Meet the 9-year-old who's sewing beautiful bags for L.A.'s homeless women.
Khloe wants each woman to have 'a nice sturdy bag that they can have forever.'
Meet Khloe Thompson.
Khloe is a 9-year-old from Southern California who noticed something that didn't feel right to her.
\n\n"I would pass the same homeless people all the time on my way to school," Khloe explained to Upworthy. "And I would ask my mom, 'What can I do to help?'"
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSo she and her mom came up with a plan.
Khloe launched her own charity initiative, Khloe Kares, and hands out bags filled with important items to the homeless women she sees around town.
Stuffed with items like deodorant, soap, lotion, feminine products, and socks, Khloe's Kare Bags are helping many of the most vulnerable residents in her community.
\n\n“[The women] react, like, really happy," Thompson said on the talk show "The Real." "And they give me hugs and say, 'thank you.'"
Photo courtesy of Alisha Thompson, used with permission.
The Kare Bags aren't your average plastic pouches either. With help from her grandma, Khloe sews each bag.
She wants each woman to have "a nice sturdy bag that they can have forever," after all.
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In a county grappling to curb its alarmingly high rate of homelessness, every one of Khloe's bags is making a meaningful difference.
Khloe's compassion has been contagious among some of her classmates as well, who've pitched in to help the cause.
“They thought I was, like, the class superstar," Thompson explained of her friends' reactions to her work.
The Kare Bags are just the start of something special. Thompson wants to grow her charity work to have an even bigger reach.
Photo courtesy of Alisha Thompson, used with permission.
Although it's still in the planning stages, Thompson is hoping to throw "a huge event" this summer that will provide toys to homeless kids living in shelters.
"No dream is too small or too big," Khloe wrote on her website. "I want to inspire other kids to be great and to make your mark on this earth."
Keep up the incredible work, Khloe. You're changing lives every single day.
To learn more and support Khloe Kares' initiatives, you can check out her GoFundMe campaign.
Check out Business Insider's video on Khloe below: