Myrtle Beach business owner makes care packages for the homeless

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — By one count, more than 800 people are homeless in the Grand Strand and Pee Dee, and a majority of those people are in Horry County, according to the Myrtle Beach Area Homelessness Coalition.

On Sunday, the owner of a local business decided to do something to help.

“It’s great to see the community being so supportive of their neighbors, Jamie Seabolt, owner of MOPS Cut, said.

Seabolt is new to the Myrtle Beach area, but that isn’t stopping him from paying it forward to those in need.

“I didn’t have any friends or family when I moved here, so I know the feeling, and I don’t want anybody to experience that same feeling at Christmas time,” he said.

With the help of the community, Seabolt is raising money to put together toiletry care packages for the homeless.

“Basic food is always available to the homeless, but toiletry items such as soap, shampoos, conditioners, those are harder…

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