ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴀʀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄɪɴɢ ʜᴏᴍᴇʟᴇꜱꜱɴᴇꜱꜱ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴡᴇ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ 12 ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ʙʀɪᴅɢᴇ ꜱʜᴇʟᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴄᴀꜱᴀ ᴅᴇ ᴠɪᴅᴀ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴇᴀʟꜱ, ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀᴇ, ᴄᴀꜱᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴘʟᴏʏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ.

ᴡᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ɢᴀᴍᴇꜱ, ᴛᴏʏꜱ, ᴀ ᴅɪꜱʜ ʀᴀᴄᴋ, ʙᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ꜱᴜᴘᴘʟɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʙʀᴀᴄᴇʟᴇᴛꜱ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏᴇᴅ ʙᴀʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪᴅꜱ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ɴᴜʀᴛᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴡᴇ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ɪᴅᴇᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴡᴇ ʙʀᴀɪɴꜱᴛᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴇᴀꜱɪʟʏ ᴀᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ʜᴏᴜꜱᴇʜᴏʟᴅ ɪᴛᴇᴍꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ. ᴡᴇ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ɪɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʀᴇᴡᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴋɪᴅꜱ ʀᴇᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇɴᴛʀᴇᴘʀᴇɴᴇᴜʀꜱʜɪᴘ.

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇᴡᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʀᴀᴛᴇꜰᴜʟ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴀꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴋɪʟʟ ꜱᴇᴛꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ɢᴀɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴏᴀʀ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴊᴏʀᴅʏɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ꜱᴏ ꜱʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱʜᴏᴘ. ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱʜᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ. ᴏᴜʀ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴠɪꜱɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ꜰᴏꜱᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇ, ɪꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄɪᴀʟᴇ ᴘᴇʀ ʟ’ɪɴꜰᴀɴᴢɪᴀ.

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With the help of our community and SOAR Jewels sales, we were able to raise over $3,000 to sponsor a Hope of the Valley Tiny Home. Our Tiny Home cabin provides shelter, meals, mental health, and transitional services to those who are experiencing homelessness. Each 64 sq. ft. home has two beds and is equipped with air-conditioning, windows, a desk and a front door.

This is a cause close to our hearts and we are excited to share that people have moved into our home. Please click here to learn more about Soaring Samaritans Youth Movement’s Tiny Home.

As a child, I had Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a dangerous heart defect causing rapid heartbeats. In 2019, I was diagnosed with another heart arrhythmia. As my condition persisted into the COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to use this time to show appreciation to the medical heroes who tirelessly worked to save me and many others.

Creating Masks for Medics LA was also my chance to serve those of my Hispanic background who were facing high risk. Having spent seven years building my charity, Soaring Samaritans Youth Movement (SSYM), I knew that I had the ideal vehicle to combat the urgent PPE shortages in Los Angeles. Using donations and support from SSYM, I created Masks for Medics LA, ultimately delivering 2,400 masks to hospitals and clinics serving undocumented immigrants.