We are honored to be one of three finalist for the Dallas Foundation 2022 Pegasus Prize. We have used the funds to launch our Computer Certification Skills Program at In My Shoes. 
Project Lorenzo - A Time for Change
Our 17-year-old founder, Armando Parrish, founded this nonprofit to raise money to help people currently living on the streets.  Besides helping with funding while transitioning to permanent housing, we provide Google certification training and other IT skills training, mentoring, and job placement services for people experiencing homelessness. We partner with homeless recovery centers to identify individuals who are ready for our program.  We also work with local food banks to deliver food directly to people living on the streets.

Congratulations to our founder, Armando, for winning the prestigious NCEA Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision Award. He is one of 10 winners out of more than a million applicants. We are so proud!
Find the golden egg and win an iPad!

​Lace up to help end homelessness at our 5k color run or walk on April 8 at 9am at Breckinridge Park. The fun continues with an Easter Egg Hunt at 11 am. 
Registration for the run is $25 and free for the Easter Egg Hunt. Bring a donation of a case of water or socks to the park and help assemble care packages to distribute to people experiencing homelessness. For more information and to register online, visit projectlorenzo.org. Sponsorships are still available.

Deadline for sponsorships and to be guaranteed a t-shirt is April 1st.
Check out our founder, Armando Parrish, and Kelly Condy on the Kidd Kraddick Morning Show talking about our music festival we had on August 13, 2022

LORENZO'S STORY
As told by our 16-year-old founder, Armando Parrish

​This is Lorenzo. I do not know his last name, but what I do know is that he has been living underneath a bridge located near highway 75 in Dallas, Texas for 20+ years.  I have seen him through the worst of times, and I am done seeing him struggle. The basic necessities of life that have been denied to him are the ones we waste without a second thought. As humans it is our duty to take care of our own flock, and Lorenzo is part of that flock. Not just Lorenzo, all of the homeless men and women who are denied the basic rights of a human being.

​I know this is a hard year on all Americans, but I ask you from the bottom of my heart to donate anything you can. He has struggled far more than any of us could even begin to imagine. With this money, he could live in an apartment for a year, clean up his teeth, go to a doctor, get in touch with his family, help others, and apply for a secure job to continue an upward, positive trend in his life. Lorenzo needs these funds as soon as possible so he can get his life back on track. He just turned 63 years old, and is still living under a traffic-polluted bridge in Downtown Dallas. All he has that keeps him going is the Lord, and that alone is what keeps his positive mentality. The only true path to happiness is by helping others and becoming a humble servant, and Lorenzo has been helping others even as a homeless man who has nothing else to offer. Absolutely anything helps. Thank you and God Bless.
Project Lorenzo   |  projectlorenzo7@gmail.com  |  5435 N. Garland Road #140-511, Garland Texas 75040
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