Hungry Teen Goes to Kroger to Ask Strangers for Food, Has No Idea That Move Will Change His Life

. . .Chauncy Jones was hungry. The 16-year-old straight-A student lived with his mother. He was trying to get a job to help her make rent, pay bills and buy food. He encountered Matt White, a man from Memphis who was shopping at Kroger.

He was at the “rich peoples store” in the hopes he’d get something to eat. The young man approached Matt and asked if he could carry his bags to his car. In return, he asked for a pack of glazed donuts.

Shocked and heartbroken, Matt decided to give Chauncy more than just a small breakfast. He bought toiletry items and cereal and other staples for Chauncy and his mother, Barbara. Matt even delivered the groceries. He wrote about this experience on Facebook . . .

“This kid looked like he had been turned down 100 times. He looked ashamed, hungry and broken. In my heart, I screamed a loud “yes!”, But to him, I just chuckled and said, “yeah dude, we’ll get you some donuts.” I asked him if he was by himself and he said that he had come all the way out here with the hopes of someone buying him something to eat because he and his mother had nothing at home. He had no phone, a bus pass, and he was depending on the graces of a stranger to feed him within the hour before the bus left.”

“So, needless to say, he and I went on a shopping spree. We had so much fun! We got cereal and chips and frozen veggies, pizzas, Cheetos, melons and pasta, peanut butter, milk, soap, toothbrushes, just a little bit of everything. All the while we talked and he told me how he makes straight A’s in school and is trying to get a job to help his mom pay rent. This kid was amazing. (Read more from “Hungry Teen Goes to Kroger to Ask Strangers for Food, Has No Idea That Move Will Change His Life” HERE)

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