2 Buffalo brothers continue 26-year-long good deed their father started [Video]

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Stories of the homeless drive brothers Alex and Nate Johns to continue their dad’s 26-year-long mission to bring attention to homelessness in Buffalo and live on the street for a week.

They are continuing the tradition this year without their dad, Reverend Eric Johns from the Buffalo Dream Center, for the first time. He has taken a step back from Homeless Week duties.

Although they’re without their dad, they brought their cousins Thomas, Jackson and Levi Rutherford along with them.

“We’ve been doing it for about seven years with my dad, with him, alongside him and learning from him,” Alex said.

They will spend five nights this week under the bridge on Exchange Street across from the Amtrak station.

“We packed our backpacks, we’re out here morning to night, no cheating is what we say!” Alex added.

“It’s just really opened up my eyes,” said Nate. “Sometimes people are …