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The feature below is brought to you by Project I Am, an organization that is in the running to receive a See Beautiful Grant. For more information about all of our giving initiatives, please click here. To learn more about Project I Am, please visit their website page: here.  Seeing beautiful in young people's impactThe way I see beautiful is in the eyes of humans. I see beautiful in youth. Sometimes I sit and wonder how in the world did I end up here at just 11 years old? When I nagged my parents over and over again for countless months about helping people living on the street, I never thought my idea of putting together bags of basic essentials would lead me to being in the same room with President Obama where he named me one of 2017’s most influential people! After helping my aunt pass out hot food one bitter cold evening in Chicago when I was 5 years old, I knew immediately that I wanted to do something and 3 years later, Project I Am was born to help build awareness to the injustices on the streets throughout cities across the world. Blessing Bags filled by the hands of countless volunteers across the country include a variety of products including hygiene wipes, hand sanitizer, Band-Aids, antiseptic, soap, socks, bottled water, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bottled water, and a nonperishable snack. The bags are small and easily transportable. To date, with the help of family and friends, I have been able to impact over 25,000 men, women, and children across the world! The Blessing Bags have been given to people in places of hurricane and volcano devastations like Houston, Florida, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico, and have even been distributed to orphans in Africa. To help with the financial assistance needed to purchase contents for the Blessing Bags, I have successfully created fundraisers, securing donations. My call for help has been heard by the media. Shows like Windy City Live in Chicago and The Steve Harvey Show have even made generous contributions. I have also been blessed to receive praise for what I have accomplished so far by several notables such as the NBA, Nike, Disney and LeBron James who invited me to participate in his #AlwaysBelieve campaign. The way I see beautiful is in the eyes of humans. It doesn't matter if you are black, white, male or female, at some point in life everyone will need help. Project I Am gives to the homeless without any judgment of race or character. The only thing we see is the need to make someone’s day better by helping them along in their current situation. It is so important to me that we all understand that homeless people are people too. It could be you! I see beautiful in youth. Young people are people too. Too often, we are told to be quiet and to be still. We are pretty amazing! Don’t Wait To Be Great is my motto! Another part of the Project I Am mission is to create youth change-makers. I encourage youth from all different backgrounds and cultures to help make their communities better by doing good in their neighborhood. If awarded the opportunity, funding will be used to help maintain daily operations of the organization. Additionally, Project I Am would choose 2 youth to mentor on an innovative social entrepreneurship project. Through the years, it has become increasingly clear that so many young people have so many ideas but don’t have the resources to get started. I would love to be that bridge for young people and to continue being a blessing to all! Written by: J. Na-Tae' Thompson Director, Project I Am
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