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Last I heard, Layla found a transitional living program. She got the locker. She got the address. She starts community college in the fall.

Don't look past. Look closer. And if you see a girl with a sign that says "I just want to read my book"—stop. Ask her the title. You might just change a life. Girl And Homeless -RJ01174495-

But for every Layla who makes it, a dozen others are standing on a corner right now, clutching a broken rabbit or a worn-out library book, hoping someone will finally see them. Last I heard, Layla found a transitional living program

She looked up, surprised anyone had stopped. "Because if I'm reading," she said softly, "nobody yells at me. If I have a book, I’m a student. If I don’t, I’m just a runaway. The book makes me look like I belong somewhere." She starts community college in the fall