Good Deed: 10-Year Old, Jonas Corona’s ‘Love In The Mirror’ Non-Profit Helps Take Homeless Kids Off the Street admin Monday, February 10, 2014 The Receipt 10-year old Jonas Corona, from Los Angeles, is doing honorable things in his community, especially for homeless kids. According to the Huffington Post… When he was 4 years old, Corona’s family took him to Skid Row in Los Angeles to feed homeless people, according to the “Today” show. Two years later, he was inspired to do more to help kids without food or shelter. Corona was too young to volunteer at shelters or missions, so he founded his own nonprofit, Love in the Mirror, to help homeless children and disadvantaged youth. “I chose the name because it reminds me of a song and the song makes me think of people who don’t have toys and clothes because every kid should look in the mirror and love themselves,” Corona wrote in a letter explaining how he landed on the name Love in the Mirror. His efforts influence some of the 1.16 million schoolchildren who have been reported homeless since 2011 by the U.S. Department of Education. “It’s not right for kids and adults on the streets having nothing,” he told “Today” in the video above. “Everyone should have a home.” Here’s a letter that Jonas wrote at 6 years old, which explains why he started the organization. Hi my name is Jonas. I got the idea to start love in the mirror when I went with my mom to feed the homeless. I help out by stirring the punch or hot chocolate and giving them clothes. I go every month with my mom and my aunt. One time there were homeless kids and they were very hungry. They waited in line behind everybody so they could get a plate of food and some clothes there were no kid’s clothes for them. It made me feel sad because I wish nobody was homeless and they had lots of food to eat and they could have a home. Every month I go back to feed the homeless because there’s homeless people that don’t have food and they are starving and they don’t have food to eat or they sleep on the ground because they don’t have a bed to sleep on and I go to feed the homeless people because they don’t have a home or they don’t have anything to play with. I don’t know why we can’t go every day because they can’t afford to buy food so we just do it once a month so we wait for each month for them to buy the food and to feed the homeless people. I want to help kids because they don’t have food, clothes, toys and some don’t go to school. I want to help them out so they can feel happy for themselves and thankful for people like me. It makes me feel happy that I am helping and that is why I wanted to start love in the mirror. I chose the name because it reminds me of a song and the song makes me think of people who don’t have toys and clothes because every kid should look in the mirror and love themselves. With all the love in my heart, Jonas (November, 2009) To learn more about Love in the Mirror, visit www.LoveInTheMirror.org.
