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Formerly homeless senior says teen living center helped him get sober, back to school and on track to graduate
Summary
A senior who stayed at the district’s new teen living center told the board he was homeless and now is on track to graduate, sober and planning to attend Weber State; district staff said multiple seniors at the center are now cleared for graduation.
Raul Perez, a senior at Mountain High School, told the Davis School District Board that housing and wraparound services at the district’s teen living center changed the direction of his life.
"Before arriving here in October, I was homeless for two weeks...I didn't have anywhere to go and was unsure where I was going to sleep, what I was going to eat," Raul said to the board. "When I came to the facility I didn't just find a place to sleep I found a place who genuinely cared about my well‑being and my future...Because of this facility, I'm on track…
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