Jennifer Miller (Mia Topalian) is a self-absorbed teenager who does
nothing for anyone but herself and thinks only of herself and in particular her
upcoming Christmas party and a trip to Paris in the New Year.
But after an altercation with her ailing mother (Jessica Morris) she storms
out of the hospital and roams aimlessly around town until late into the evening
when she inadvertently stumbles into a local homeless shelter run by Ruthie
Grant (Yolanda Stanger) and assisted by Vinegar Ben (Paul Kiernan).
Furious at his daughter's selfish attitude, Jennifer's father, Spencer
(Bailey Chase) gives her an ultimatum, if she still wants to go to Paris she
has to change, and if she wants the Christmas Party she has to do all the work
as her mother was too ill.
In addition to helping out at home the deal included her volunteering
at the Homeless Shelter in the hope she would learn to be responsible and
compassionate toward others.
Almost immediately after she started to volunteer she quickly came to
regard it as less as an obligation and more of a pleasure and with this new
experience Jennifer creates an unlikely bond with both the staff and one very
special young resident, Chloe (Summer Mitchell) which leads her to a deeper
understanding of love when she gets closer to Chloe and her mother Charlotte
(Ivey Lloyd Mitchell).
Love of a different hue comes in the form of Mike Breckenridge (Austin
R. Grant) but the whole experience of working at the shelter teaches her the
true meaning of Christmas which is love and family.
