Homeless high school grad returns to Brooklyn to help kids like himself get to college


Homeless high school grad Orayne Williams has returned to the city after his first year away at college–and he’s on a mission to help other street kids get an education, reports the NY Daily News. Williams, 19, was abandoned by his family and lived alone in city shelters, but managed to graduate with honors from Brooklyn’s Bedford Academy last year…

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