My Parents Doubled My Rent So My Unemployed Sister Could Move In, So I Moved Out and Took Everything

buzzed with energy. Friends. Strangers. Architects. Photographers. A reporter from a regional magazine. Our twelve students stood beside their models and mockups with shaking hands and shining eyes.

One had designed a shelter for women fleeing abuse. Another redesigned the interior of a food bank with dignity in mind. Their work wasn’t just pretty. continue reading …