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Description
Mayor Frey and Council Member Vetaw will join leaders from the City, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Public Schools, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, YMCA of the North, and program participants to announce the expansion of the Stable Homes Stable Schools program.
The program, which started under Frey’s leadership, helps MPS elementary school students and families facing homelessness or housing insecurity get into safe and stable affordable housing. Since 2019, the program has been a fixture in Mayor Frey’s budget and has served more than 1,500 families and 4,200 children.
A
All
right
good
afternoon,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Jacob
fry
I'm,
the
mayor
of
Minneapolis
and
I
am
so
excited
to
be
here
to
announce
an
incredible
expansion
of
an
incredible
program
which
is
stable,
home,
stable
schools.
Today
we
celebrate
our
ongoing
commitment
to
making
sure
that
young
people
in
our
school
system
have
a
stable
place
to
live.
We
know
from
the
data
and
the
evidence
is
exceedingly
clear.
The
best
way
to
make
sure
that
a
young
person
succeeds
academically
is
to
make
sure
they
have
a
stable
place
to
live.
A
A
We
know
from
the
numbers
that
there
are
far
too
many
young
people
that
are
having
to
transition
from
school
to
school
to
school,
sometimes
as
many
as
two
and
three
times
in
one
school
year
that
causes
instability
at
home
and
it
causes
instability
in
the
classroom.
But
here's
the
thing
when
we
partner
together,
we
collectively
have
the
ability
to
fix
this.
This
is
not
an
insurmountable
problem.
A
This
is
something
that
we
all
can
come
together
between
Minneapolis
public
schools
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
Hennepin
County
and
entities
like
the
polad
family
foundation
and
the
YMCA,
and
we
can
do
right
by
the
students
in
our
Minneapolis
public
school
system
and
that's
exactly
what
we're
doing
in
2019.
We
started
this
program
with
the
hope
that
it
was
going
to
work
as
a
pilot.
The
results
were
incredible.
A
Not
only
did
we
see
stability
at
home,
we
saw
Improvement
in
both
grade
score
in
class,
as
well
as
the
ability
to
stay
in
the
same
place.
Hopefully,
the
goal
when
we
put
young
people
and
families
in
a
home
is
that
it
was
it's
within
a
certain
radius
of
their
school
itself
and
where
we
were
able
to
do
that,
we
saw
great
results
across
the
board
in
2021.
We
then
expanded
the
program
again
to
make
it
permanent
an
ongoing
fixture
in
our
budget
process
and
over
the
past
few
years.
A
This
program
has
helped
house
or
has
prevented
homelessness
for
over
4
200
kids
I'm
going
to
say
it
again.
This
program
has
helped
house,
has
helped
provide
emergency
assistance
or
has
helped
bring
people
out
of
homelessness
for
over
four
thousand
and
two
hundred
kids
in
our
Minneapolis
Public
School
System.
That's
about
1500
families.
A
There's
a
lot
of
programs
out
there
that
think
that
that
there's
a
lot
of
programs
out
there
that
maybe
look
good
on
paper,
there's
a
lot
of
good
programs
out
there.
That
probably
provide
some
great
talking
points
when
people
are
running
for
office
again.
This
is
a
program
that
actually
works,
and
when
you
find
a
program
that
works,
you
want
to
double
down
on
it
again
and
again,
I'll
tell
you
why
it's
working
it's
working
because
of
these
Partnerships.
You
hear
you
see
back
here.
A
We're
going
to
be
doubling
the
number
of
families
that
we
serve,
so
we're
not
only
expanding
the
number
of
schools
that
we're
impacting
we're
expanding
the
number
of
kids
we're
serving
and
we're
doing
this
by
expanding
the
two
programs
that
are
the
core
of
the
stable
home,
stable
schools
program.
So,
first
beginning
this
fall.
A
This
program
helps
get
families
experiencing
homelessness
into
safe
and
stable
housing,
and
it's
one
that
we
know
works.
This
expansion
will
also
include
increasing
the
number
of
families
that
we're
able
to
serve
and
the
number
of
families
that
are
participating
in
this
program
and
also
add
some
additional
staff
and
support.
A
So
this
is
a
really
historic
investment.
It's
one
that
we
are
making
for
the
future
of
our
children
and
we
couldn't
be
more
excited
to
be
expanding
this
program
once
again
to
make
sure
that
every
single
kid
has
the
necessary
resources
and
stability
that
they
need
both
at
home
and
in
the
classroom.
