A Life-Saving Coat for the Homeless

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May 19, 2016 a project of ServiceSpace Atttention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. - Simone Weil - A Life-Saving Coat for the Homeless "Six years ago, Veronika Scott accepted a challenge from her college professor: Design something to "fill a need" in Detroit. Scott, an art student, found her inspiration on the streets."In Detroit, there's this large homeless population, and they kind of just disappear into the landscape," Scott said. "I wanted to design for this whole population of people that we just don't see." In 2010, Scott created a fully insulated, waterproof jacket that converts into a sleeping bag and knapsack. She called it the EMPWR coat." { read more } Be The Change Look around you with attentive eyes today and find a way to serve someone around you in a small (or big!) way. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Creative Rituals To Learn From The Power of Story 7 Ways To Change Negative Beliefs About Yourself How Happy Brains Respond to Negative Things 10 Timeframes For Measuring Life Our Shortened Attention Span & 3 Ways To Stay Focused 7 Keys To A Good Death Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 169,532 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More