Mort Community Partnership students treated to holiday shopping spree [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. (WFTS) — It was a holiday shopping spree adventure for 20 Mort Community Partnership School students on Friday.

Students either affected by the recent hurricanes or without a home for any other reason got the chance to spend $100 on whatever they felt like grabbing at Target.

Latiecea Hailey-Brown, the Chief Operating Officer at the University Area CDC, said it’s been an exciting time preparing for the shopping haul.

“I applied for a grant via Target, and we were one of the lucky winners as a nonprofit to afford this opportunity to the students,” she said. “When we started thinking about the kids in this neighborhood, they have been through a lot with Hurricane Milton. So many of the kids that were selected were impacted directly by Milton. In addition to that, many of the students from the school have been selected because they are currently in a …