Thread, a non­profit organization, was launched 11 years ago. It was the idea of Sara Hemminger, who was a student at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The school and the hospital are in a poor neighborhood in Baltimore. Ms Hemminger wanted to do something to help young people from poor neighborhoods. She wanted to give poor students in the community the advice and support they needed to succeed in school and in life.

　　Thread helps connect students who are having difficulty in high school with people who can help them change their lives. Thread says it stays with the students no matter what happens. It never gives up on them.

　　The relationships between the students and volunteers are planned to last for 10 years. The volunteers give the young people whatever kind of help they need. The group also helps students meet with experts to learn the skills they need to get a summer job or a permanent one.

　　Kiss was 15 years old when she joined the program three years ago. “When I moved up here. I didn't know a lot of people because I don't have family here. And so when they came into my life, it helped me with everything.”

　　Kiss must complete one more year of high school before she can go to college. She already knows what she wants to do with her life with their help. She says she wants to be a dentist, and she wants to volunteer at Thread too.

　　She has been helped by Jesse Cohen, a medical student at Johns Hopkins. He says, “Kiss has taught me a lot about perseverance. She has overcome numerous obstacles to get where she is today, which is really inspiring.”

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