Adams and Barkley visited the Henry Street Settlement on the Lower East Side Wednesday, to deliver holiday cheer to families.
Henry Street Settlement is a nonprofit organization that offers everything from social services and arts to healthcare programs. They also provide transitional housing.
Henry Street serves hundreds of families each night, with the goal of getting them on their feet. In 2021, they helped place about a third of the families in permanent housing. Barkley can empathize with the mission of Henry Street more than most, because he was once homeless himself.The Great Eyewitness News Holiday Cook-Off"A lot of our young people believe that when they hit those obstacles that it's the end of the road. It's not," said Adams. "It's just the bend of the road."
If the families at Henry Street needed any proof that their road has a path forward, all they needed to do was look at the Giant in front of them.But for the children in attendance, their eyes were not on the road ahead. Instead, they were focused on the prize right in front of them. Chole Wade, one of the young recipients said, "I feel like I'm happy, because I've never been here. It's my first time and I get two toys!""These are blessings because you know being in our situation, expecting not to be able to provide the way you want to provide, and people come and they give back, it's very good," she said."You could do whatever you want. I truly believe in that. Whatever you want to accomplish.
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