Kindhearted mother takes homeless man who was abandoned by parents, gives him new leaf of life (photos, video)

Kindhearted mother takes homeless man who was abandoned by parents, gives him new leaf of life (photos, video)

- Mrs Ginger Jones took Mr Victor Hubbard, 32, as one of his children after she saw him, on several occasions, sitting in a corner and greeting passersby and smiling without begging or accepting money

- Mrs Jones reportedly became acquainted with Mr Hubbard because he used to greet her too, and wish her safe day on her way to work

-After doing background checks, she discovered that Mr Hubbard was not a dangerous person, and that he actually needed help because he was mentally ill. The reason why Victor used to sit at the corner everyday broke her heart

A good Samaritan from Texas has touched many hearts after she took homeless man that she used to see sitting in a corner and greeting people everyday on her way to work.

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Victor lived on a street corner in Clear Lake City near Houston, Texas, for three years. He was waiting for his mother who abandoned him to come back for him

Mrs Ginger Jones was touched by Mr Victor Hubbard's humbleness and intrigued by the fact that he was not begging or accepting any gifts from the people he greeted.

"I passed him every day on my way to work. He used to sit in a corner in Clear Lake City, near Houston. He greeted me every time I passed by and even wished me a safe day," Mrs Jones recalls.

Whenever she spoke to him, he asked how she was and told her to be safe. This was not making any sense for Mrs Jones because the man was not begging for anything as one would expect. He was simply sitting there and greeting people and smiling.

"I felt compelled to help Victor after I got to know him gradually. He never asks for any money, or anything for that matter.At times he refused money or food, only saying that he had already eaten," says Mrs Jones.

Ginger Jones Sprouse took him in after driving past him every day. She has given him clothes, hired him at her cookery school and arranged for him to have mental health care.

So she decided to find out more. She began by contacting the local authorities and others in the neighbourhood who knew about Mr Hubbard. In the process, she learned that he sat in the same corner every single day in the hope that his mother, who allegedly abandoned him some three years ago would come back.

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The authorities also assured Mrs Jones that the man in question was not a danger to anyone, and that the reason why they were not looking into his case was because he had not broken any law or offended any member of the public.

Mrs Jones, who is married and has two children, then decided to take Mr Hubbard to her home to stay with her family. She also launched a crusade aimed at helping the homeless man.

To help him build his life, she gave him a job at her cookery school, and arranged for his healthcare, complete with prescriptions for mental illness and glasses.

Victor, Mrs Jones found out, is not a danger to anyone

Mrs Jones was able to raise some $25,000 (N8m) through her campaign dubbed, 'GoFundMe. The money, she says, was going to be used in taking care of Mr Hubbard's future accommodation.

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She, however, did not disclose what kind of mental illness Mr Hubbard suffers from, though admitted she suspected, from the on-set, that he needed medical attention.

Mrs Jones Sprouse (above with her husband and Victor at the cooking school) said she felt compelled to help him after learning how so many in the community were worried about him

Mr Hubbard now lives with Mrs Jones' family. When the family is not at home, he stays in a hotel. He has since mastered his job at Mrs Jones' cookery and has gone ahead to get another job at a burger restaurant where he reportedly greets and smiles with guests while cleaning the dining room.

"He currently helps us clean and wipe tables and he talks to our guests. My goal for him is just to have a normal life and to be stable and happy," says Mrs Jones. " He is a family member and I treat him as of my son."

The local fire department delivers Victor's mental health care prescriptions to him daily

Not everyday do we come across people like Mrs Jones. Helping a homeless person,much less a man, regardless of their situation, takes courage and effort. Mr Hubbard will forever be grateful that he met Mrs Jones' family.

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Victor now works with Mrs Jones Sprouse at her cooking school, Art of the Meal

Watch video of Victor and Mrs Jones' family living happily: