- Terrance StJulien runs a non-profit, "Pay it Forward, Lending a Helping Hand. By raising awareness on social media, he's able to provide shelters and funds to people experiencing difficult times.
- In a statement to KATC, StJulien says that more than 97% of the people he helps are struggling mothers in Acadiana.
- His fundraising efforts allowed one mother to find temporary housing at a local hotel and also provided clothes to her to daughters.
"It feels like a life changing experience, I would have never thought that something like this would happen to me," says Hebert.
Kiera Hebert is one of the latest neighbors to receive help from Terrance StJulien's non-profit organization "Pay it Forward, Lending a Helping Hand".
"I never expect so many people to be so concerned I was so nervous about it, it took me a little time to process it," she says.
Through the organization's efforts and donations from the community, Herbert was able to stay at a hotel with her two daughters and receive clothes for her family after losing their apartments due to finances.
"There's going to be things you can't do yourself and I had to break that habit of not wanting to ask or scared or rejection and scared of judgment," Hebert expresses.
StJulien tells KATC it's about lending a hand to others when they need it the most.
"I have a slogan it's from a song, don't look down at a man unless you're picking them up. To be able to have an opportunity to give someone a chance and a helping hand sometimes that's all they need is a little boost," he said.
Hebert hopes her courage in speaking up about needing help, inspires others to do the same.
"What I want this to do is push more people to say, "I'm going through the same I need help too," cause man it could really be a life changer and this is exactly what it feels like."
Hebert has also been invited to become a board member of the non-profit.
To donate directly to "Pay it Forward, Lending a Helping Hand", you can send on CashApp $payitforward49, PayPal Payitforward49, and Venmo @payit4.