There's
so
many
programs
that
we
have
set
up
over
the
years.
I'll
tell
you.
A
This
is
the
one
I'm
most
proud
of
it's
almost
proud
of
it,
because
I
know
that
there
will
be
a
long-standing
impact
for
these
kids
for
theirs,
for
their
excuse.
Me
I
know
that
this
will
be
a
long-standing
impact
for
these
kids
for
their
lives,
for
their
families
and
for
the
entire
classroom
where
they
go
to
school.
A
It's
a
huge
deal
so
there's
so
many
people
to
say
thank
you
to
from
Minneapolis
public
schools
to
the
Minneapolis
public
housing
authority
to
the
YMCA
of
the
north,
our
partners
at
Hennepin
County
to
my
city,
council.
Colleagues,
I
want
to
give
a
thank
you
to
council
member
Latricia
Vita,
who
wasn't
able
to
be
with
us
today.
A
She's
been
a
huge
advocate
of
this
program
and
to
the
polad
Family
Foundation
each
and
every
one
of
you
has
played
a
critical
role
in
this
program,
and
we
could
not
be
here
today
without
you,
there's
also
the
staff
that
have
done
such
an
incredible
job,
making
sure
that
this
program
doesn't
just
get
off
the
ground
and
running,
but
we're
able
to
expand
it.
You
know
there
are
instances
where
you
want
to
expand
a
program
as
quickly
as
possible,
but
you
first
want
to
make
sure
you
have
the
necessary
infrastructure
in
place.
A
This
is
one
where
we've
managed
to
do
both.
So
thank
you
so
much
to
all
those
that
have
worked
on
this
and
finally
I'd
like
to
thank
my
colleague
and
a
really
good
friend
Council.
Vice
president
Lynette
palmisano
she's
been
a
huge
supporter
and
advocate
of
this
program,
even
when
it
wasn't
in
her
ward
in
full
form.
Now
that
we're
bringing
it
to
all
elementary
schools
throughout
the
entire
city
in
every
Ward
1-13,
she
can
not
only
be
an
advocate,
but
her
her
constituents
can
in
a
big
way
be
beneficiaries
as
well.
A
B
You
thank
you,
mayor,
I'm,
excited
to
be
here
today,
along
with
this
fabulous
group
of
Community
Partners,
to
talk
about
the
importance
of
stable
home,
stable
schools
and
its
expansion
to
all
the
elementary
schools
in
our
city.
You
know:
investing
in
stable
housing
is
fundamental
to
the
success
of
our
school
kids
and
it
has
an
impact
on
every
kid
at
every
school.
B
For
some
families,
stable
housing
is
difficult
to
maintain
and
this
this
program
that
allows
children
to
stay
in
their
schools
and
offer
stability
is
a
kind
of
stability
that
so
many
of
us
take
for
granted.
As
we
strive
for
a
more
integrated
City,
we
need
these
Services
everywhere
and
stable
home.
Stable
schools
is
one
of
our
best
ways
to
Target,
affordable
housing
to
the
people
and
places
where
it
is
most
critical
and
most
urgent.
In
this
case,
it's
the
children
of
our
city
that
are
going
to
benefit
the
most.
B
By
having
this
program
available
at
every
school,
it
provides
a
safety
net
to
catch
any
child
needing
stable
housing.
As
chair
of
the
Public
Safety
Committee
council,
member
Vita
would
have
liked
to
have
been
here
today
to
celebrate
this
investment.
I
know
how
much
she
values
it
for
the
help
it
has
already
provided
to
families
in
North
Minneapolis,
and
she
looks
forward
to
the
expansion
to
serve
everybody
in
the
city.
B
C
Thank
you,
Council.
Vice
president,
my
name
is
David
Hewitt
I'm,
the
director
of
housing
stability
at
Hennepin,
County
I,
lead
our
efforts
to
make
homelessness
rare
brief
and
non-recurring.
When
we
talk
about
homelessness,
we
often
focus
on
the
crisis
and
the
risks,
and
rightly
so,
with
more
families
needing
to
use
shelter
in
Hennepin
County
than
we've
seen
for
some
time
since
the
end
of
rental
assistance
during
the
pandemic.
