Giving Stories

Ada Duran Estrada’s Story

Posted by Angels on The Street on  December 11, 2024

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For over 10 years I have been a part of the Juntos family. This is a program that assists kids around the neighborhood. Juntos is a program based in the war zone, it is a Christian based program. Throughout the year they will provide meals and activities for the kids every Monday. In the summer they do a Juntos Kids Club for a week, where we do different activities each day; swimming, art and crafts, baking,

Jen Kolarik’s Story

Posted by Angels on The Street on  December 11, 2024

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The day after we received our Angel gifts to give out, a friend was telling me about her mama over in GA.  Brenda is a retiree who supplements her SS income with Avon sales.  After all the other weather woes that have plagued that area of the last couple months, Brenda came home a couple days before Thanksgiving to find that her home was on fire and deemed a total loss.   I felt that the

Tami Zaragoza’s Story

Posted by Angels on The Street on  December 11, 2024

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While I was grocery shopping over the weekend, I decided to keep an eye out for my Angels recipient.    It turned out I walked into Smiths behind a person I was sure was homeless.    He entered the store and put his backpack down near the Service Desk.  He then walked to the bakery area and was getting a donut.  I could hear Security being called over the loud speaker. Hmm, what if he could buy something

Santiago Armijo’s Story

Posted by Angels on The Street on  December 11, 2024

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There is a girl who lives on housing in our area that is pregnant, she only has 1 pair of pants that fit her because she doesnt work and her boyfriend is not helping. I saw her doing laundry on site so i gave her the letter and she was so happy!

John Scott’s Story

Posted by Angels on The Street on  December 11, 2024

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One morning, I was stopping by Einstein’s to get a bagel and coffee before work. There was a gentleman outside asking for a few dollars to buy a cup of coffee. We got to talking as I was leaving the store—we talked about our Thanksgivings, our plans for the upcoming holidays. We talked until we got to my car, where I told him I had some money to give him. He offered me a sandwich