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He just happens to have an organization he runs. >> i do see a lot of homeless people around chicago. it did make me sad to see how people were living out on the streets. i really wanted to help. we thought of the different things that can help those in need on a daily basis. we decided to call them blessing bags. here you go. you're welcome. we have these packing parties. all of the friends and family and volunteers come out and help. make sure you get two of these and everything else is one. grab this one. you grab this one. >> we go in an assembly line and keep going and going and going. >>...

12-year-old. he just happens to an organization he runs. >> i do see a lot of homeless people around chicago. it did make me sad to see how people were living on the streets. i wanted to help. we thought of the different things that can help those in need on a daily basis. we decided to call them blessing bags. here you go. you're welcome. we have these packing parties. all of our friends and family and volunteers come out to help. make sure you get two of these. everything else is one. you got this one. you got this one. then we go on assembly line. we get them done. 11, 12. >> it really upse...

Different things that can help those in need on a daily basis. this is a blessing bag. in the blessing bag, we have soap, tissues, socks, hand sanitizer, different snacks, conditioner, lotion. we just added a solar light. we collect donations 11 toiletry items. we also go and purchase items when needed. >> two, three. >> travel size. >> we need granola bars. we need band-aids. we assemble the blessing bags once or twice a month. so you guys want to help out with this? we have these packing parties. you guys come right here. today we're trying to pack about 250 bags. is everybody ready? >> yes!...

Every time he would see a homeless person, he would literally tear up. when we saw this was something he was forming a passion for, we decided to try to help them figure out how he can help them at his level. >> so we thought of the different things that can help those in need on a daily basis. this is a blessing bag. in the blessing bag, we have soap, tissues, socks, hand sanitizer, different snacks, conditioner, lotion. we just added a solar light. we collect donations 11 toiletry items. we also go and purchase items when needed. >> two, three. >> travel size. >> we need granola bars. we nee...

Would walk with braces on his legs. he had such severe alcohol fetal syndrome. chris: three months later, they took in another pair of siblings. it was while raising his new family, rob made a discovery. >> a child deserves to own something that's brand new, that belongs to them. there are checklists that you will grab. chris: so rob and reese started comfort cases, organizing packing parties. the first year they put together a couple of hundred duffel bags and backpacks. by last year, 25,000 to six states and d.c. >> thank you, thank you. thank you for coming. chris: amaya is now 13. >> she i...