C
While
we're
proud
in
Hennepin
County
to
be
unique
in
the
state
of
Minnesota,
with
a
right
to
shelter
for
families,
we
know
that
home
is
where
families
do
best
home
is
what
parents
do
best
home
is
where
children
are
healthiest
and
happiest.
Of
course,
school
performance
is
better
because
overall,
well-being
and
development
is
better.
C
Children
are
able
to
be
children,
and
that
is
what
we're
all
here
to
support,
and
yet,
even
though
we
know
this
to
be
true,
we
know
that
housing
is
fundamental
and
we
know
that
it's
one
of
the
most
expensive
items
in
a
low-income
household's
budget
requirements.
It
is
also
an
area
where
federal
assistance
is
far
too
scarce.
C
Far
too
many
are
left
struggling
with
this,
and
it's
into
that
space
that
this
incredible
partnership
steps,
the
school,
the
school
district
and
the
schools
themselves,
the
Housing
Authority
City,
County,
philanthropic
Partners,
our
non-profit
Partners
at
the
Y
and
the
families
themselves.
Stepping
into
this
space
and
with
the
new
school
year
coming,
Hennepin
County
is
proud
to
announce
that
we'll
be
allocating
more
than
two
million
dollars
in
new
funding
to
this
program
to
support
the
expansion
that
mayor
fry
described
from
our
local
homeless
prevention
aid.
C
Further
because
we
know
it
works,
we're
looking
to
expand
this
model
to
other
school
districts
throughout
the
county,
working
with
an
additional
eight
school
districts
to
get
assistance
to
families
throughout
Hennepin
County,
because
we
know
that
as
you've
heard
from
the
previous
speakers.
This
is
an
investment
in
our
entire
Community
for
now
and
into
the
future.
I'm
really
proud
to
be
here
today
and
part
of
this
partnership
and
it's
my
privilege
now
to
hand
over
to
Rochelle
Cox,
the
interim
Minneapolis
public
schools,
director.
D
Ingredients:
everyone
I,
must
start
with
my
gratitude
towards
mayor
fry
and
the
city
council
for
their
commitment
to
stable
homes,
stable
schools.
Last
year,
our
staff
identified
2
500
students
experiencing
homelessness.
It's
a
staggering
number.
That's
nearly
10
percent
of
all
of
our
students
in
MPS,
stable
homes,
stable
school
is
important
for
a
lot
of
reasons.
When
students
don't
need
to
worry
about
where
they're
going
to
sleep
at
night,
they
can
focus
on
other
things
like
their
schoolwork
and
activities.
They
can
continue
to
build
important
relationships
with
their
teachers
and
their
classmates.
D
They
can
stay
at
the
same
school
without
changing
year
after
year.
This
helps
set
them
up
for
success.
They
can
then
focus
on
making
it
to
the
next
grade,
the
next
school
level
and
graduation
without
stable
housing
that
simply
hasn't
been
the
reality
for
many
of
our
students,
but
stable
home,
stable
school
has
provided
much
needed
stability
for
many
of
our
students.
This
program
has
helped
families
avoid
homelessness.
Student
attendance
has
improved,
School
stability
has
increased
I,
know,
I
speak
for
everyone
in
MPS,
when
I
say
we
are
thrilled
that
the
see
this
program
expansion.
D
This
expansion
will
now
include
additional
schools
and
will
provide
additional
supports
for
existing
schools,
the
ones
where
we
see
the
highest
rate
of
homelessness
by
expanding
the
housing
stability,
eviction
prevention,
support
to
every
single
one
of
our
elementary
schools.
We
take
a
very
important
step
in
stabilizing
housing
for
families
who
are
at
risk
of
homelessness.
We
are
very
excited
to
be
partners
in
this
work
and
we
look
forward
to
continuing
to
support
our
students
and
family
at
MPS
and
I'm,
going
to
turn
it
over
to
chair
El
Amin
of
the
Minneapolis
Public
School
school
board.
E
Thank
you,
superintendent,
Cox,
again
my
gratitude
to
Mayor
Frye
for
giving
us
the
opportunity
to
partner
with
you,
and
so
many
others
behind
us
here.
I
can't
express
how
much
homelessness
has
impacted
our
students
and
families.
Every
day,
like
interim
superintendent,
Cox
shared,
we
found
that
2
500
of
our
students
experience
homelessness
last
school
year.
