Teens Opposing Poverty

A Little Bit of Everything

TOP teens serving homeless people

We couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day.  The denizens of McPherson Square in Washington, DC enjoyed basking in the sunny, slightly cool weather. I arrived late, but the youth group from Fairlington Methodist Church was still serving homeless and other low-income people. TOP turned 38 that month, and I wanted to experience the […]

First Time

Youth talking with homeless man

“Oh, no!  Where are we going to park?” It’s almost always our biggest problem when TOP heads to DC to serve homeless people.  Drive around the block.  It will be OK.  Well, OK enough.  Each of the four vehicles soon ended up with a place to park. Fifteen junior and senior high teens carried coolers to […]

Forever Changed

Homeless man receives a bike from TOP volunteers

Reggie, William, David & Lisa, Robert, Betty & Steve, Linwood, Amy & her 2 daughters, Peanut, Sherry, Ben, Peggy, Charlie, Bob, Andre’, Oliver, Gerald, Tom, Denise & Lavelle, Peter, James, George, Robert & Melissa, Garland, Donna, Stacy, and Abie. These are just some of the names of the people TOP has been able to help […]