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An 8-year-old Miami boy, Joshua Williams, is president of his own non-profit organization—Joshua’s Save the World. His organization provides 1． for poor people and families in Miami and the neighboring areas. So far, thousands of the poor and the homeless people have received help from the little boy.

Joshua has raised 2． dollars for his organization. He started to help the hungry when he was just 5. He was in his mother’s car when they passed a beggar. Joshua asked his mother to stop so that he could 3． him $20. “It’s my money. I want to help him, Mum,” Joshua recalled. One year later, he created his organization 4． his mother and Francine Hanna, a local businesswoman. “He just thought that was what he wanted to do,” his mother said. “And there was 5． that could stop him.”

The organization now provides clothing ,furniture and food for the poor people in America. At the same time, Joshua never misses a chance to 6． to follow what he did whether at church or on the streets. Earl Laird lost his job two years ago and hasn’t managed to get a 7． one. Without money, he 8． the flat and has to live on the street. He depends on food from Joshua’s Save the World. “Joshua is an angel (天使) from God,” he said.

Joshua has won Miami’s “Do the Right Thing” award and the “Kids Who Care” competition, which awarded him a $1,000 note. Even though he has already done 9．, he said that his mission (使命) to provide for the poor is far from finished. “I want to get a team together,” Joshua said. “I want 10． to go out and give food to people who have a need for it. I want to spread love to countries in Africa.”