"At 15 years old, I lost my housing. The school district at the time did very little to support me. Sure, I was offered some resources at ... school like hot lunch and a teacher to talk to when my mental health suffered."

-Fatima Hmada,17, at SLA Beeber.
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"But when I was not at school I was couch surfing, sleeping in train stations, or staying in a shelter. I was constantly threatened with ... truancy court and my grades declined severely. I was once a straight-A student and now I was on the brink of failing."

-Fatima Hmada,17.
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