{"id":185,"date":"2015-05-18T17:32:38","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T17:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/?p=185"},"modified":"2015-06-09T03:24:21","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T03:24:21","slug":"exploring-homeless-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/2015\/05\/18\/exploring-homeless-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Homeless Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Explore pictures and a video from KERA&#8217;s American Graduate: Homeless In High School series.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Slideshow: Scenes From Collin County<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Samaritan Inn, a homeless shelter in Collin County, has 160 beds. Go inside The Samaritan Inn.<\/p>\n<!-- meta slider -->\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px;\" class=\"metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-140 ml-slider\">\n    \n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_140\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_140\">\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-89 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless10-e1432057578675-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-89\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Sylvia Torres eats lunch at McKinney North High School. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-91 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless12-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-91\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Sierra Mickell in class at McKinney North High School in Collin County. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-86 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless7-e1432061702435-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-86\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Marshella Davis is a counselor at McKinney North High School. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-85 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless6-e1432061718803-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-85\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Abi Akere is a counselor at The Samaritan Inn in McKinney. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-83 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless4-e1432061737739-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-83\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Timothy Waters is a caseworker at The Samaritan Inn in McKinney. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-103 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless24-e1432061648331-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-103\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Sylvia Torres grabs lunch in the cafeteria at McKinney North High School. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-84 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless5-e1432057742668-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-84\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">A common area at The Samaritan Inn in McKinney, a homeless shelter in Collin County. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-82 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless3-e1432057980454-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-82\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Inside one of the rooms at The Samaritan Inn in McKinney. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-81 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless2-e1432130121564-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-81\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">A hallway at The Samaritan Inn in McKinney, a homeless shelter in Collin County. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-80 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless11-e1432057806740-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-80\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Lynne Sipiora is the executive director at The Samaritan Inn in McKinney. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-79 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless45-e1432058775529-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-140 slide-79\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">The entrance to The Samaritan Inn in McKinney. The organization was founded in 1984. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        var metaslider_140 = function($) {\n            $('#metaslider_140').addClass('flexslider'); \/\/ theme\/plugin conflict avoidance\n            $('#metaslider_140').flexslider({ \n                slideshowSpeed:3000,\n                animation:\"fade\",\n                controlNav:true,\n                directionNav:true,\n                pauseOnHover:true,\n                direction:\"horizontal\",\n                reverse:false,\n                animationSpeed:600,\n                prevText:\"&lt;\",\n                nextText:\"&gt;\",\n                slideshow:true\n            });\n        };\n        var timer_metaslider_140 = function() {\n            var slider = !window.jQuery ? window.setTimeout(timer_metaslider_140, 100) : !jQuery.isReady ? window.setTimeout(timer_metaslider_140, 1) : metaslider_140(window.jQuery);\n        };\n        timer_metaslider_140();\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<!--\/\/ meta slider-->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Slideshow: Meet Desmond Davis<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Desmond Davis is a senior at North Dallas High School. He\u2019s the Bulldogs&#8217; drum major, plays in the band, runs track and wrestles for the school. He&#8217;s also homeless. He lives with Charles &#8216;CJ&#8217; Johnson, who has taken in kids from the school for several years.<\/p>\n<!-- meta slider -->\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px;\" class=\"metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-192 ml-slider\">\n    \n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_192\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_192\">\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-77 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless43-e1433366816927-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-77\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Charles 'CJ' Johnson, right, instructs Desmond Davis on how to prepare chicken fried chicken at his home in Dallas. Johnson has taken in more than 40 homeless boys since 2001. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-76 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless42-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-76\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis, 18, drinks a soda after school in his room at Charles 'CJ' Johnson's home in Dallas. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-75 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless41-e1432154059925-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-75\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis, 18, admires his baritone, the instrument he plays in North Dallas High School's band. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-74 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless40-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-74\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis, 18, admires his baritone, the instrument he plays in North Dallas High School's band.  Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-73 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless39-e1433206065209-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-73\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Charles 'CJ' Johnson instructs Desmond Davis on how to prune a rose bush at his home. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-95 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless16-e1433788310438-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-95\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Charles 'CJ' Johnson, left, and Brandon Jones talk at Johnson's home in Dallas. Jones, who still stops by to get his mail, lived with Johnson for five years. \"That's my dad basically,\" Jones says. \"Everybody calls him 'the godfather.'\" Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-71 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless37-e1432835710135-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-71\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">North Dallas High School student Desmond Davis tries on a hat while looking for a tux for his upcoming prom at Al's Formal Wear in Dallas. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-70 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless36-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-70\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">North Dallas High School student Desmond Davis tries on a suit for his upcoming prom at Al's Formal Wear in Dallas. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-67 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless33-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-67\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">North Dallas High School student Desmond Davis looks for a suit for his upcoming prom at Al's Formal Wear in Dallas. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-65 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless311-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-65\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Senior Desmond Davis leaves North Dallas High School after an Action Team meeting. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-108 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless29-e1432835365868-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-108\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Charles 'CJ' Johnson, left, and Desmond Davis, a student who is currently living with him, talk to other Action Team volunteers during an Action Team meeting at North Dallas High School. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-63 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/conducting-2-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-63\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis is a senior at North Dallas High School. Photo\/Ginny Martin<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-62 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/computer-class-1-copy-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-62\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis is a senior at North Dallas High School.  Photo\/Ginny Martin<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-57 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/homeless-band-room-ginny-e1433779490596-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-57\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis plays in the band at North Dallas High School. Photo\/Ginny Martin<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-101 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/KERA_homeless22-e1432835250178-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-101\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis attends an Action Team meeting at North Dallas High School. Photo\/Lara Solt<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-55 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/homeless-2-ginny-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-55\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis is a senior at North Dallas High School.  Photo\/Ginny Martin<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-59 ms-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/stories.kera.org\/homeless-in-high-school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/05\/homeless-high-school-pic-ginny-800x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-192 slide-59\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Desmond Davis is a senior at North Dallas High School.  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