A woman, child and dog huddled on a street corner late at night. The scene is not uncommon in downtown Orlando, but the image stuck with Giles Barnes long after he walked by.
“It was way too late for any child to have been out, sitting on the corner hungry,” Barnes said.
For years, the Orlando City player’s heart broke seeing homeless children in Houston, the city he calls home, and he dreamed of ways to help. Now in Orlando, he thought he may have the resources and support to pull it off.
So, he reached out to Kay Rawlins, Orlando City’s co-founder and president of the club’s foundation, and team chaplain Andy Searles for help.