High school students aiding homeless
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
North Side High School junior Sofi Vasquez participates in a group with a simple goal – give hope to the community.
“We want to inspire anyone who can give back, to do it,” Vasquez said in an email last month. “It is really an eye opener and is a humbling experience.”
Project Empower formed last August when a few friends talked about wanting to help the community, and interest grew among students around the city, Vasquez said.
“When I first joined the group, I was truly astonished by the amount of love that I had received,” she said. “I was welcomed with open arms, and we automatically felt like a family.”
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