'Blessings in a Backpack' aims to make New York City homeless feel valued
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Channel: Eyewitness News ABC7NY · 2018 · News & Politics
"Blessings in a Backpack" is a grassroots charity that helps one homeless person at a time, and it is the brainchild of a guy who grew weary of walking by people and not being able to help them every time he went into the city. Tony Osso insists it is that simple. He collects stuffed backpacks full of toothpaste, socks, soap, wet wipes, granola bars, inspirational notes, water bottles, gloves, hats and all sorts of other essentials. And he does not accept money. Michelle Charlesworth has more: https://7ny.tv/2UWfB5e Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abc7ny/ SNAP: abc7ny PODCASTS: http://abc7ny.com/podcasts/ NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2599968/ Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: [email protected]
