Sharaine and Wilson Caraballo moved their family of seven into Pawtucket, Rhode Island — the only Black family on the block. They soon befriended their 82-year-old widowed neighbour, Paul Callahan.
The Caraballos adopted Paul as their honorary grandpa. He now joins their family dinners, cookouts, holidays, and daily life, with the kids calling him "Grandpa."
What began as neighbourly kindness grew into a beautiful chosen family across race and generations.