Once Unstably Housed, Now an Architect of Inclusive Communities
“One of the reasons I joined the swim team was because we had morning practices, so it gave me a reason to get to school early, so I could take a shower.”…
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StoryCorps Interviews
The “Finding Our Way” StoryCorps project recorded conversations between people who have experienced homelessness, as well as reflections from housing advocates and service providers. Listen to powerful stories from Washington families in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, and please share them widely!
Survivor of Child Abuse and Homelessness Now Helps Youth
“I’m so glad I’ve been given a second chance and I have the ability to love now.” Maizy Brown’s childhood fantasies about a loving family life didn’t square with her reality of…
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“They Had No Obligation to Take Me In”
“I could easily just have continued living on the streets or being in the foster care system if it wasn’t for them.” At the age of four, Ben Kastenbaum was homeless in…
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“I Know I’m on the Right Path”: Student Graduates Despite Homelessness
“I don’t think anyone knew until I wrote the newspaper article for my school.” As a child, Ashley Danielson was homeless with her family, bouncing from staying in motels to doubling up…
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“I Would Walk Through the School Hallways With My Head Down”
“I was embarrassed to come to school every single day knowing I was a homeless girl.” Three years ago, Lika and her family were evicted from their home for falling behind on…
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“Family Is Home. That’s What’s Important—Nothing Else.”
“The day I got laid off, I got home and I knew I had enough money for one more week to stay at the motel, and that was it,” says Tony Tansey, a…
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“These Are Our Walls, This Is Our Place”
“I definitely remember sleeping in the car while you’re in the emergency room and the kids have passed out in the back seat. I would barely sleep at night because I was watching…
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“That Night We Slept Outside in the Street”
“It was snowy that day, all the family carrying all our belongings and my mum was crying and crying.” Solomon Muche remembers the day he and his family were evicted from their…
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“One of the Hardest Things I Ever Did Was to Leave My Home”
“I started calling shelters and they didn’t have any space at that time. Each night we would have to find a friend’s house to stay in.” In 2009, Zaneta Reid left her abusive boyfriend…
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From Haiti to the United States, Finding and Losing Home
“I lived in fear a lot; I lived in hunger a lot. So being able to go to America was going to save my life.” Born in Haiti and raised in an…
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