Kudos: Teen sponsors entire week of meals at Trinity Jubilee shelter
Lewiston teen Jackson O’Brien decided he would adopt an entire week. Erin Reed, director of Trinity Jubilee, said the “sponsor a meal” donations help cover the costs of running the soup kitchen on a given day — everything from food to silverware to cleaning supplies. Reed said she is always “amazed” when young people are thinking about issues, such as hunger and homelessness. O’Brien, 16, is a junior at Hebron Academy. He only moved to Lewiston from Boston a few years ago. Around the holidays, he said he decided to donate partly because of the impacts of the pandemic. He would h...