Hungry Teen Carried Groceries For Doughnuts But Got Much More

On The Other End Of The Bus Line

By the end of the shopping, the two had gotten to know each other. Matt couldn’t just let Chauncy go home on the bus. Besides, by this point, there were too many groceries to be able to make the journey alone. When they got to Chauncy’s house Matt was in shock. He was not prepared for the stark differences between neighborhoods, and the standard of living that Chauncy and his mother, Barbara were in.

On The Other End Of The Bus Line

“I gave him a ride home so that he didn’t have to take the bus and when we got to his house, I was truly humbled. He wasn’t kidding. He and his mom had nothing. They didn’t even have beds or furniture. They were sleeping on pads made out of sleeping bags, they had two lamps and nothing in their fridge. Nothing.”