Three years after one family's lives were changed by a tornado, the outpouring of support they received from their neighbors inspired a Dallas teen to start his own nonprofit.
The EF-3 tore through a 15-mile path, damaging nearly 3,000 homes and 1,000 businesses. That night, then 14-year-old Rishab Siddamshetty and his family had no idea they were in the path of a tornado until it was nearly on top of them.
"I was just thinking, 'Please let me live through this', because I was scared out of my mind at that time," said Rishab."I opened the door, and there was nothing. I could see the sky. God was watching," said Arvind Siddamshetty, Rishab's father. Three years later, Rishab, now a 17-year-old senior at St. Mark's School of Texas, says the chaos of the aftermath is overshadowed by the support they received from the community - from manpower to shelter, food, and donations. And that inspired Rishab to launch a non-profit called Finance 4 Scholars.
He calls it a one-stop shop to learn the basics of finance. In addition to a website, blog, and podcast, he's developed a curriculum being used by United to Learn to engage young students.
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