It
is
imperative
that
our
community
removes
the
barrier
of
homelessness,
so
our
students
can
feel
safe,
secure
and
we
can
get
back
to
the
academic
learning
that
needs
to
take
place
in
our
schools.
E
Stable
homes
and
stable
schools
is
doing
just
that.
This
expansion
speaks
to
the
strength
and
the
commitment
of
our
partners,
our
staff
families
and
our
students,
as
chair
I,
want
to
express,
as
chair
I,
want
to
express
my
gratitude
to
everyone
who
made
this
expansion
possible.
I
want
to
thank
MPS
staff
for
their
daily
work
and
being
able
to
guide
and
support
our
families,
the
parents
who
trust
us
to
partner
with
us
and,
most
importantly,
the
students
whose
Brilliance
inspires
all
of
us
every
step
of
the
day.
E
F
Good
afternoon,
thank
you.
Everyone
and
I
want
to
Echo
the
former
speakers
remarks
by
thanking
the
mayor
of
the
City
of
Minneapolis,
Jacob,
Frye
and
Council
vice
president
Lanae
palmisano
for
their
leadership
and
support
of
this
program.
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
joining
us
today
to
mark
this
exciting
new
chapter
in
the
stable
home,
stable
schools
program.
My
name
is
Abdul
Sami
I'm,
the
executive
director
and
CEO
of
the
Minneapolis
public
housing
authority.
Mpha
serves
more
than
26
000
people
throughout
various
programs
and
39
of
those
are
children.
Under
the
age
of
18.
F
every
year,
mpha
delivers
more
than
150
million
dollars
in
federal
housing
aid,
and
the
agency
has
a
variety
of
programs
to
help
address
problems
at
all
levels
of
the
housing
continue.
As
a
high
performing
agency,
we
are
afforded
various
flexibilities
to
develop
unique
localized
Partnerships
like
stable
home,
stable
schools
to
address
Regional
Housing
challenges
in
this
program.
Families
are
for
offered
two
tiers
of
support.
The
first
year
is
emergency
one-time
assistance
to
prevent
homelessness,
which
could
include
paying
back
owned,
rent
fixing
a
car
needed
to
go
to
work
or
other
forms
of
short-term
assistance.
F
F
This
nationally
recognized
partnership
has
assisted
more
than
1
500
families,
I
repeat:
1
500
families
helping
more
than
4
200
children,
and
with
today's
announcement
we
hope
to
double
the
number
of
families
served
by
expanding
the
program's
emergency
assistance
to
all
MPS
elementary
schools
and
adding
five
new
schools
offering
multi-year
rental
assistance
further
with
the
new
2
million
investment
from
Hennepin
County.
The
program
will
now
also
provide
multiple
months
of
emergency
assistance,
coupled
with
case
management,
support
for
families
that
are
housed,
but
for
whom
one-time
assistance
is
not
adequate
to
address
their
instability.
F
That
means
more
families
getting
the
help.
They
need
to
stay
housed
more
kids,
not
having
to
worry
about
where
they
will
rest
their
head.
That
night
and
more
students
provided
the
stability
necessary
to
succeed
in
the
classroom,
and
we
hope
more
cities
around
the
country
will
use
this
unique
partnership
as
a
model
for
how
to
leverage
Federal
resources.
In
reducing
housing,
instability
for
families
with
school-aged
children,
whether
through
one
of
the
one
of
our
7
200
housing,
Choice
vouchers
or
one
of
the
6
000
units
owned
and
operated
by
mpha.
F
The
agency
is
ready
to
welcome
new
and
expanded
Partnerships
to
help
house
our
Region's
most
vulnerable
population.
And
if
the
success
of
stable
home,
stable
schools
is
any
indication,
mpha
is
ready
to
be
part
of
the
housing
solution.
So
thank
you
again
to
the
mayor
to
our
other
leaders
to
the
partners
and
I
cannot
wait
to
watch.
This
incredible
program
continue
to
grow
and
I'm
going
to
hand
it
over
to
the
CEO
of
the
YMCA
Mr
Gunderson.
G
Thank
you,
Avi
and
thank
you
mayor
and
thank
you
to
our
city
council
for
their
engagement.
We
are
so
encouraged
by
this
program,
what
young
person
and
what
family
wouldn't
benefit
from
stable
homes
and
stable
schools.
The
essence,
the
very
essence
of
what's
Happening
Here,
is
a
necessity
and
we're
so
grateful
to
be
a
part
of
it.
