Teen Starts Ice Pop Business to Help Sick Mom Pay Rent: ‘It’s My Turn to Take Care of Her’

Teen Starts Ice Pop Business to Help Sick Mom Pay Rent: ‘It’s My Turn to Take Care of Her’
Kevin Giovanni Esparza, 14, started selling handmade ice pops outside his high school to support his ailing mom, Maria Esparza. Courtesy of Kevin Giovanni Esparza
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A California 10th-grader with $20 in his pocket, a handwritten sign, and a selfless ambition started selling handmade ice pops outside his high school to raise funds for rent, food, and a motorized wheelchair for his mother.

Thanks to an outpouring of community support, Kevin Giovanni Esparza has since raised over $5,000.