One Intel semifinalist in homeless shelter

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

(Garvey's family first became homeless when she was a little girl, she and her father said. She switched elementary schools three times in a single year.

The Garveys' circumstances eventually improved enough for them to live in the same home for several years. But her parents, Leo and Olga, missed work and lost income after a car accident last February.

so, there were several years before the car accident during which they could have built up some emergency savings, but like the typical American, they didnt.

probably used that money on big-screen tvs & video games instead.....