In partnership with the Milpitas Beat and Hope for the Unhoused, Inc., Milpitas Wishes brings back to the community the holiday spirit of giving, giving to those less fortunate than us. We hope to facilitate the warm feeling you can get once you make a difference in someone’s life. Each year, we envision highlighting a handful of community members in Milpitas who have experienced challenges and how we, as a community, can give them a hand.
“I would love to be with my family, but I know that can’t happen…”
This was the answer given by Gregory, a Milpitas High School student living here in town with his father, when asked what he wants most for Christmas. The rest of their family is still living down in Colombia.
Gregory came into The United States through the immigration system with his dad. They made a long, lengthy journey from Colombia to Mexico and into Texas, where they stayed overnight at a detention center. Gregory said the place was “Kind of OK, but it’s like a jail.” They were grateful to get out and venture west to California.
Since Gregory knows that seeing his family for the holidays is out of the question, he offers another wish: “For my financial situation to get better.”
Right now, Gregory and his dad live in their car. At one point, they were living in a hotel, but cash ran thin and the car is all they have to dwell in. But about Milpitas, Gregory says, “I really like it.”
Still, he’s hoping for a more comfortable way of life.
He and his father are in need of gas and food. At this time, they do not need new clothes, as the car does not offer enough space for items of that size.
Readers interested in making donations to help ease Gregory and his father’s hardship going into the holidays can do so using the link below. Milpitas Wishes would like to provide them with a $500 prepaid gas card.
