BALTIMORE — 16-year-old Sha'Miyae Hinton-Knight experienced the joy of giving to others at a very young age. When she was four years old, she says she gave a homeless man a hotdog.

"After I gave him my food, I just felt this heart waving, emotion feeling. I didn’t know what it was in the moment but after I gave him my food, I felt tearful and joyful," she said.

"So as I grew up to realize what that feeling was, I wanted to do more and expand more with other people so that’s why I started my nonprofit."

She began 'Faithfully Gifted Hearts' at the age of 8. The mission statement is aimed at all youth in Baltimore city: You're more than your environment.

"There’s a lot of youth in Baltimore City that has no home, no food, no clothing, etc.," she said. "I'm showing youth you can do things

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