StoryCorps Interviews

Even in Toughest Times, Mom Remains Young Man’s “Superhero”

“She’s like MacGyver. She figures out every way, anything to do to make sure that we’re OK with any situation, even when we were homeless,” says 18-year-old Kentrall Kelly as he describes… [More]

“You’re Always Working With Not Enough”: An Educator Speaks Out

“There are some of them that are persevering and they are being successful, but…a big majority of them are not,” says the woman who serves homeless students for the largest school district in Washington… [More]

Mom Tells Daughter About Escaping Violent Arranged Marriage

“I started looking for housing, and I had to go through the shelter. I went from place to place and that was one of the toughest times, that I felt like I… [More]

Homeless 11-Year-Old Misses Milk, Pets and Sleepovers

“I had friends, and they liked me, and we used to play all the time. Then one day they asked, ‘Where do you live?’ I said, ‘I don’t have a house. I’m… [More]

“I Work as Hard as I Can”: Single Mom Challenges Stereotypes of Homelessness

“I’ve never been to jail. I don’t do drugs, I don’t drink. I don’t even go on dates. I sit at home, and I take care of my son, and I go… [More]

Once Homeless, Family Feels “Blessed To Wake Up Another Day”

“I remember going to REI and looking at tents that would hold a family of five,” says Sherry Gilliard to her husband, Franklin. The Gilliards never thought they’d experience homelessness. Then the… [More]

It’s Impossible to Do Homework While Living in a Car

“I try to go to the library to do my homework, but sometimes that’s just kind of impossible. Like, we’re not near one or we don’t have enough gas to get to… [More]

“Stepping Into Homelessness”: Domestic Violence and the Power of Empathy

Many families in our community face “an untenable choice”: Staying in a domestic violence situation, or leaving and stepping into homelessness. Vince Matulionis of United Way of King County tells colleague Catherine… [More]

StoryCorps Interviews

Even in Toughest Times, Mom Remains Young Man’s “Superhero”

“You’re Always Working With Not Enough”: An Educator Speaks Out

Mom Tells Daughter About Escaping Violent Arranged Marriage

Homeless 11-Year-Old Misses Milk, Pets and Sleepovers

“I Work as Hard as I Can”: Single Mom Challenges Stereotypes of Homelessness

Once Homeless, Family Feels “Blessed To Wake Up Another Day”

It’s Impossible to Do Homework While Living in a Car

“Stepping Into Homelessness”: Domestic Violence and the Power of Empathy

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