The American country music singer and songwriter Jimmy Wayne just completed a 1,700-mile walk. He began his journey seven months ago on Jan. 1 in Nashville, Tenn. and took his last stride on Sunday at the HomeBase Youth Services in Phoenix.
Wayne started the Meet Me Halfway campaign to help raise awareness for children who age out of the foster care system and run the risk of becoming homeless. This cause struck a cord with Wayne because he was a homeless teen.
“I hope that when someone says, ‘Wow. He walked halfway across America to raise awareness for at-risk teens,’ I hope that they realize that the most important part of that sentence is ‘at-risk teens who are aging out of the system and becoming homeless,’” Wayne said in an interview. “The walk itself … a lot of people are blown away with that, but I hope that they’re more blown away with the message.”
Wayne said he will continue to be involved with the effort to end teen homelessness in the US, but he’s also happy that his trek is over.
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