{
  "id": 7512527,
  "title": "Sydney gardener offered homeless man work instead of change, then paid him $100",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/sydney-gardener-offered-homeless-man-work-instead-of-change-then-paid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T07:53:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/meet-nathan-stafford-the-sydney-gardener-whose-response-to-a-homeless-mans-request-for-change-went-viral-he-offered-work-then-paid-him-100/articleshow/134246040.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sydney gardener Nathan Stafford offered a homeless man named Robert a chance to earn money instead of simply giving him spare change. After helping Stafford clear leaves from a street in the rain, Robert received $100. Stafford, who has experienced homelessness himself, said he wanted to give Robert respect, dignity and a sense of purpose, and also arranged food and warm clothes for him.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}