YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - "This little girl right here... when she was four months old, she used to entertain me," Donna Morris, one Youngstown grandmother said. "She would just crawl up on me, try to tickle me and laugh and giggle ever since she was a baby."

You'd never know by her bright, shining smile that 6-year-old Jordyn of Youngstown has been through more than most could imagine after facing traumatic violence and losing her mother and grandfather. 

"She does her school work, and you know, listens to adults and does what she's supposed to do," Morris said. 

Now under her grandmother's care, the two have had an unbreakable bond; one that's filled with laughter and hope for their future. 

"I just want the best for her," Morris said. 

That's where "Hope for the Holidays" came in. While little Jordyn is usually the one to spread cheer to those around her, the City of Youngstown brought her an even bigger smile after surprising her and many other children who've faced violence. 

"I'm just so happy," Jordyn said.

The city fire department, police and Mayor Jamael Tito Brown, who was "undercover" as Santa Claus,  paraded through the city giving out big bags filled with everything children could need this time of year. 

"We wanted to bring some hope to children who have lost parents and loved ones to violence in our city," said Guy Burney, the director of the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence for Youngstown.

Burney teamed up with local organizations to sponsor the effort. They donated toys, food, coats and gift cards.

He said they announced the idea on a local radio station, Loud 102.3, to find Youngstown children who've lost their parents and said the response was overwhelming.

"We just want to make it as comfortable as possible during this holiday season and it warms my heart," Mayor Brown said.