, 2021No Comments

“The first question, which the priest and the Levite asked, was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” – Martin...