KJoy Radio Station Grants 14-Year-Old Hempstead Boy’s Holiday Wish

Jha'Meik S., a 14-year-old from Hempstead, reached out to KJoy 98.3 radio station's Holiday Wish contest this past November to help his family find a home in time for the holidays. Jha'Meik, his mother Sheena, and his two sisters had been living in a family shelter, and Jha'Meik had set aside $200 from his allowance to help in the housing search–but realized the radio station’s help could go farther in the housing market.

"From his submission, we could tell that Jha'Meik was a special young man," said Jon Daniels, the WKJY program director.  "He soon realized that housing on Long Island would cost more than $200, but we were touched by what he was trying to do at such a young ag–and knew that we had to help.  In reading his submission, there was not a dry eye in the room."

WKJY reached out to Jovia Financial Credit Union, which has sponsored the Holiday Wish program in the past, for help in assisting Jha'Meik. Shortly after sending his letter, the county let Jha'Meik and his family know they could move into a nearby apartment–and Jovia presented the family with gift cards to local stores to help them get started, and opened youth accounts for all three kids.