You can go to Kiva's website and lend as little as $25 to someone across the globe who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. The best part is, when the entrepreneur pays back their loan you get your money back. Kiva's loans are managed by microfinance institutions on the ground who have a lot of experience doing this, so you can trust that your money is being handled responsibly.

Her new life mission is helping her fellow Americans keep their homes when they have no other place to go.