Skip to content
  • Happy Health
  • Happy Mindset
  • Animal Wonders
  • About Us
    • Team
  • Subscribe
Menu
  • Happy Health
  • Happy Mindset
  • Animal Wonders
  • About Us
    • Team
  • Subscribe
Happy News

Portland Shop Owner Raises 280K In DAYS To Feed Neighbors

When Josh White opened Heretic Coffee Co. in Portland, he wanted it to feel like the bar from the TV show Cheers, a place where everyone knows your name and cares about your life. The 37 year old coffee shop owner grew up in a low income household and never forgot what it felt like to need help, so when he learned that 42 million Americans could lose their monthly food benefits, he knew he had to do something. White announced on social media that starting in November, anyone losing their benefits could walk in and ask for a SNAP breakfast, a burrito and coffee, completely free with no questions asked.

What happened next shocked everyone, including White himself. After setting up a donation page over the weekend, he thought maybe a couple hundred dollars would trickle in, but by Monday he had received 14,000 dollars from strangers who wanted to help. Within just 72 hours, donations skyrocketed to over 280,000 dollars, with contributions pouring in from Australia, Ireland, Egypt, West Africa, and beyond. White was moved to tears by donations as small as one dollar and 17 cents, realizing that someone gave literally everything they had to help feed their neighbors. The global outpouring of support proves that when systems fail, everyday people will step up to take care of each other.

PrevPreviousThis Crochet Christmas Is Warming More Than Hearts
NextNHS Just Made This Drug FREE At Every PharmacyNext

Recent Articles

Happy News

This Stray Cat Walked Into Third Grade And Never Left

December 20, 2025

A lovable orange stray cat named Tombi appeared on the grounds of a public elementary school in Izmir, Turkey, and after spending a few weeks in the school garden seeking attention from children, he boldly ventured straight into teacher Ivaşcu’s third grade classroom where students immediately adored him. Unlike most

Read More
Happy News

This Could Become The Newest National Park

December 20, 2025

Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may soon become the newest U.S. national park under a pending bill in Congress, though the redesignation may not include much change for the site itself beyond marketing and public perception. The 3,000 acre park protects land

Read More
Happy News

A School Bus Driver’s Special Gift To Her Riders

December 20, 2025

Tina Hutcherson, a 63 year old school bus driver for Putnam City School District in Oklahoma, has been knitting and crocheting since she was about 12 years old, and when her daughter gifted her a new knitting machine for her birthday, she realized she could finally keep all 100 of

Read More
« Previous Next »
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility Notice
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Unsubscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Notice
  • Accessibility Notice
  • Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information
  • Unsubscribe
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2025 HappyNews.