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LITTLETON, Colo. â There is no quick solution to ending Colorado s homelessness, but one 6-year-old in Littleton is making a difference in her own colorful way.
Like most artists, little Lillian Benedik has always had the gift of empathy. Sheâs just in tune to the world around her and she soaks it all in, described her mother, Megan Benedik.
So when Lillian saw the growing number of desperate panhandlers on the streets near her grandma s home, it just didn t sit right with the 6-year-old. Thereâs lots of people on the streets holding up signs and I wanted to help them, Lillian said.
Denver7 Everyday Hero Barbara Moore is determined to eliminate food insecurity for Jeffco students
Concerning new statistics from Hunger Free Colorado show 1 in 3 Coloradans faces food insecurity. This week s Denver7 Everyday Hero is determined to change that.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. â If passion could feed the hungry, Barbara Moore would eliminate food insecurity all together. Thereâs a Hebrew term called Tikunn olam, which means how much should you help somebody? Well, we should help people until they donât need help anymore, Moore said to a room full of volunteers.
Moore, a former teacher, started JeffCo Eats four years ago to serve hungry kids in her county. Each week, they meet at a church in Jefferson County for what she calls the program s ICU where they intensively care for kids.