>> perry meeks. >> it was the perfect outfit. obviously, there is so much behind this. how did you start this project? what really helped you get this started? >> i think everybody knows at this point my -- my son passed away many years ago and i broke emotionally, spiritually and i have so much pain. later his dad lost a battle with cancer and i was trying to make sense of the pain in my life, you know what i mean, and through trying to find something to do with that pain, i found the homelessness. a friend of mine asked me if i would like to come out with him to feed the homeless one day and i went out there and i fell in love with the community from day one. i was like, wow, y'all look broken. you're just like me. let's go, you know. >> and so you're out there and did you -- did the idea some to you then, or how did you get the idea? there are so many ways to be able to help the home less.