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 ...

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 ...

YAKIMA - The fourth annual donation drive for winter backpacks for the homeless is underway by Triumph Treatment Services. Donations will be collected to fill 50 backpacks by Dec. 12. Donations may be ...

ELGIN, S.C. — VFW Post 11079 in Elgin has begun packing backpacks. The backpacks won't be filled with back to school items, but things that are essential for homeless veterans “It's one of the best ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A Bozeman program is working to bring some joy this holiday season to unaccompanied and homeless high school youth in Belgrade and Bozeman. The Montana Backpack Project is collecting ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 13-year-old boy is passing out backpacks full of essential items to individuals who are homeless around Chicago. Ryan Gustis and his dad, Steve, visited a homeless camp in the ...

“It’s not going to cure homelessness, but it gives them the start -- of hope.” Jayson Conner stands at the back of an open U-Haul on Houston Street in Manhattan, slinging a backpack over his right ...