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When The Streets Are Your Home

Family Connection Special

When The Streets Are Your Home

Homeless in Seattle: For the youth of our city, is it a conscious choice or the only option? When the Streets are Your Home, a KIRO 7 Family Connection Special Presentation, explores the lives of young people referred to by many as "street kids."

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Documentary producer Ben Saboonchian takes viewers behind the scenes as he talks about the difficult, tiresome, and rewarding moments that his crew faced when producing When the Streets Are Your Home, a KIRO 7 special presentation. Watch Video ››

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Take a candid look inside a squat house that homeless young people in Seattle use to get off the streets. View Images ››

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For the past 5 years, Keith Critchlow, aka "Shadowhawk," has been fending for himself on the streets of Seattle. You may be surprised to learn about one of his pet peeves. Watch Video ››


Duane Barton was homeless for “years and years and years” as he puts it. He has a stable place to live now, a school bus he’s converted into a mobile home. He offers an insightful look into what life is really like for street youth in Seattle. Watch Video ››


For the past 8 years, Tyler Bauer has worked with street youth in the University District. As program director for Street Youth Ministries, Tyler knows what it takes to help homeless youth find their potential and a new life off the streets. Watch Video ››


What happens when street youth and officers from the Seattle Police Department get together? They have a “Donut Dialogue,” a periodic face-to-face meeting between young people and cops. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News anchor Angela Russell tell us it’s an opportunity for people on the opposite side of the fence to talk about their concerns. Watch Video ››


Since he was 16, Blue McKeon has been on-and-off the street. But recently, the 22-year-old got his own apartment and a full-time job at the Plymouth Housing Group. Here’s how Blue found his job. Watch Video ››


Finding food to eat and a place to sleep; they are daily challenges for street kids that are without a permanent, stable place to live. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News anchor Angela Russell introduces us to 2 support groups in the University District that strive to meet those daily needs. Watch Video ››


Each summer, young people without a permanent place to live flock to Seattle. Garth Donald, who was once homeless himself, is now working as an employment counselor for Peace for the Streets by Kids from Streets. He gives his reasons why Seattle attracts so many street youth. Watch Video ››