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A few months ago, Kenneth Smith was homeless and a stranger gave him an Outback Steakhouse gift card to buy dinner.

A few months ago, Kenneth Smith was homeless and a stranger gave him an Outback Steakhouse gift card to buy dinner.

By AJ A few months ago,  Kenneth Smith was homeless and a stranger gave him an Outback Steakhouse gift card to buy dinner. While eating at a location in Fort Worth, he met the managing partner,  Laura Hodges. She helped him with some meals, then gave him a job busing tables, and helped him find a place to live.  That led to more generosity from the community from clothing to a donated bike so he could get to and from work. 

By AJ Pam and Gary have been fostering kids for years, but they had never discussed adoption. Until Pam saw a story on Facebook about 7 siblings in need of a permanent home. They had been in foster care for a year since their parents had been killed in a car accident. So, she tagged her husband in the post. She thought about them all day. "That evening I asked my husband if hed seen the post," Pam recalled. "Yes, he said. We should adopt them. My heart stopped. We should, I said." “Who would...

By AJ Pam and Gary have been fostering kids for years, but they had never discussed adoption. Until Pam saw a story on Facebook about 7 siblings in need of a permanent home. They had been in foster care for a year since their parents had been killed in a car accident. So, she tagged her husband in the post. She thought about them all day. "That evening I asked my husband if hed seen the post," Pam recalled. "Yes, he said. We should adopt them. My heart stopped. We should, I said." “Who would...

By AJ Pam and Gary have been fostering kids for years, but they had never discussed adoption. Until Pam saw a story on Facebook about 7 siblings in need of a permanent home. They had been in foster care for a year since their parents had been killed in a car accident. So, she tagged her husband in the post. She thought about them all day. "That evening I asked my husband if hed seen the post," Pam recalled. "Yes, he said. We should adopt them. My heart stopped. We should, I said." “Who would...

By AJ Mar 17, 2021 Every morning, when Steven Nava went to work, he’d see someone sleeping in their car in a parking lot. Then one day he realized the man was his former substitute high school teacher, José Villaruel, also known as Mr. V. José stopped working once the schools went to virtual sessions last year, and has since become homeless. “I spoke to Mr. V, and he told me that the only source of income was a monthly Social Security check, and that most of that money was sent to his wi...

By AJ Mar 17, 2021 Every morning, when Steven Nava went to work, he’d see someone sleeping in their car in a parking lot. Then one day he realized the man was his former substitute high school teacher, José Villaruel, also known as Mr. V. José stopped working once the schools went to virtual sessions last year, and has since become homeless. “I spoke to Mr. V, and he told me that the only source of income was a monthly Social Security check, and that most of that money was sent to his wi...

By AJ Mar 17, 2021 Every morning, when Steven Nava went to work, he’d see someone sleeping in their car in a parking lot. Then one day he realized the man was his former substitute high school teacher, José Villaruel, also known as Mr. V. José stopped working once the schools went to virtual sessions last year, and has since become homeless. “I spoke to Mr. V, and he told me that the only source of income was a monthly Social Security check, and that most of that money was sent to his wi...

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