Feel Good Story: Car Dealership Helps Homeless man Off The Street And Inspires Millions

A Louisiana man received a second chance at life after being homeless for over three years thanks to a generous local car dealer and his team.

Alcide Dominique, owner of Dominique Auto Sales, in Opelousas, Louisiana, said it wasn’t unusual to find someone sleeping in his car lot since it was located in an “underprivileged community.”

“Sometimes they’re sleeping in the car, sometimes they’re sleeping in the boats, sometimes they’re sleeping under the awnings,” Dominique said.

Jamie, however, was different, according to Dominique.

“He was very kind. … He was just happy to be with people who were … treating him like a human being,” he said.

Jamie, now 33, found himself on the streets a few years ago after his grandparents, who had been taking care of him, passed away.

He and Sean drove Jamie to get a hot meal, paid for him to stay at a local motel for the night and even picked up some supplies for him at Walmart.

“All we were doing was just being a friend and getting him something to eat and getting him a room,” he said. “That’s all that we were planning on doing.”

Sean had recorded their entire interaction with Jamie and posted it to TikTok. The clip has already amassed over 10 million views.

The incredible effort by countless strangers has been inspirational to say the least.

All of a sudden droves of people from all walks of life started to reach out and ask how they could help. Many offered to pay for him to stay another night at the motel.

“It’s my buddy Sean. It’s my sales manager Alex. It’s our salesman Walter. It’s America. It’s the world,” he said.

The incredible effort by countless strangers has been inspirational. he said.

“You have to ask yourself what’s important in life. [Is it] getting off work at five o’clock and going home to watch TV, or is it me getting off work at five o’clock to go check on somebody and see if they’re OK?”