RALPH WENGE, CNN ANCHOR: In Jamaica, it is the children who are lending their support to a group of less fortunate adults. A group of teens is participating in a program that provides food and clothing to the mentally ill and the homeless in Kingston. TV Jamaica has a look at the program and how it is also benefiting the students that donate their time and effort.</s>CAROL FRANCIS, TV JAMAICA CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Students of Holy Child High School in Kingston are like teenagers all across the world. They hang out, share their experiences with each other, and spend hours studying, as they try to chart their course through life. They are also concerned about the quality of life of those around them.</s>SHIDEDA SPENCE, STUDENT: There is also people always on the street and nobody -- it seems like nobody really cares about them, so we are trying to like help them out.</s>SHENELE MCDONALD, STUDENT: They need love and they need support. They need to feel as if they are still welcome to this society.</s>FRANCIS: In the three years since they started the clothing and feeding program, they've assisted more than 200 of the homeless mentality ill people, who call the streets of Kingston home. The students, age 10 to 17 years, collect clothing and dig into their pockets to fund the feeding program.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Some had to sacrifice their lunch money in order to donate, and some got it from their parents and others got it from sponsors.</s>FRANCIS: The food is prepared by the girls, packaged, then loaded into the school bus. With joy in their hearts and a song on this lips, they then settle in for the drive to pre-selected locations. The girls that climb into man-made waterways or cutters, seeking those who call the streets of Kingston home. They receive words of encouragement from locals. The girls are encouraging their parents to find time to help those in need.</s>MELISSA LINDO, STUDENT: It's good to do something for all the people to realize that we teenagers can make a difference in our society. This is Carol Francis of Television Jamaica for this CNN WORLD REPORT.
Children Provide Food, Clothing to Homeless in Jamaica