We're
grateful
to
the
partnership
with
Minneapolis
public
housing
authority.
Thank
you
again.
G
H
H
A
Beautifully
stated,
Nisha
and
I
think
what
you're
doing
now
is,
as
part
of
this
organization
is
a
prime
example
of
giving
back
and
of
Public
Service.
You
know
this
has
been
pointed
out.
You
know
we
started
this
program
back
in
2019,
not
entirely
recognizing
where
it
would
lead
and
at
the
time
in
2019,
this
whole
notion
of
providing
emergency
rental
assistance
was
a
fairly
New
Concept.
We
certainly
weren't
doing
it
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis.
A
Just
give
you
one
example:
a
couple:
a
few
years
ago,
prior
to
the
pandemic,
I
went
along
to
a
stable
home,
stable
schools,
family
that
was
about
to
receive
their
very
own
bed
from
an
organization
called
my
very
own
bed,
and
this
was
an
add-on.
We
already
had
the
home
set
up.
We
already
had
much
of
the
wrap
around
Services
parents
were
already
connected
to
job
opportunities
through
and
supports
through
the
social
services
at
Hennepin,
County
and
the
YMCA.
A
But
in
addition
to
that,
you
know,
I
got
to
watch
these
little
kids
run
into
their
home,
run
up
to
their
room,
jump
on
their
own
bed
with
their
very
own
bedding
and
blanket
and
a
couple
books,
and
maybe
a
few
stuffed
animals.
There
is
nothing
more
beautiful
than
that,
and
because
of
that,
there's
no
doubt
in
my
mind
that
these
kids
are
going
to
be
a
tremendous
success.
A
They're
going
to
be
a
tremendous
success
in
the
classroom
and
well
beyond,
because
we
provided
that
foundational
stability
of
a
home
so
that
just
kind
of
gives
you
the
real
world
of
of
where
this
is
at
and
how
it
meets
people
literally.
In
their
neighborhoods
and
in
their
home
so
with
that
I'll
open
up
to
any
questions
that
you
might
have.
D
A
So,
while
those
numbers
did
go
down,
it's
not
necessarily
indicative
of
the
wholesale
Improvement
that
we
want
to
see
the
number
of
young
people
that
are
receiving
the
number
of
families
that
are
receiving
assistance,
both
in
the
form
of
emergency
rental
and
a
more
long-term,
not
necessarily
permanent,
but
multi-year
assistance.
That's
definitely
been
going
up.
A
You
know
how
many
students
exactly
might
be
served
each
year,
so
the
number
of
of
students
that
will
be
added
on
to
that.
We
can
now
serve
each
year.
I
believe
is
350
families
as
a
result
of
that's
for
the
Emergency
rental
assistance
and
then
250
families
from
the
multi-year
rental
assistance,
and
it's
taken
me
a
long
time
to
wrap
my
head
around
each
one
of
these
individual
programs
and
how
I
refer
to
them
in
a
way
that
is
simple
and
makes
sense.
A
The
emergency
rental
assistance
is
funding
for
families
that
have
run
into
a
tough
time
the
car
breaks
down
and
you
need
to
get
it
fixed
in
order
to
get
to
work,
you
can't
both
pay
for
the
mechanic
and
also
pay
the
rent.
That's
the
first
part.
The
second
part
is
for
ham,
families
that
are
experiencing
homelessness
now
and
need
to
the
kind
of
longer
term
Support
over
a
multi-year
basis,
and
there
was
a
second
part
to
your
question.
A
So
the
present
budget
allocation
from
the
City
of
Minneapolis
is
I
believe
three
million
dollars
ongoing
2.2
million
dollars
ongoing
Hennepin
County
has
also
stepped
up
so
David.
Maybe
you
can
I
think
it's
another
two
million
dollars
from
Hennepin
County
that
they
are
providing
we've
gotten
assistance
from
the
polad
family
foundation,
and
then
we
have
another
number
of
other
entities,
including
public
housing,
including
the
YMCA
that
have
stepped
up
to
either
provide
literal
cash
or
ongoing
in
kind
support.
A
A
A
That's
always
a
concern.
This
program
is
about
getting
people
homes,
so
you
know
in
the
City
of
Minneapolis
and
in
conjunction
with
Hennepin
County
and
David's,
going
to
answer
this
much
better
than
I
can
in
just
a
second
We've,
pretty
dramatically
expanded
the
shelter
capacity
adding
around
three
over
the
last
three
new
shelters
over
the
last
couple
of
years,
and
certainly
that
has
that
has
helped.
