by Brian Haslip | May 6, 2024 | Cleveland, Denver, Hampton Roads, National, San Antonio, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Washington DC, Worcester
How Everyday Empathy Can Help People Experiencing Homelessness Homelessness is an ever-growing concern in communities across the country. Even as legislators and policy makers push for long-term change, we can all make a real impact locally through simple acts of...
by Brian Haslip | Mar 31, 2024 | Cleveland, Denver, Hampton Roads, National, San Antonio, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Twin Cities, Washington DC, Worcester
On March 31st, International Day of Transgender Visibility will celebrate transgender people around the world while raising awareness of the systemic prejudice they can receive. In a society where acceptance and support can be scarce, transgender people are...
by Will Schatz | Apr 20, 2023 | Hampton Roads
StandUp for Kids – Hampton Roads VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – StandUp for Kids is fighting an ongoing crisis – youth homelessness. The National Conference of State Legislatures estimates 4.2 million youth and young adults experience...
by Will Schatz | Apr 5, 2023 | Hampton Roads
StandUp for Kids – Hampton Roads The number 48 is such a vital number when talking about homeless youth. Within the first 48 hours of vulnerable youth hitting the street is when you have the best chance of saving them from drugs, prostitution or...
by Will Schatz | Mar 19, 2020 | Hampton Roads, National
Zero’s Subs Schools across Virginia will be closed for at least the next two weeks. Because many students get at least one meal at school, many people are left wondering: what are they going to do? The owner of a Virginia Beach restaurant is stepping up to the...
by Will Schatz | May 15, 2019 | Hampton Roads, National
StandUp For Kids – Hampton Roads Co-Executive Director Nicole Pixler was nominated for a Community Hero Award through Man City! After being nominated in January, along with thousands of others, the nominees were cut down to a few hundred in March, with...