Experience

AMINA WASHINGTON

Artist/Vendor

The first time I moved to the streets I was 14 years old. I’ve been homeless without my parents since that age. It wasn’t until I was 20 years old that I reunited with my dad and stayed with him in his house. After six years of not having a home and not even a childhood, I had to grow-up fast. After my dad died eight years later, I was consistently on the street. I have been on the streets without shelter, money, food stamps, ID, or any way to get them from the ages of 28 to 38. After I turned 38, I moved into a tent and six months later I got a home and a job.