Category Archives: CNN

A Powerful Story from Haiti (VIDEO)

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It has been almost a year since the devastating earthquake that shook the island nation of Haiti. The world responded in a big way. In fact, writer Jose Antonio Vargas reasoned earlier this year that the Haitian Tragedy helped to create the Global Citizen 2.0. Never before had the world spoke in nearly one voice to such a catastrophe. Certainly, technology aided the response. It was truly a beautiful moment.

As 2010 wore on, the “Rebuilding of Haiti” left the front pages. But it never left our collective hearts. There have been so many Haitian stories of hope and revival, and the pictures continue to be heart-stopping. This video below, courtesy of CNN, is nothing less than riveting. It’s a great story about quake survivors reuniting, and dealing with the pain of that experience. Let’s hope that stories like this will keep the world engaged into 2011 and beyond.

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Pioneering Program for the Homeless

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There haven’t been a great deal of inspiring stories coming out about the homeless. This is why I was excited to hear about Haven for Hope, located in San Antonio. It’s a new, 37-acre campus that will begin housing the homeless in a few weeks.

Thousands will live in the dorms, and will receive meals and mental health services. This was created to help the the homeless transition into meaningful employment and stable housing.

There’s a lot of buzz around the program. The talk is that if this works as well as its organizers believe, it could become a model for homeless services worldwide.

The CNN video below provides more context.

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