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Homeless men rush to help business owner being robbed
CINCINNATI, Oh. (WTVR) – Two homeless men rushed to help a Cincinnati business owner who was being robbed. Their fight with the robber was caught on surveillance camera. The men, who didn’t know each...
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How to help homeless Virginia veterans
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – They fought for our country and put their lives on the line, now some Virginia veterans are living on the streets. According to the Department Veterans Affairs, there are 175...
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Freedom House to shut down by end of April
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Freedom House, a feeding and housing operation for homeless adults in the Richmond area, will be closing by the end of April. The Board of Directors have agreed it can no long...
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Freedom House to shut down for good
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — It’s been a fixture in the community, providing food and shelter for our area’s homeless. Now workers with Freedom House are preparing for the doors to close for good. Due to...
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Freedom House closure worries area non-profits
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — For the last three decades, men women and children who are down on their luck have had a place to get help in Richmond. However, money problems are forcing the Freedom House to...
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Are homeless using cold weather overflow shelters?
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)–Efforts to help Richmond’s homeless population is kicking into overdrive as temperatures are forecasted to remain at or below 40 degrees. “There’s an email blast that goes out to...
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Lawmaker takes sledgehammer to Hawaii homeless’ carts
(CNN) — Hawaii state lawmaker Tom Brower was fed up with the state’s homeless problem. His solution, however, left him branded a vigilante. Brower took a sledgehammer to abandoned shopping carts. “I...
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Have a Heart for the Homeless this Christmas
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Hundreds of homeless men, women and children were fed a hot meal and received clothes, blankets and toiletries during the Have a Heart for the Homeless event held at the Paradise...
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Police: ‘knockout game’ suspects recorded assault of homeless man
HENRICO, Va. (WTVR) – A homeless man was assaulted early Saturday morning in a McDonald’s parking lot by two suspects, while another videotaped the incident. According to Henrico police, shortly before...
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Governor credits ‘rapid re-housing’ for homelessness decline
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – The percentage of homeless people living in Virginia dropped 16 percent over the last three years, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced during an event Monday morning at St....
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Help still needed for homeless holiday celebration, game show
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — The spirit of the holiday season is sweeping across the River City. As part of the celebrations, organizers of Richmond’s Have a Heart 4 The Homeless group are readying to feed...
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How a local organization works to keep children off the street, and in school
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — Jahad Williams is like many 11-year-old children. He wakes up in the morning just in time to rush out the door and catch his school bus. However, when Williams gets to class,...
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HOLMBERG: Homeless artist draws on inspiration from strangers
RICHMOND, Va. — Albert C. Trower has been around. In and out of rooming houses and occasional jail cells for burglary, the 54-year-old drifter has grown fond of sleeping and living outdoors. He doesn’t...
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Meet 14-year-old Jamia, organizer of the volunteer-based ‘Operation WARM’...
RICHMOND, Va – Jamia Lanasia is a 14-year-old entrepreneur and organizer of ‘Operation WARM,’ an organization that provides health care products, food, warm clothing, and more to help those in need....
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Watch what happens when ‘homeless’ man offers cash to strangers
What if the homeless gave you money? Entertainer Yousef Saleh Erakat posed as a homeless person to find that out recently on the streets of L.A. and posted a YouTube video of people’s reactions. It’s...
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Unexpected moment between deputy, homeless man goes viral
PIERCE COUNTY, Washington — A photo of a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state sharing his lunch with a homeless man on the side of the street was quickly going viral on Facebook Thursday, epitomizing...
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Teacher turns homeless for cause
PHOENIX, Ariz. — A Navy veteran who’s also a middle school reading teacher is now homeless. It’s not because he lost his job; he’s trying to raise awareness. Tom Rebman has been traveling across the...
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‘Please don’t be mad:’ NC church heartened by homeless neighbor’s donation
Watch Video “Please don’t be mad,” the back of the envelope said. “I don’t have much. I’m homeless.” The offering envelope left at the First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, on...
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Police make example of ‘homeless’ man begging with $800 in pockets
Photo of $800 found in a homeless man’s pockets. (From the Slidell Police Department) SLIDELL, La. — The police department in Slidell, Louisiana tackled the issue of homelessness on their Facebook page...
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Virginia Supportive Housing and Art on Wheels have teamed up to help the...
RICHMOND, Va – Art on Wheels and Virginia Supportive Housing have teamed up for VSH’s ‘Find Art Doors Campaign’ to raise funds to renovate one of their communities for formerly homeless individuals....
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