Six-yr-old Gives Crying Homeless Man Her Pocket Money

A 6-year-old girl has won online praise after stopping to help a crying homeless man she saw in the street.

Janiyah Lewis stopped to talk to the man in Norfolk, Virginia, and gave him the pocket money she had in her purse so he could get some food.

Her mother, 23-year-old Kenyatta Lewis, shared the photo on her Facebook page and it has since been shared by more than 180,000 users.

The post reads:

"After leaving out of the store today my daughter did something that really made me stop and think. There was this guy sitting there crying and she asks me " did you see that man crying? What's wrong with him?" I said yes but I'm not sure maybe he's just sad...She said, "maybe he's hot and thirsty" she walked over to him and goes "hi sir be happy it's a nice day it's not raining. Are you hot ? Why don't you go home the ground is dirty?" He says I have no home but I will be ok. She looked at him with the saddest face and goes "so that means you're homeless. So you have no food because you have no refrigerator." She gave him a few dollars out of her purse and her drink and said, "Please go eat. It would make me happy. I like McDonald's you should go there." I could tell she made his day. On top of that 2 more people came up and gave money as well. We had a small conversation and he explained his trailer burnt down and he lost everything including his wife. I felt for him. It just warms my heart. A 6 year old lead by example this morning. AWESOME ! Kids see no color and that's exactly how it should be. It's not just a statement saying that the children are our future, it's a FACT. That gives me a little more hope for the world."

What a beautiful gesture from a kind young soul. 

The Mother and daughter have now started a fundraising campaign to help the homeless in the United States.

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