This is a re-post of an article published on Firesteel’s blog Aug. 22, 2014.
Written by Denise Miller, Firesteel Advocacy Coordinator
More than 30,000 schoolchildren in Washington state are experiencing homelessness.
In a heart-wrenching story that aired on NPR this morning, one of these students talks about the challenges of attending high school while living in a car with her family. [Note – in April 2025, a family member requested the story be removed because circumstances have changed, and we are honoring that request.]
The story was collected as part of the Gates Foundation’s “Finding Our Way” initiative, which has given more than 150 people in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties a chance to share in their own words how homelessness has affected their lives.
See More about our StoryCorps Project.
projectonfamilyhomelessness.org 