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...
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...
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 homelessness. The...
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...
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 plate....
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 Nicole...
"A year ago, the 20-year-old single mother didn’t have a job and was living with her boyfriend. "When she needed a double stroller and car seats for her 3-year-old and newborn, she wasn’t sure where to turn. "Enter Betsy Hardy, who organized a gift drive...
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Local professional wrestlers are trying to defeat a tough opponent -- the factors that contribute to children being homeless. "Words can't express the way I feel right now for these kids," said wrestler Markie D. For one special night, Vanguard Championship Wrestling...
At age 14 Blaise was homeless after dropping out of the ninth grade due to circumstances at home. At age 17 he was addicted to drugs and in jail in Syracuse, NY. After his release last October, his brother brought him to Virginia for a second chance at life. Blaise...