Until recently, 20-year-old Skarlett and her younger siblings lived in a homeless shelter in downtown San Francisco. Skarlett is currently the caretaker of her younger brother and sister. She told her story to Youth Radio’s Amber Ly.
In this week’s Youth Radio podcast, we explore the meaning of “home,” from Chicago teens reflecting on Trump’s remarks about their hometown, to our award-winning story of a teen who became homeless at 13, to a shout out to the foods that bring some of us home for the holidays.
I was 13 years old the night I became homeless. I was fighting with family — that happened a lot — and my mom finally told me to get out. I could tell it was serious this time. So I did.
Soon, I will be making the great college migration, leaving the Bay Area, my home of 18 years for the…
You are beautiful. You have a lot of mountains with big houses. But its too bad right now because there’s a war over your land for some stupid reasons.
People hear my accent and ask — “Where are you from?” “What is it like to move to America?” These are complicated questions.When you move from Moscow to Atlanta, every part of life is different.
I feel incredible pride to live in a place that was part of such a paramount movement, with shouts of the Free Speech protests ringing in my ears and the bang of beatnik bongo music keeping tempo with my thoughts.
In my neighborhood of Coney Island if I were to take a walk down the street I’d see a lot of buildings known, as “the projects.” Walking down your streets of Coney Island is very simple; the streets consist of just one straight avenue.
Dear Oakland, I lived here all my life and I know you weren’t always like this. That’s why I wonder…
