Papillion teacher’s nonprofit sees huge boom [Video]

• Grandpa’s Pocket is a nonprofit organization based in Omaha.
• Johnnie Anderson, the founder, grew up with a single mom, and was motivated by his grandpa to pay it forward to others.
• Now that the word is out about their great work, they have too many requests to count.

BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:

It’s a story that started years ago. Reporter Nolan Bulmahn spoke to a local nonprofit organization founded by your neighbors to help our neighbors in need.

It started when he was just a kid. “Back in the 1070s, raising 4 kids, my mom was a teacher. Whenever we had conditions or needs around the house that mom, we asked grandpa because he lived with us,” says Grandpa’s Pocket founder Johnnie Anderson.

In January, Johnnie stepped outside his classroom at Papillion High School to create Grandpa’s Pocket. Since then, the support has been astronomical. They can’t even keep up with the requests for help. “Over the last 2 weeks, we’ve been hit …