But
if
you
don't
have
a
pipeline
to
get
people
into
homes,
I
mean
homes
are
the
answer.
Housing
is
the
answer.
C
Thank
you
Marin.
Yes,
thank
you
for
the
question.
An
important
piece
of
context
with
regards
to
shelter
for
families
locally
is
that
Hennepin
County
does
have
a
shelter
or
commitment
which
is
a
Hennepin,
County,
specific
and
unique
policy
in
Minnesota.
What
that
means
is
when
our
non-profit
Partners,
who
operate
family
shelter
like
people
serving
people
and
Haven
housing
when
they
do
not
have
additional
capacity.
Hennepin
County
stands
up
additional
capacity
outside
of
that
shelter
system.
C
It
should
be,
ideally,
you
know
a
few
days
a
few
weeks.
At
best,
we
want
votes
in
their
own
homes.
We
know
that's
where
they
do
best,
where
their
kids
do
best
and
that's
what
this
program
and
others
like
are
all
about,
is
how
do
we
minimize
even
that
experience
of
shelter,
even
though
it's
necessary
at
times.
C
D
Yeah
for
this,
this
really
speaks
to
the
partnership
of
the
program
right
so
oftentimes.
It
starts
with
a
referral
to
our
social
workers
and
other
school
personnel,
and
then
it
goes
into
a
system
where
it
works.
They
connect
with
YMCA
and
other
providers
to
move
through
it,
but
I
I
believe
most
of
it
starts
really
at
the
school
level.
Where
we
know
our
staff
really
understand,
what's
happening
with
our
students
and
families
and
are
oftentimes
really
the
confidential
source.
To
have
those
conversations.
D
Are
there
any
transportation
options
right?
So
our
families
facing
homelessness
are
protected
through
the
mckinney-vento
act,
and
so
they
have
the
right
to
transportation
to
the
school
that
they
were
in
to
cut
to
help
with
that
stabilization.
So
that
piece
is
in
place,
it's
extremely
expensive
and
we
have
like
a
whole
microcosm
of
people
who
work
on
that
daily
as
we
work
to
make
sure
that
they
are
are
transported,
whether
they're,
still
within
our
district
or
outside
of
our
district.
Also.
H
Excuse
me
I,
would
say
what
happened
with
my
family
happens
with
a
lot
of
families.
Is
most
people
don't
really
consider
themselves
homeless,
meaning
oh
I'm?
Staying
with
my
parents
with
my
children
or
I'm,
staying
with
a
friend
couch
hopping
that
type
of
situation
so
I
think
we
need
to
change
the
the
face
of
what
homelessness
actually
is
or
what
it's
considered.
H
So
the
social
worker
reached
out
to
me,
like
hey,
there's
a
program,
I
kind
of
want
to
you
know
let
you
know
about
because
I
know
this,
that
the
kids
are
missing
school
and
that's
not
like
you
to
have
them
Miss.
In
school,
so
once
she
started
the
program
well,
she
got
me
in
contact
with
who
I
needed
to
be
in
contact
with
with
the
YMCA
and
stable
home,
stable
schools.
H
So
then
we
went
from
the
shelter
to
a
hotel.
We
stayed
at
a
hotel
for
probably
a
month
or
so,
while
I
was
in
the
process
of
looking
for
a
house,
and
then
we
finally
got
the
call
that
we
found
something
that
I
liked
and
I
was
approved
for
it
and
I
got
moved.
I
also
was
a
part
of
what
mayor
fry
talked
about
the
my
very
own
beds.
They
came
in
and
furnished
not
only
the
children
with
beds
and
things
like
that,
but
they
got
me
bedding
stuffed
animals.
Things
like
that.
H
H
As
much
as
you
don't
think
that
things
stress
your
kids
out
as
much
as
you
try
to
hide
it,
they
notice
so
now.
I
see
that
my
kids
are
more
okay.
I
want
to
go
to
school.
I
want
to
go.
Do
this
because
I
have
this
going
on
at
school
today
or
just
all
around
just
more
happy.
Knowing
like
this,
is
my
house
nobody's
gonna,
come
and
say:
oh
well,
you
have
to
leave
this.
Is
my
house.