This story comes from NPR’s Next Generation Radio project:
The backseat of Edna Jackson’s gray sedan was packed full of everything from snacks and household items to children’s books and colorful princess costumes. The overflowing cardboard boxes shifted and swayed with every turn as she drove through the Como neighborhood in west Fort Worth.
The weather may have been gloomy, but Jackson radiated joy as she started the day’s mission: Dropping off donations to families in need.
Jackson is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Edna’s Creative Learning Center. For more than three decades, she’s provided resources like clothes, food, education resources and more for inner-city youth and families.
“I provide programs that inspire youth to dream and to believe in themselves,” Jackson said.
