Category: Chicago News
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10 Years of Youth Leadership, Community Service & Project I Am Impact
What started as a 5-year-old feeding the homeless turned into a global movement. Now, Jahkil Jackson reflects on 10 years of impact on NBC. In this powerful NBC interview, Jahkil Jackson, teen social entrepreneur and founder of Project I Am, shares his journey of serving communities for over a decade and inspiring youth around the…
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Project I Am celebrates 10 years helping those facing homelessness
CHICAGO (WLS) — Project I Am is celebrating 10 years helping those facing homelessness. When he was just 8 years old, Jahkil Jackson started the non-profit. He joined ABC7 in studio Thursday night along with Harper Anthony, a Project I Am Ambassador, to talk about their mission. More information about celebration events happening this Friday and…
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Project I Am celebrates 10 years of distributing ‘blessing bags’ to unhoused
CHICAGO (WLS) — Jahkil Jackson, the founder of Project I Am, joined ABC7 to talk about this milestone anniversary and how you can get involved.
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Chicago teen celebrates 10 years of nonprofit supporting homeless population
A Chicago teen has been distributing “blessing bags” to people experiencing homelessness since he was just 8 years old.
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Young Philanthropist Celebrates Ten Year Anniversary
https://citizennewspapergroup.com/news/2026/mar/11/young-philanthropist-celebrates-ten-year-anniversary/ Jahkil Jackson founded Project I Am as a way to provide necessary items to people in need. He started the organization when he was eight years old after feeling compelled to do something while he was visiting the homeless when he was five. He began packing and distributing blessing bags, filled with hygiene and…
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Teen Helps 20,000 People Experiencing Homelessness On Giving Tuesday
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Jahkil Jackson’s mission: Inspiring youth to give back and become leaders
It’s not often when we find a young man so willing to help others, but for 17-year-old Jahkil Jackson, it’s been his life’s work.
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Started at 8, changing the world at 17: Jahkil Jackson’s journey to ‘Built Different’
At just 8 years old, Jahkil Jackson ignited a global movement, handing out blessing bags to the homeless in Chicago. Since then, Jackson and his “Project I Am” have raised over $650,000 to reach neglected communities across the world. Now he’s 17 and out with a new book titled “Built Different.”
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WGN News – “Built Different”: An Unfiltered Guide Helping Teens Break Free From Societal Pressures
Jahkil Naeem Jackson is already shaping national conversations around youth empowerment and mental health. Now, with the release of his third book, “Built Different”, he’s taking that mission to the next level helping teens break free from societal pressures. Best-selling author and founder of Project I Am, Jahkil sat down with us to share more.…
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Teen author and philanthropist graduates high school after impacting over 200K lives
When Jahkil Jackson was eight years old, he came up with the idea to give out essentials to those experiencing homelessness, calling the essentials given out “Blessing Bags.”