25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 27

Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.

1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

1. Spaying/Neutering is up, animal populations in shelters are down across the U.S. – Source

2. Billionaire Paul Allen pledges $30M toward permanent housing for Seattle’s homeless. – Source

3. In a significant public health victory, Mexico has succeeded in eliminating a disease which is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. – Source

4. States are moving to cut college costs by introducing open-source textbooks. – Source

5. Mexican bank intervenes after the woman, 116, deemed ‘too old’ for the card. – Source

6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

6. A schoolboy who lost most of his sight aged 4 can see again thanks to some amazing tech. – Source

7. Retired fireman saved by firefighters he meets every morning for coffee. – Source

8. Metallica helped a Metallica tribute band replace its stolen equipment. – Source

9. A mother carries a baby without a brain to term, so that organs can be donated to other babies in need. – Source

10. Meet Jules Mountain, the cancer survivor who conquered the Everest Avalanche. – Source

11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week

11. Wyoming men wear tutus in protest of Senator’s victim-blaming comments. – Source

12. Plastic-eating caterpillars could help get rid of the world’s waste. – Source

13. Bangladeshi girl from a small village who was born with three legs and almost no chance of surviving gets a new lease on life after successful surgery in Australia. She can now walk and run and should live a long healthy life. – Source

14. Pope pays to rent beach space for disabled youths. – Source

15. Boy, 11, gets police escort home after a 3-month stay in the hospital for a baseball-sized brain tumor. – Source