Compassion and Creativity

In this Teens on the Scene post we meet a young man who has compassion and creativity; what a powerful combination. Check out Donovan Smith.

What would be the one item that might top the list of needs for a homeless person? Besides shelter that is.

What about soap?

Teenager Donovan Smith realized that need, and since he and his mother were themselves homeless at one time in the past, he knew firsthand how humiliating it could be.

While being homeschooled Donovan learned how to make soap, and was quite captivated by the process. Once he saw how fun it was, he started giving his soaps away to friends and family. Then, he thought of the homeless. And that changed everything. He started his business which he named Toil and Trouble. 

Donovan recently opened a physical store in downtown Albuquerque to not only sell his soaps but to hire and train local homeless

Watch the video to catch the full story.

 

My teen action novel Brought To You By The Color Drab is all about a boy (Race Paloma) who know firsthand what it means to be on the streets.

 

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