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In times of crisis, many people feel the desire to help their communities. But the current stay-at-home orders prevent taking action. Right now, unless you are an essential worker, the most helpful thing to do is stand down....

Traveling is becoming more and more convenient through the help of new technology, but sadly it doesn't always bode well for places affected by over tourism and negative influences...

No matter where you live or what you do for a living, there’s always a chance that fate will take a few bad turns, leaving you and your family in need of temporary housing...

Automation may have caused a significant surplus of dairy products and a corresponding price drop, but one non-profit has stepped up to ensure food – and farms – don’t go to waste...

2.6 billion people around the planet don't have access to safe toilets. Not only does this impact health, but empowerment as well: women and girls "face high rates of violence when they don't have access to safe and dignified...

A Texas couple have opened a new restaurant that offers a pay-what-you-can model. Taste Community Restaurant targets middle class people struggling to get by who still deserve excellent food at a price they can afford. "Specifically,"...

Clean water. Affordable housing. Renewable energy. These are just a few of the pressing needs that can be met by design. All around the world, people have come up with innovative solutions to life's problems using affordable,...

Amit Hooda hopes to eliminate conflict with sustainable honey harvesting. He started Heavenly Organics, a company selling honey with the goal of providing ethical jobs, to foster peace. The company supports almost 600 family...

Swaths of Puerto Rico still lack electricity. Jehu Garcia, film-making equipment company owner and YouTuber, wondered how he could help. He's built his own do-it-yourself version of a Powerwall, and tackled the Puerto Rico...

Homeless people in the United Kingdom can now obtain food or items like socks or toothbrushes at no cost any time of day with a recently installed vending machine...

Homeless people in the United Kingdom can now obtain food or items like socks or toothbrushes at no cost any time of day with a recently installed vending machine...

San Jose has been struggling with homelessness, but tiny homes could offer a solution. The City Council recently voted nine to two approving a pilot program to construct a 40-unit tiny house village. Architecture firm Gensler...

San Jose has been struggling with homelessness, and think they have an answer: tiny homes. The City Council recently voted nine to two approving a pilot program to construct a 40-unit tiny house village. Architecture firm...

One UK organization is transforming an industrial landscape into a green, thriving woodland. The National Forest Company planted the first tree around 25 years ago, and today they've planted eight million trees in 200 square...

Riots in India left nearly 9,000 families homeless in 2013. Winter hit, and around 30 children perished because of the cold. Prasoon Kumar had recently quit his job as an architect to start billionBricks, a design studio...