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.]

WA-1(II)
A 23 year-old mother of one working part-time and living in Whatcom County.

WA-2(II)
A 33 year-old mother of two, participating in the Community Jobs Program in Bellingham, WA.

WA-3(II)
A 47 year-old single mother who is unable to work and living in Bellingham, WA.

WA-4(II)
A single mother living in Bellingham, WA and starting a new job after completing the Community Jobs Program.

WA-5(II)
A 35 year-old mother caring for her three children with special needs.

WA-6(II)
A 36 year-old mother supporting her family with help from son and the money she earns from babysitting and sleeping with men.

WA-7(II)
A 32 year-old mother raising her 10 year-old son and working at AmeriCorp as a reading tutor.

WA-8(II)
A 17 year-old mother attending an alternative school and living with her boyfriend and a friend in Bridgeport, WA.

WA-9(II)
A 20 year-old mother of two small children going to school and living in Mansfield, WA.

WA-10(II)
A 41 year-old mother living with seven of her children in Sedro Woolley.

WA-11(II)
A 41 year-old single mother living in Seattle with her 11 year-old son and waiting for approval for disability.

WA-12(II)
A 30 year-old mother living with her six year-old son in transitional housing, working part-time and going to school full-time.

WA-13(II)
A 31 year-old father living with his family in a Seattle neighborhood and working at the airport.

WA-14(II)
A 41 year-old woman living in Bellevue, WA with her two children.

WA-15(II)
A 24 year-old single mother living in Tacoma, WA and going to school with support from work-study.

WA-16(II)
A 44 year-old woman living with her daughters and grandson in Vancouver, WA.

WA-17(II)
A 33 year-old woman living with her four children in Washington.

WA-18(II)
A 36 year-old woman living with her family in a town in Washington.

WA-19(II)
A 32 year-old diesel technician living with his wife and five children in a neighborhood in Washington.