Towanda Chew has gone to extraordinary lengths to prioritize her children’s education. Like many parents navigating homelessness, keeping this promise remains a harrowing challenge. It requires that she first keep them safe and sheltered. “I wish I could have walked on the stage,” said Chew, who didn’t graduate from high school, but got her GED. […]

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Kaela is deputy editor of Street Sense Media. She holds a B.A. in journalism and anthropology from American University.