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Hundreds of SoCal teens gather to give back at Kindness Is Free Summit

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2017, file photo, a homeless man takes food from a trash can in Los Angeles' Skid Row area, home to the nation's largest concentration of homeless people in Los Angeles. Thousands of homeless people sleep on the streets of Los Angeles County while many shelter beds go empty. Southern California Public Radio station KPCC reports problems ranging from bedbugs and rats to harassment and lax medical care can make shelters unpalatable.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
By Ilias Alaffi and Isabella Torrado Arevalo

More than 700 Southern California teens took part in the second annual Teen Summit hosted by Kindness Is Free, where students from multiple Boys & Girls Clubs built leadership skills while assembling care kits for people experiencing homelessness on Skid Row. Organizers say, the event helps students turn an act of kindness into real community impact.

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