BOSTON (WHDH) – A local woman is helping to heal those impacted by gun violence.
Shiaka McIntosh left her job as a certified nursing assistant to start the nonprofit Parties from Above, which provides free, elaborate birthday parties for children in the area who have lost a parent or loved one to gun violence.
“Normally, I do free parties for children if their mom or dad passed away from homicide or overdose or in some cases just natural causes,” McIntosh told 7NEWS. “Sometimes I feel like their angels just carry me or bring them to me, it’s a higher power.”…