“In my mother’s culture and my grandmother’s culture they always fed people and helped them. It’s a generational love kind of thing that passed down. I started my not-for-profit in 2009 at my old church, United Community Cathedral. Everything that I do is out of my own expense, I’ve never had government grants. In 2015 we shut down, and I moved up north. In 2016, I became a north neighbor leader through Columbia strategic planning. When I moved up there, there was a lot of kids scattered and nobody cared about their cares. Me being the person that always wants to help someone, I started going to my neighborhood meetings and never missed one. I came to advocate for the children and the families out there. I kept feeding the kids, I would have Halloween events, Easter events, and more. All I knew, is that I have to feed them and not ask questions. I just have a love for them, even though I’ve now moved. But when we had the Neighborhood Bike Event it was wonderful. They were glad you all came with the bikes because nobody’s ever done that. They’ve never had anyone show up with their stuff and let them participate, except for whenever I bring things."
"That’s why I wanted to get involved with Local Motion. I think that the lower income neighborhoods are really being looked over not being cared for, they are not even being thought about. It’s just like a forgotten thought. I knew that getting involved would help me make a difference up North.”
