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A Safe Place for Kasey
When Kasey* met a Coffee Oasis Youth Development Staff at a local grocery store, she shared a shortened version of her life story. She expressed that she [...]
A Safe Place for Haley to Escape Trafficking
Haley* had been traveling with an older couple when she arrived at The Coffee Oasis shelter. Shelter staff were concerned about a possible trafficking situation. After doing [...]
A Safe Place for Youth
Tonight, thousands of young people throughout Washington will sleep outside under park benches and in tents. Even more will find themselves in unsafe or unstable home environments, often [...]
Danny’s Story
When Danny was three years old, he was adopted along with his sister due to abuse and neglect from his biological parents. “They preferred doing drugs and drinking. [...]
Jacob’s Story
By the time Jacob was 16, he had moved 5 times. He bounced around, living with different family members. At times, he faced abuse [...]
Alejandro’s Story
Instability of Frequent Moves Alejandro’s parents were teenagers when they moved from Mexico to the United States. However, he doesn’t remember much of life [...]