Seeing homeless veterans ‘just breaks my heart’
Layton Lewis and his mom, Kimberly Kerby, are the force behind Layton’s Light. Each Christmas Eve, they and the organization’s volunteers hand out new socks to the homeless.
“As I’ve gotten older, I’ve gained a real level of respect for the homeless. For these people to be able to wake up every morning and only have whatever they can fit in their bag or whatever they’re carrying, and go about their day, that says something about them. I really don’t even like that word, homeless. It’s tough to see people and know that they don’t have anything, that they don’t have a place to call home. I can’t imagine what that’s really like.
“It’s tough to see anyone having to live on the streets. But the thing that probably hits home the hardest for me is seeing veterans out there. After serving our country and then finding themselves in that kind of situation, it just breaks my heart.
“I’ve pretty much decided that right out of high school or college, I want to go into the military and train dogs. Then once I get out of the military, I would like to train service dogs for veterans suffering with PTSD. That’s my goal. It’s another way for me to help people who are in need.”
— Layton Lewis
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