"Most people will never know — and could hardly imagine — the fear of looking at their children and realizing the stark reality that they have nowhere to go, nowhere to call home.

"With nothing more than two trash bags full of clothes, this is precisely the situation in which the now 23-year-old Jocelyn Trejo and her two daughters found themselves in October 2013. Desperate for a solution, Trejo reached out to Buckner Family Place on the recommendation of a co-worker. With an opening available, Trejo and her children were able to move in less than a week later."

Read more of the Midland Reporter-Telegram article here.