Najee Harris and his family shuffled through several shelters when he was younger, now they're giving back to those who helped them and to those in need of help. (via bepryor)
Harris didn't speak to Malu the next two weeks. Then, he walked back into Malu's gym and sat down wordlessly. He didn't have to say anything for Malu to know Harris had forgiven him.
"If all of us help each other out somehow, then we all can just try to make a change into something," Harris said."It took me all these years to really figure that out, so I wanted to help somebody else, because people think that success or whatever you want, prosperity, anything, just happens like that.It's a message Hicks started instilling in Harris and his siblings during their formative years spent in temporary housing.
The night before, Harris was restless; he couldn't sleep. He grew concerned there wouldn't be enough food."He wanted to make sure that those kids had everything: dessert, food," Hicks said."He was worried about dessert. He was calling around asking for someone to go find dessert so they can have sweets afterwards."
Donations poured into GRIP after Harris highlighted the organization during the draft party, helping them to not only continue providing shelter to families in the area, but also serve hot meals to the community and offer programs that assist with obtaining legal documents or referrals for drug and alcohol treatment.Courtesy Nicole Jones/GRIP
"It's very rewarding, and it'll make you feel very empowered to know that I can do something to change things," Hicks said."It makes a big difference now, because you don't speak when you're homeless. You're too focused on trying to make sure you have a place to stay that night for your family. Trying to make sure you can feed them that evening.
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