SoCal mother and 2-year-old daughter who were living in car surprised with fully furnished apartment

LOS ANGELES () — The holidays are now a lot brighter for a Southern California mother and daughter.

Kioka Hampton and her daughter Paris had been living in their car after the death of Kioka’s grandmother.

But thanks to the Holliday’s Helping Hands nonprofit, Hampton and her daughter secured housing and support services.

The nonprofit gave the family their own fully furnished apartment complete with a Christmas tree and presents.

“She thinks that she’s walking into an empty apartment, just to check and see if they painted a couple of things, and so when she walks in … she’s going to be totally surprised,” said Holliday’s Helping Hands Founder Katina Holliday before the big reveal. “She’s going to walk in to a refrigerator full of food, a stove because she was waiting on somebody to donate a stove to her. We were able to purchase that as well, and a little Christmas cheer.”

“Paris, the baby, is deserving of it all, and so is the mom,” she added.

The mother is also enrolled in the nonprofit’s Certified Nursing Assistant program.

Once she completes her state exam, Hampton plans to start working in healthcare to build a brighter future for her family.

To learn more about the Holliday’s Helping Hands nonprofit, click here.