Good News Stories from Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, is home to many wonderful and inspiring people and stories. Here are just a few of them.

By Kathryn Hawkins. Posted on March 08 2010

Downtown Los Angeles. Image from Wikipedia.

LA’s about more than celebrities, endless traffic, and smog—the city is home to remarkable people who are working to make a difference in their world, and incredible stories that rarely make the front page of the LA Times. If you live in Southern California, these stories will make you proud to call it home.

Father “Dollar Bill” Hands Out Money to Homeless on Skid Row
Father Maurice Chase, known as Father “Dollar Bill” has spent his Sundays talking with and giving money to homeless residents of Los Angeles’ Skid Row for over 24 years.

cicLAvia May Bring Car-Free Sundays to Los Angeles
A non-profit group of LA cyclists is trying to shut down the streets to cars once a week, allowing pedestrians and cyclists to reclaim the streets as community gathering spots. Check out the great photo gallery of how LA landmarks would look car-free.

After Tragedy, Athlete Couple Regain Hope Through Ironman Triathlon Race
When Lawrence Fong suffered an extreme head injury, only his wife Beth’s support got him through. Now, his support has helped her to complete the Ironman Triathlon.

Boy Loses Vision to Cancer, But Finds Support from a Football Team
When 12-year-old Jake Olson was told he’d need surgery that would leave him completely blind, he had just one request: he wanted to see one more football game. He got far more than he had hoped for.

Project Angel Food (Video)
A wonderful Los Angeles non-profit, Project Angel Food, delivers free meals to people in need—here’s a chance to go door to door with them.

Homeless Straight-A Student Receives Full Scholarship to Harvard University
Despite bouncing from shelter to shelter around the Los Angeles area, Khadijah Williams worked hard to maintain a straight-A average in school—and now it’s paid off with a full scholarship to Harvard University.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, General Interest, Green, Heroes, Non-Profits,

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