MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Even at a young age Grace Griffin knew she liked to help others less fortunate.
“Kind of started when I was in the fourth grade,” she said. At the time, she started collecting toiletries her dad brought home after traveling.
“We decided to start packaging the toiletries he had and passing them out to the homeless. It kind of grew from there when I started asking my middle school for donations.”
The generosity continued for the 17-year-old senior at Academic Magnet High School as part of the Hot Dog Ministry through East Cooper Baptist Church.
Griffin said they go and feed the homeless a hot meal once a week. “As I began serving down there, I kind of saw everyone who benefitted from it, and honestly, the joy on people’s faces from just receiving one hot meal,” she said. “I just felt like I knew I could make a difference.”
And what a difference Griffin has made. She started her own foundation, Homeless Hope, a nonprofit focused on helping homeless veterans.