PARKERSBURG — A project aimed to help the homeless community hit its 15th year Monday.
Skylar Bogan was just 10 years old when she saw people sleeping under a bridge on Christmas Eve and was moved to action. She began collecting shoe boxes and filling them with essential items to distribute such as gloves, hats, food and hygiene products for House to Home, a local day shelter.
Now 15 years later, Bogan’s project has grown exponentially, with the shelter distributing approximately 100 shoe boxes this year. Over the years, the program has evolved, with new items added to the boxes, but the core mission remains the same…