Amy Weiss: Rabbi Who Founded the Nonprofit ‘Undies for Everyone’ Is Named a CNN Hero

Amy Weiss is a Reform rabbi and the founder and executive director of the Houston-based non-profit Undies for Evryone (UFE). Weiss established UFE in 2008 after a social worker told her about the need disadvantaged youth had for proper underwear. A blogger for the Houston Chronicle at the time, Weiss wrote a post calling for underwear donations and started UFE due to the overwhelming reader response.
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Quote: “Kids who are at risk need every kind of resource that their families cannot afford to get them,” Weiss said. “Underwear is just an overlooked item, and it’s super expensive. So, the parents who are struggling financially tend to think, ‘You can’t see the underwear, so it’ll be okay.’ ”
— CNN.com
 
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