TX-1
A 42-year-old bartender home-schooling her son in El Paso, TX
TX-2
A 25-year-old mother of two from Dallas, Texas.
TX-3
An 18-year-old mother of one from East El Paso, Texas.
TX-4
A 17-year-old mother of one from El Paso, Texas.
TX-5
A 17-year-old mother of one from Pharr, Texas.
TX-6
A 17 year-old new mother and recent high school graduate, living with her
husband and extended family in Hildago County and planning to continue with
school
TX-7
An 18 year-old undocumented immigrant living in Hidalgo County with her child,
husband and extended family, unable to find employment.
TX-8
A 16 year-old senior in high school living at home with her son and beginning
to explore job training in Edinburg
TX-9
A 17-year-old mother working and living with her mother in El Paso
TX-10
A 16-year-old girl living at home with her child waiting to return to job
training following surgery
TX-11
A 17-year-old senior in high school raising her daughter and living with her
parents in El Paso.
TX-12
An 18-year-old mother living at home and planning on attending college to
train as a nursing assistant, living in the Lower Valley in El Paso
TX-13
A 15-year-old married high school student raising a child and receiving child
care assistance from her mother-in-law, living in El Paso
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The following stories were collected as part of Phase II of
Faces of Change and cover issues related to household support, child
well-being, basic needs, housing, emotional well-being, and employment. [Some
names and places have been changed in some of the stories in order to secure
the anonymity of the author and his/her children.]
TX-14(II)
A 40 year-old mother recently unemployed and living in El Paso, TX with her 16 year-old son.
TX-15(II)
A 39 year-old mother living with her 16 year-old son on the east side of El Paso, TX.
TX-16(II)
A 40 year-old beauty salon operator living on the northeast side of El Paso, TX with her husband and her three children.
TX-17(II)
A woman raising four children and living in a neighborhood in El Paso.
TX-18(II)
A 24 year-old mother of three working on her CNA and living in El Paso, TX.
TX-19(II)
A 32 year-old single mother running her own flower shop and living with her mother and 8 year-old daughter on the Eastside of El Paso.
TX-20(II)
A 26 year-old mother living with her husband and two children in the El Paso area.
TX-21(II)
A 51 year-old woman who is homeless and living on a meager income earned substitute teaching in the El Paso area.
TX-22(II)
A 65 year-old man not working and living with his wife, daughter and grandkids in El Paso, TX.
TX-23(II)
A 44 year-old mother struggling to support her family in El Paso, TX.
TX-24(II)
An 18 year-old single mother of two working and finishing her senior year of
high school.
TX-25(II)
An 18 year-old single mother of two receiving help from her mother to pay rent
and bills.
TX-26(II)
A 23 year-old mother of two going to school to be better able to support her
family.
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