Kwane Stewart provides free care to the animals of people who are homeless.

The organization gives care, treatment and support to the pets of people experiencing homelessness or financial hardship.

Stewarts work, he says, has taught him a lot about life.

I got a taste of what its like, sadly, to euthanize dozens of animals every day.

It broke my heart.

I began to feel like I was losing in the eyes of God.

I was starting to feel guilty; I started developing anxiety.

I was looking for something to pull myself out of that emotional situation.

Then everything changed in a moment.

It was about 10 years ago.

On my way to work, I would always stop for gas and coffee at the same spot.

I kept noticing a homeless man who was hanging out there.

His dog was suffering from a skin condition.

Im like most people I walked right past the man without talking to him.

But I couldnt stop noticing that poor dog.

After maybe a couple of weeks, I stopped and asked the man about the dog.

When I got closer to her, she looked almost as if she had been burned.

She had scabs and redness and infection.

It looked like it could have been something serious, but I knew it was just a flea issue.

A couple weeks later, I ran into him again.

The dog was transformed.

Her hair was coming back, and she was wagging her tail.

He started to cry and said, Thank you for helpingfor not ignoring.

I started getting a little teary-eyed, too.

I decided to find people who cant get help for their pets and give it to them.

I dedicated a portion of my salary for medicines and procedures.

When I had to refer a case, I could usually talk colleagues into reducing their fee.

These people are just people.

Theyre no different from anyone else.

For whatever reason, they have found themselves in a bad place.

They may have had a difficult family past.

They may have had some kind of addiction.

They may have made some poor choices who hasnt?

but may not have had the kind of support they needed to come out of it.

Kindness cant solve every problem, but it can solve a lot of them.

Leslie Quander Wooldridge is a contributing writer who covers personal finance, wellness and relationships.