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Thursday, Nov 5 · Five good things · Three minutes
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KINDNESS • GreaterGood
Shelter staff chipped in to save a 13-year-old catThe staff wanted to keep her. None of them could. Then Kassidi walked in.
A 13-year-old cat had been surrendered to a Denver shelter after her owner died, left behind by a family who couldn't afford her care. She had hyperthyroidism, which had left her underweight, and the shelter didn't normally perform surgeries. The staff pitched in anyway to pay for the removal of one of her thyroid glands, because they couldn't bear to watch her suffer. Several of them wanted to adopt her but couldn't. Then Kassidi walked into a room of caged cats, looking for one for her boyfriend. She heard one meowing and rubbing against the door. "That's when I knew she was the one," she said. The cat settled in as though she had always lived there, tolerating the resident kitten, Lab and other cat without once agreeing to cuddle any of them. She has since gained a healthy seven pounds. The boyfriend's allergies, against all odds, hardly bother him.
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KINDNESS • Google News Human Interest
Thirty minutes of careful digging, and two people walked awaySand looks harmless. It does not let go easily.
Green Bay firefighters freed a person trapped chest-deep in sand on Wednesday afternoon, the Green Bay Metro Fire Department said. Crews were called to 1516 Atkinson Drive around 2:20 p.m. for a report of someone stuck up to their chest, which drew a large response because of how tricky sand rescues are. Loose sand behaves less like solid ground and more like a slow trap, tightening as a person struggles. The extrication took 30 minutes. Firefighters eventually worked the person free and sent them to a local hospital for further treatment. One firefighter was hurt during the effort, though the injury was minor enough to be treated and released at the scene. The department did not release the person's name or how they ended up chest-deep in the first place. Thirty minutes of careful digging, and two people walked away. Read the full story → | |||
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KINDNESS • Google News Human Interest
A soup kitchen asked for help. 28,000 meals followed.Nobody knew it was struggling. So it asked.
The Good Samaritan Inn in Decatur, Illinois, has served more than 28,000 meals since July, months after telling the community it was quietly running out of money. The soup kitchen put out a call for help last December. By March, donations had hit its $410,000 goal, enough to keep the doors open through June 30, 2027. Executive Director Tanya Melendez calls that a "hard deadline" for finishing what she describes as a rebuilding phase, which involves the unglamorous work of updating internal systems that track inventory and demand. Part of the problem was simpler than money. Nobody knew anything was wrong. "The community didn't know where we were at. They didn't know that we were struggling," Melendez said. The nonprofit is now open every single day, which is the entire point. "Having a place that they can come and know that we will be open and that they will be served, really gives people a sense of just hope and support," she said. Read the full story → | |||
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SCIENCE • Good News Network
High school students opened an auto shop. Bring your oil.You bring the parts. They learn the trade.
High school students in Houston's Fifth Ward have opened a public auto shop, and starting every Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., they will change your oil, rotate your tires, and run a multi-point inspection. Customers bring their own parts and fluids and pay for student labor, which funds the next class. The shop runs through the Houston Independent School District's Barbara Jordan Career Center, which serves 12 campuses and more than 1,200 students in northeast Houston. The center has pushed to expand hands-on training since a local education group found that fewer than 20% of Houston ISD graduates were earning a living wage six years after leaving school. The automotive program spent the summer getting the shop ready, aiming to build what the career center called "both soft skills and technical know-how." Bringing your own fluids is not the most convenient option around. But the oil change pays forward the next student who learns to spot that sound. Read the full story → | |||
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