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Amazing Kid: Zach Bonner

by Honey Berk, Posted Dec 10th 2010 10:30AM

Amazing Kid Zach Bonner raised money for homeless kids this year by walking coast-to-coast. Credit: Laurie Bonner
Amazing Kid: Zach Bonner Age: 13 Grade: 7th Home Town: Valrico, Fla. School: K12 Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip ..."If you're a kid and you want to help, just do it -- take your idea and run with it," Zach says.
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Amazing Kid: Teen Teaches Homeless Kids Food Basics With After-School Programs

by Amy Hatch, Posted Jun 11th 2010 3:00PM

Catherine Aker knows homelessness can happen to anyone. That's why she reaches out to help kids who live below the radar. Credit: Carolyn Aker
Catherine Aker may be just 16 years old, but she is wise enough to know that poverty and homelessness ...
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Florida Boy Takes 13 Million Steps Across America to Combat Homelessness

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted May 3rd 2010 12:00PM

Zach Bonner strides the final mile in Atlanta in 2008, on one of his walks to bring awareness to the plight of homeless youth. Credit: Laurie Bonner
Have you ever walked a mile in someone else's shoes? OK, how about 2,478 miles? Zach Bonner, 12, ...
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Large numbers of homeless youth are LGBT

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Feb 1st 2007 10:32AM

According to a new study, somewhere between 20 and 40 percent of homeless kids identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). This is a noticeably higher percentage than the general population. So why is this? A big part of the ...
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