Oakland shelter gives homeless teen hope for a future (edsource.org)

Dana Brown (PACEs Connection Staff) 10/4/179:00 AM

Across California there are just over 200,000 students in kindergarten through high school who meet the legal definition of being homeless by living in shelters, cars, hotels, mobile homes, or - out of economic hardship - with friends and relatives.

The housing crunch in the San Francisco-Bay Area accounts for at least 15,000 of those students.

Here EdSource reporter Sarah Tan tells the story of one teenager who knows all about not having a place to call home.

To listen to Sarah Tan's audio clip, please click here.

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