Jimmy Wayne is in the midst of a cross-country walk from Nashville to Pheonix all in the name of homelessness.  A former foster-child, Jimmy is trying to raise awareness and money for the homeless, particularily children who age out of the system; finding themselves with nowhere to call home.

“When you say the homeless you think the man standing on the street corner holding a sign,” he tells the Tennessean. “This is not that. It’s kids who are in a facility who do not know they are getting ready to become homeless (by aging out of the foster system). I’m not talking about delinquent kids. This is for the kids who want help and desire to have a life beyond living in these facilities. They want to go to college and be on their own.”

Jimmy is finding out first-hand how open the hears of so many American’s are.

“Every single day someone is stopping to bring food and coffee,” he said. “In Arkansas, the St. Francis Co-op was one of the most amazing experiences, they just embraced this thing. One of the farmers said, ‘Let me cook you up some Arkansas prime rib.’ I said, ‘That’d be nice.’ Then he started cooking bologna, and I fell over I was laughing so hard.”

Jimmy is walking, carrying a pack on his back, often sleeping outside in a tent. You can follow Jimmy’s journey on his Twitter here.

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