Two best friends used to be homeless, now they buy abandoned storage units to help people still on the streets
Shula Kitkowska and Louis Peralta became friends when they met in a local supportive housing program in Rhode Island. While they were neighbors, Kitkowska learned about Peralta’s penchant for buying discounted storage units.
For 25 years, Peralta had picked through them for items he could sell at a high price to earn some money, and throw the rest away. Kitkowska, though, knew many of those discarded items could help people in need.
So, they teamed up to create Up 2 Us Neighbors, and now field around 100 requests for items every day: clothing, cribs, household items, shoes, and more.
Why is this good news?Having experienced homelessness themselves, the duo is in a unique position to know what items are the most helpful and requested for people working to rebuild their lives. Not to mention, it allows perfectly good, usable items to meet a need for someone, rather than ending up in a landfill.
Chile just became the first country in the Americas to eliminate leprosy
In early March, the World Health Organization officially verified that Chile is the first country in the Americas – and the second country globally – to eliminate leprosy disease.
The verification followed a thorough assessment by an independent expert panel, which confirmed that Chile has not had any locally acquired cases for over 30 years and has strong systems in place to monitor and respond to any future cases.
This milestone reflects decades of sustained public health action, including ongoing surveillance, early diagnosis, effective treatment with multidrug therapy, and inclusive health services.
“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say, ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
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