Giving People A Hand Up, Not A Hand Out

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January 4, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. - John Holmes - Giving People A Hand Up, Not A Hand Out I saw Joe sweeping up New York City's detritus, dressed in the familiar blue pants and shirt of Ready, Willing & Able. Four months out of prison, he said, "I've learned my lesson, but the situation was pretty dismal." That's when he turned to the Doe Fund, as tens of thousands of homeless men and ex-cons have done since 1990. Today the Doe Fund's 400 fulltime employees (some 70% of them graduates of the program) operate four programs to help the homeless, the formerly incarcerated, and most recently, veterans, achieve permanent self-sufficiency. { read more } Be The Change Give a hand up to someone every day this week as you look for the gold in them, rather than their outward appearance. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Ten Things You Might Not Know About Love The Beautiful Fragility of Language The Difference Between Listening & Hearing 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently Resilience: The Opposite of Depression 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself Ten Things Creative People Know DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 151,849 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More