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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“No One Really Chooses to Be Homeless”
“I saw children that came, who literally looked lost, and some of them they were blaming themselves for the family’s homelessness.” Desmond Pullen started volunteering at a homeless shelter for families near…
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“When I First Started in Human Services, There Weren’t Homeless Families”
“How you stop family homelessness is not really complex. You put a roof over people’s heads, and then you figure out the rest.” Mary Jane Brell Vujovic has devoted her life to…
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“None of Us Are Choosing to Be Out There”
“I was on the street with kids that were magnificent.” At age 13, Izeekiel Lundsten fled violence and sexual abuse at home, and ended up on the streets of Seattle. Thirty years…
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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…
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