Today we’d like to introduce you to The Hood Santa R.
Hi The hood Santa , we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Well my father committed suicide when I was 6 years old.on Christmas So we grew up extremely poor. That pushed me to help families and children that were struggling like our family was.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
No it’s a lot of work getting resources for families in need.
This is a thankless job the reward is seeing smiles and watching kids get the resources needed for them to succeed
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I am the executive director of local hearts foundation. It’s an organization that bring resources into the community like Laptops, school supplies , food ,shoes,clothing and many other things under resourced families need. One of the things that I’m most proud of is that now my all of my family members are involved in helping the community
What do you like best about our city? What do you like least?
I love it all.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Localheartsfoundation.org
- Instagram: Thehoodsanta
Image Credits
My wife. Patrina Rodriguez
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