I'm Robert.
And I'm Christi.
And these are our amazing kids.
We believe in doing positive things for others.
Ellen took notice and did something
amazing for our family.
You like Cheerios?
Yes.
Yeah, they want to do two things for you.
The first thing they want to do is give you $500,000.
And that wasn't even the best part.
They're giving you another $500,000 to pay it forward
however you want.
Oh my god!
So we're going to make every dollar count
by giving in big ways, changing lives, and inspiring others
to pay it forward.
OK, open the door!
Oh, my god!
This is your van!
Let's just do it!
We're the Daniels family and these are our acts of good.
Today we are giving away water ice.
We rented the truck for a day.
This is so exciting!
And gave out water ice to everyone.
It's very important for our kids to see us do good deeds.
It's up to us to let them know who they are and who we are.
Thank you!
Hopefully, this inspires you to want
to pay it forward, because that's why we're here today.
Thank you!
Oh!
This is so much fun for us.
Everybody seemed like they enjoyed it.
So it just put a smile on my face.
[GROANS] Mm, mm, mm.
Today, we're going to go visit Michael Young.
Mike!
What's up!
Michael is a friend of ours that's
been running a homeless shelter for the last 10 years.
If you're homeless, we can provide you
with a space or a place to lay your head that night.
And then, from there, we figure out
what's going on with the person.
My family was briefly homeless for a certain amount of time,
so it gave me a little bit of a different perspective.
This is our rec room.
They do a lot of communal events.
He does a lot of good for our community
and we want to help him.
What's your, like, good success story.
You know what?
Mike, he just got accepted to college.
Serious?
From here, like.
Wow.
Yeah.
I know that Michael Clarke got accepted to college.
And I love to hear stories like that.
So what college is it?
Wilder University, which is a historically black University.
Yeah, it was a big morning.
Congratulations.
It was like a movie.
It was like, I walked out for the morning,
something just said, check the mailbox.
And that was the last piece of mail in the bag man.
That's amazing.
That's like huge.
High fives to that, man.
I may be broke, but I'm rich in spirit.
Well, you know what, after hearing all the amazing stories
on what's going on here.
You inspire us.
We were blessed to get this opportunity and pay it forward.
You've been paying it forward.
We know that this room is important to you.
Yes.
You mentioned that.
So we want to change it into a resource center.
A resource center.
A resource center?
And give everything a whole, decked out, computers!
Yeah!
That's what's up!
Everybody else needs to have the same opportunities,
be able to apply for college.
Let's deck this out into a resource center.
Y'all going to do it!
Ah, man!
Today we are at an elementary school
and we are having a shoe give away!
This school means so much to us, because the kids went here.
Some kids are not coming to school
because they don't have shoes that fit.
We're in a neighborhood where they need it.
So it's just very important to us
to get everybody a new pair of shoes that fit.
I remember this place like the back of my hand.
They did so much for us.
And now I'm ready to give back.
Hi, everyone!
Hi!
Ellen and Cheerios blessed our family with $500,000
to pay it forward.
Are you guys really ready?
Yes!
OK, come on out, boys.
Every one of you today are leaving with sneakers!
Make some noise!
[CHEERING]
To give away 1,000 pairs of free sneakers,
it just feels so good.
Who wants some Skechers!
We want to see them be happy, come to school proud.
With a pair of shoes that fit.
This was the boys idea and we were on board with it.
They said they want to give back to their old school.
When you share the same struggles,
I'm pretty sure you can find it in your heart to give back.
Because we were struggling ourselves, it just came to us.
Now that we no longer have those struggles anymore,
we can give to the people that still do.
Sorry.
Group hug.
That makes us feel, as parents, proud.
We're here at Home At Last.
We are going to reveal the resource center to Michael
and Michael and we cannot wait.
Are you guys excited for today?
I'm pumped!
Yes, ma'am.
I'm ready.
Come on!
Oh, my god!
Wow!
Oh, this is beautiful.
When I came through the door, it was just amazing.
We have the computers in there, we're
going to have our groups in there,
we can have our meetings in there.
Our most favorite thing is the mural in the back.
I didn't know you guys could draw.
Oh, yeah, you know.
Start where you are, use what you have, and do what you can.
I appreciate it, you guys.
Be kind to yourself and others.
Just everybody should read this as soon
as they come in the room.
Now this is a resource center.
When we first got into the shelter,
I was trying to figure out, like, we need a communal space
where everybody can come.
And look, you did it!
We definitely appreciate you guys
and we have a big surprise for you.
You know, what you're doing, with going
to college and everything.
This is something to help you along the way.
Oh, lord.
This is a laptop that we want to give you.
Oh, wow.
Oh, yes.
We also have a--
(together) A $10,000 scholarship for you!
This can be used for school, for books.
I've never had $10,000 before.
I've never had my own laptop before.
You're making it through and you're going to college.
And we want to see you get to the end of that.
I'm feeling great, prepared, and excited for everything.
I really appreciate you guys for what you did to this place
and for what you guys gave me.
And Mike--
Nope, no more.
Because of what you do, you make a difference.
So we want to bless you, at this time, with--
(together) $25,000!
$25,000 is a lot of money.
It'll help us out in different ways.
Instead of housing 50 people, we can house 120 people.
No, you didn't.
You don't know, bro.
I already know, man.
I truly appreciate it.
Yeah.
It's a lot for us.
It just makes me feel valued.
It makes the job well worth it.
You're impactful in this community.
And it means a lot, what you're doing, man.
And don't let anything stop you.
I appreciate this, man.
Like, for real.
Robert and Christi, you are a godsend.
Thank you for just believing in us.
And then believing in the community and what we do.
Next time on Do Good Daniels.
We are at my mom's house and we have a big surprise for her.
We're kicking you out.
Huh?
I don't know what it is and they just told me, I got to go.
The sisters and wives, they're having a community event.
We are just so excited to give more.
Like, we are on giving spree.
[SQUEALS]