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THE HEART OF HUG

These stories reflect the heart of our mission — real people, real challenges, and the hope that grows when a community comes together.

Videos

Brief Stories

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Faith in Humanity Restored

Finding the silver linings in a sky full of clouds - with the help of a new generation of hope.

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From Homeless To Housing

From Tent City to a Two-Bedroom:

The story of the woman who beat addiction AND the odds

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A Little Love Goes a Long Way

The story of one sweet, special girl living her whole life outside, in the mud, on a 25lb. chain...

Until we showed up, and changed her life - 

While she simultaneously changed ours.

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The Smile That Spoke a Thousand Words

Sometimes we need to be reminded that love and happiness are both free - to give AND receive.

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Humanity & Comfort

Bringing Empathy, Compassion, and Understanding to people and situations we need to know the true stories behind.

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Mental Illness: The Invisible Disease

How unseen barriers and inaccessible assistance perpetuate the constant cycle of endless struggling.

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Home is Where the Heart Is

How someone so lost can so easily be found - when someone truly cares

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The Kindness of Strangers

How One Family Went From Living on a Bus - To Riding One Home

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Veterans: The Forgotten Heroes

Sometimes those that need (and deserve) the most help - are the ones that take the longest to receive it.

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