一名 51 岁的男子搬回父母家居住，以便让一个无家可归的家庭住进他的房子。
托尼·托尔伯特的提议有效期为一年。据哥伦比亚广播公司报道， 他童年时期在洛杉矶的家中，空余的卧室经常提供给有需要的人居住，这启发了他自己开展这项公益活动。
“你不必是比尔·盖茨、沃伦·巴菲特或奥普拉，”毕业于哈佛大学的律师托尔伯特在上面的视频中告诉哥伦比亚广播公司。“无论我们身在何处， 无论我们拥有什么，我们都能做到，对我来说，我有一个可以腾出来的房子。”
托尔伯特从未见过这些受助者。他是通过亚历山大之家——一家妇女儿童庇护所——找到她们的。费利西亚·杜克斯是一位四个孩子的母亲，当她听到这笔交易时，简直不敢相信自己的眼睛。
“他们有个年轻人想把房子捐给你住一年，”杜克斯回忆道。“我看着她，心想，什么？你是认真的吗？”
据新闻报道，她和三个孩子住在收容所的一个房间里，收容所的规定不允许她成年的儿子和他们一起住。现在他们一家人又团聚了。
据哥伦比亚广播公司报道，他们已全部抵达托尔伯特的住所，在他们逗留期间，托尔伯特的住所将保持家具齐全。视频中，杜克斯热泪盈眶地表达了她的感激之情。
“我心里充满了喜悦，嗯……我真的很高兴，”杜克斯说道。
就在几天前，我们报道了格蕾丝·麦克纳尔蒂的故事。和托尔伯特一样，格蕾丝也从父亲那里获得了帮助无家可归者的灵感。她的父亲于八月去世，于是，年仅10岁的麦克纳尔蒂在圣诞节当天为无家可归者准备了丰盛的火鸡大餐，以此来实现父亲的遗愿，减轻他们在节日期间的痛苦。
此外，盐湖城的一位理发师在过去的19年里一直在帮助无家可归者。每周一，他都会免费为他们理发，帮助他们改善形象或开启求职之路。
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Beautiful man. So inspiring!
Funny how the news anchor at the end says, "What a small gesture." I don't think giving your house to someone to live in with their family for a year is a small gesture.
That was so amazing - bless him, and bless that new family to whom he gave an incredible opportunity. At first I didn't want to read the story because it was like "oh, another superman with an impossibly big heart"... and in many ways he is that, but not in a discouraging way: he's an inspiration. If we all just give in the ways that we can and that make sense to us, then we really can help make the world a better place :)
I'd like to throw in my friend chappette. Several years she would feed, clothe and give haircuts to as many homeless people as she could. She has always been an inspiration to me and her generosity is always genuine and heartfelt. I wish more people would understand that not everyone in that situation is there because they're lazy or trying to cheat the system. They really need help...
That's f***ing awesome!
We should all have warm heart to give than to assume given as the responsibilities other only
we have already heaven. That is more than enough and it is our time and turn to serve others
It's so true.........We all have the ability to give. We do not need to be famous or rich. We just need to look for opportunities every day.
I love the message. It's wonderful to hear about a positive story.
Thank you so much Tony...you are my hero for 2013.