​Hoboken High School student Alex Walker has lived in Hoboken his whole life. One day while walking around town, he had a realization. Not only had he seen the same people in need around Hoboken for many years, the number of needy citizens seemed to be growing. He realized that handouts were short-term solutions with little to no long-term impact. He also recognized that our tiny one square mile city of 60,000 people is a unique place where professional athletes live among citizens in subsidized housing. There was a major disconnect between the people in need, and all the people willing and able to help. That's when the idea for HobokenHelps.org was born.

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